I'm Ready Mr. DeMille
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Sharp, and a lovely critter too.

Amazon Horned Toad
by Pug-H

Comment:
"Kiss me?" LOL

18. Portugese Bowl O' War
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
That's pretty cool "Art" work there. If you turn it over and add a bunch of orange and red it would be much like a bowl of your favorite pastime, burning things. Nice job!

raw
by photokariangel

Comment:
This is a very strange looking image, thanks to your excellent processing skills. It seems totally different from your normal "full of life" SP's.
Spooky, but very good.

still coming
by tnun

Comment:
I am looking at this and trying to think of a POV or camera angle that would be different enough to make the subject look more interesting.
It looks like it was an overcast day, so it has very little shadow.
I connect with the shot because I lived in West Palm Beach Fl in one just about like it, same color, same interior layout, for about 6 years during my 20's. I was single, working construction 5 days a week and playing music 3 nights a week during that time Ahhh, Happy memories. : )

just because
by tnun

Comment:
The photo and the title are a perfect match for the challenge.
The photo itself is quite unique. It's a thought provoking shot, which for me, is what photography is really all about. Thumbs up!

Bottoms Up!
by bergiekat

Comment:
Balloons are magnets for cameras : ) I like that you left the top of the burner in this shot, however, I think that I wold have rotated the camera to put it in one corner instead of centered.
Here's the same sort of scene from above.

1/(Focal Length) = 1/(d1) + 1/(d2)
by zackdezon

Comment:
This is a well planned and excellent shot, and right on target for the challenge. I didn't vote this challenge, but I stopped and admired this image for a minute when I looked through the entries.
Congrats on the ribbon

Arcades
by h2

Comment:
That's pretty neat with the curve in alignment. It makes a nice perspective study with the curve adding a lot to the concept of space and distance in the shot.

Bringing back the old times
by mbrutus2009

Comment:
It's hard to tell about the file size in this shot, but it looks like it may have been shot with the camera set to lower resolution than it would be normally, i/e set at 1meg instead of 6 or 8 meg. In particular, the edges of the court line, and the lettering on the racket look a little pixilated to me.
With this Mac, I can see all the tones in the darker areas, but some computer screens would not show the low key areas, which would affect the voting. I found my monitor set at the std Mac gamma, which is brighter than almost all PC's screens. It made my photos dark looking for everyone else until I set my monitor to 1.8 gamma.
The composition includes lines, curves, and squares which is nice, and depth of field is good. The placement in the composition, centered, just does not seem quite exciting enough to do well in a challenge.
Don't be discouraged, just keep shooting and look at a lot of the images that are doing well, and you will soon have some good scores.
Happy first comment! : )