Lisboa
by halopes

Comment:
The way it blurs on the sides reminds me of a Lensbaby. Quite sharp in the center too. What kind of film are you using?

Fuzzy tulips
by Melethia

Comment:
Stuning impressionism. Did you add anything in Photoshop?

easter
by karmat

Comment:
Only in a side challenge like this will people go ga-ga over everything that's wrong. Chalk up another one for sensor dust! I love it. Gives it a crazy retro, low-tech look. Great subject, fun colors too.

Standing Guard
by trevytrev

Comment:
That holds up nicely in black and white. Great forms and textures.

Notes II
by banmorn

Comment:
Brilliantly conceived...

chaiplakdp.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment:
Well, I like it. It's a great urban still life. The black spot keeps it from being too perfect. Anyway, to my eye, it's balanced by some of the decay in the building at the top of the frame.

8884
by jdannels

Comment:
Has the look and feel of the "Chicago School" that I'm reading about -- i.e. figures surrounded by buildings in heavy shadow. This is excellent.

Waiting for a ride
by Melethia

Comment:
Wonderful in black and white. That background is incredible.

Phone conversation
by Melethia

Comment:
Pinhole street shots! You haven't let me down. I have a few of my own, but yours are more convincing. I like the feeling that the world is passing by while these two are stopped.

Midday Train
by bvy

Comment:

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff: If I had voted this challenge I probably would also have been dense and left a comment about the focus. The assumption is that someone is using a camera that is capable of decent focus, so it is taken as a flaw if you don't know different... I'll bet it would have scored higher in abstract motion.

Your point is a good one. I probably sound resentful or bitter toward the voters ("Don't you people know art when you see it?"), but really I shoudn't be. If I know my entry is going to be lost on the voters (pinhole is certainly a niche), why enter it? So that's my fault. Out of sheer morbid curiousity, I wanted to see what would happen. The number of pinhole challenge entries is small and there's a small group (myself included) watching and waiting to see how the next one will rank.

(By the way, yes, Abstract Motion would have been the smarter choice, and I should have reshot for it.)