passage
by jmritz

Comment:
Excellent photo - nice consistent grain, bit spooky feel. Not sure how it fits challenge (maybe in the parts that are very dark on my screen)...

Technology Properly Implemented Is ... Magic
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
Great concept and excellently executed.

Veloce
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I like the juxtaposition of the in-focus foreground with the cycle rider in the background. The curved piece makes a nice leading line to the rider. I'm not sure there is enough of interest in the foreground - my eye kind-of skips directly to the end of the word VELOCE. Very nice contrast in this piece, but maybe a tad dark overall. Great eye, and very nice capture.

Blown Away
by tanguera

Comment:
Very, very nice. Love the colors and the feel of motion. The black background makes it pop, and the angle just adds to the feel. But, for me, the hand position just completes the shot - it nicely extends the lines and make a logic "stopping spot" for your eyes, increasing the sense of motion with the anticipation of more to come. More what is not clear, but I think that enhances the emotion.

Candy is Dandy
by Pug-H

Comment:
You should make this available as a print - it would look adorable in a little girl's room.

Atlanta Georgia USA
by dtremain

Comment:
Bad laptop. Bad. Bad. The picture was much better than the edit. Trust me...

Linville Gorge
by imranmkhan

Comment:
I so wish folks would vote on what was present, rather than what they think it should be.
Aside from the obvious issue with size, this shot is nicely framed, with excellent capture of the flowing water. The editing appears to be very well done, with wonderful color, nice lighting, and good contrast.
Also, this does not look like an easy shot to get, considering the significant differences in natural lighting.

You're early enough into your dpc "career" that one low score isn't going to hurt you much, and unless trying to get the highest average score you can is a priority, it is probably better to ride it out rather than use the self-DQ option. (You can self-disqualify a picture, by submitting a request to the site council. The DQ works the same as any other DQ - meaning you'd be on "probation" for your next 25 entries - which at your current rate of entering only a couple of times a month could take a while to fulfill.)

A score of 4.2745 is on the high side for the brown ribbon (especially in a free study), so that alone speaks to the quality of your photograph.

Oh, and people can't see the photographer's comments during voting - it is too easy to inadvertently reveal who the photographer is...


Message edited by author 2011-08-09 11:40:27.

Cool Piggy
by dtremain

Comment:
I love editing on my laptop - didn't turn out as good as I'd hoped, now that I can look at it on regular monitors, but it didn't turn out as bad as I feared. The pig is a statue decorated to support the United Way. The close crop is to remove as many distracting environmental elements as possible (since it wasn't possible to move the pig to a more photogenic setting).

Etiquette Lesson #24: How to use a fork
by vawendy

Comment:
or "Red Neck Dishwasher"
Cute shot - something on there 'es interested in getting off...

A Mere Shadow of a Fork
by bobk

Comment:
I'm not half the fork I used to be...
I like the simplicity of the shot.