Tall for Her Age
by Paige

Comment:
Why would you desaturate the color of your subject and leave everything else in color? In this particular case, it doesn't really keep the viewer from focusin on the subject, but the question still remains. I can't determine how this choice helps the overall impact of the photograph.

Famished
by connie

Comment:
I should have known :) *hugs*

Great stuff as usual :) I'm gonna protest that this should have a ribbon :D

Ibis
by jab119

Comment:
Excellent shot.... great detail :)

Interlude
by Pedro

Comment:
I'm coming back to this photo again after thinking about it for a few more days...

This photo is a good example of where some information to go with the photo is very supportive of what the viewer sees. In my original comment on this shot, I made reference to the 'haunting' sound this instrument creates. After the challenge, when I read your description about it being taken at Ground Zero, it added an entire new level of impact to the image. The haunting sound of the music, coupled with a place on the map where thousands of people died, creates an entirely differen theme.

May I suggest that you change the title of this photo from "Interlude" to "Requiem"? It's just a thought, but you can tie this theme together even better with "Requiem" since a requiem is a musical composition in honor/memory of the deceased.

Interlude
by Pedro

Comment:
:)

Excellent work Peter... Keep it up :) I had hopes this would ribbon...

Naughty .... but nice
by agwright

Comment:
very nice composition.. the strawberry almost looks like an upside down heart by its positioning... it makes me hungry :)

Aloft
by Brad

Comment:
Very nice study of shape and texture... the sky is phenomenal in support of the subject... excellent work :)

Rachel
by dsa157

Comment:
Nice natural light portrait... black and white works nicely here...

forever and a day
by grigrigirl

Comment:
This is a nice shot but i think the border fading may be a bit much for my personal taste...

Lancing College
by marbo

Comment:
I think this photo has too much negative space in the foreground to be 'strong'. The exposure is nice, but there is just a bit too much 'nothingness' in the composition...