Slightly Used
by DefyTime

Comment:
Very nice - I love shots of vintage cameras (check my portfolio for another old Kodak). The old-timey color treatment is effective here & they eye brings some fun to the party! <<8>>

Salvation For Sale
by lovemelvin

Comment:
If only it were sharper! This really could have blown my socks off if you'd used a fast shutter & it there'd been a little more processing in post to bring the image out more (this is 'Advanced', after all...). As it is, I give it a 7.

Mercatino rionale
by Rino63

Comment:
Love the candid nature :: bothered by the fact that the one face I'm drawn to immediately is out of focus :: framing makes my eye wander too much :: << 6 >>

The LA Auto Show
by moviealien

Comment:
Shots a tad blurry & I'm bothered by the fact that you can't actually buy a vehicle at these auto shows - it's more of an exhibition...

Fixer Upper
by weegee

Comment:
Nice humor - would have had more impact if the horizon would have been level, though...

Pagan Sunday
by pineapple

Comment:
This really is fabulous & I expected it to place higher - really well executed!

A Dark Past...
by cutlassdude70

Comment:
Alright - not only are you on a roll, but you've actually acquired some sort of MO here now 'cause I guessed this one as being yours...

Origins of Life
by shamer

Comment:
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Awww, fudge! Just when I thought I couldn't do worst than my last entry...

I still think it is an interesting macro - I was trying to make something that looked like a sun since the elements that exist inside every living thing once existed in the belly of a star (go ahead, look it up, we're all made of stardust) - hence, "The Origins of Life".

Once I took the shot, I thought it looked like planet, or an egg, or a petri dish... - figured even if people didn't get MY impression they might just have the imagination to make their own!
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Message edited by author 2007-08-26 10:46:58.

Galactic Formation
by mycelium

Comment:
How did you not ribbon with this?!! In Basic no less!!!!

Pure genius - you can be sure I'll give this a try myself...

Casino Royale - The New & Improved 007
by JawnyRico

Comment:
You left a nice comment for one of my entries this week, so I'll leave a little constructive criticism for your recent 'Bond entry (please take the following with a grain of salt, I'm a better critic than participant here - lol!):

This one could use a bit more than just fixing the hand, IMHO - to me it looks a bit washed out. You've got all that black there - you should take advantage of it - love it, ya' know? Image could benefit from a little sharpening - particularly around your face (modest USM or high pass technique then a little contrast boost overall). Your key light was way too hot & hard and could have benefited from a little diffusion - since you can't do that now, I would try to burn the highlights down on the chips (well, mid-tones & highlights) to even out their exposure. The last thing I would do is maybe add a little vignette, perhaps, plus a saturation boost.

This challenge was using advanced editing rules so all of the above would have been legal. You got a very decent score in the challenge because of a great idea - great editing would have gotten you a bit more mileage!

Some of your black level issues (from my POV) might be from a slightly mis-calibrated computer monitor, so check that. Who knows, yours might be a bit dark & mine a bit light, but as a professional I try to keep mine up to spec!

Good luck & thanks again for the nice comment!