His Passion
by brendant19

Comment:
Energy/Range/Story: 8/7/6
Composition/perspective/manner: 6/6/5
Aesthetics/Technical: 4/6
Presentation: 6
Total: 6
Vote: 6

Remarks: If everyone looked at this entry the way these old eyes do, it would come in 3rd with a yellow tie.

Worker at a garbage collecting point
by SSSS

Comment:
Energy/Range/Story: 6/7/7
Composition/perspective/manner: 5/6/7
Aesthetics/Technical: 6/6
Presentation: 6
Total: 6.2
Vote: 7

Remarks: I appreciate this entry for its journalistic integrity. Neither the photographer nor camera or post-process appear to interfere with the essence focused on here. I tried to reflect this in the value of my final vote.

Camera cafe
by Melethia

Comment:
"...where exactly it is"?

44 Museum ST.

Edit: lol, I didn't see Brad's.

Message edited by author 2008-03-22 19:18:57.

Communication Breakdown
by spencerwood

Comment:
Irresistible surreality in a charming setting, well photographed and presented (and leaving little more to comment on)... :-)

Houses Of The Holy
by pawdrix

Comment:
Surreal plethora of plied confusions, well seen and ordered. The added contrast only makes it infectiously humourous to rummage for a single elusive subject.

Poor Tom
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
Energy/Range/Story: 10/8/9
Composition/perspective/manner: 7/7/6
Aesthetics/Technical: 6/5
Presentation: 7
Total: 7.2
Vote: 8

Remarks: although manner and treatment are entirely consistent with a photojournalistic approach (emphasizing an event), the subject's focus and expression reveal an intensity that go beyond the event and suggest a portrait.

What we have here (IMO) is a shot that stands between these genres, poignantly reminiscent of the turmoil it evokes. This is a remarkably provoking photograph, a great find and realized opportunity, I awarded it an 8, instead off rounding the stats (above), as I usually do.

Looking Up
by timfythetoo

Comment:

Originally posted by Trumpeteer4: Underated IMO.

Definitely. Voted for best in show.

windows to the soule
by faggle

Comment:
This is one hell of a shot/model/posture/composition/manner. The impromptu litter and cabling in the foreground adds some surreality to the glamour. The Chaucerian spelling of 'soule' doesn't do any harm either.The classic manner, however, appears somewhat impaired by over-sharpening, at least to my trained eye. :-)

Message edited by author 2008-02-29 12:26:36.

The Handicap
by thedarkpose

Comment:
Energy/Range/Story: 8/8/8
Composition/perspective/manner: 6/6/9
Aesthetics/Technical: 9/9
Presentation: 8
Total: 7.8
Vote: 8

Remarks: the central composition invites the devil into the symmetry, doesn't it? Wonderful surreality, tastefully subdued tones and backdrop. My favourite entry in this challenge.

Intensity
by ginnylejeune

Comment:
The thumb reminded me of Finnigan first, but he's got your eyes.:-)
("Hi" from across the road).