The Big Dig
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Did they ever finish that project?

self explanatory
by 4ROGGYCHEF

Comment:
DNMC for sure. Looks like your printer needs some work.

Naked Ambition
by meyers

Comment:
Looks like it's shaking it's fist at the sky. ...or at Langdon.

Warm and Cool Colours
by Quasimojo

Comment:
Aha! So there was a challenge this fit into! ...or didn't.

You Make Me Melt
by Damzel

Comment:
Awww. This kitty needs a scratch under the chin. It's really cute, but I'm afraid it comes across as just a good snapshot.

dreams
by JulietNN

Comment:
I thought the pattern was pretty obvious, even though it was a major element of the scene and not the primary subject. I gave it a 7, BTW.

Spiral Around Stripes
by ccadman

Comment:
I gave it an 8. I'll add that there was a lot of detail and bold color in this that I liked. I think what probably hurt it in voting was most took the composition to be fairly deadpan.

Swirl
by Kelli

Comment:
You already got my input during voting, but I thought I would let you know I gave it a 7.

A Cacophony of Symmetry
by NikonJeb

Comment:
I don't think it is blur, so much as a lack of the fine clarity that most look for in a scene like this. Perhaps a side effect of the post processing. I will sometimes find I lose some fine detail in my effort to make something pop. Though you did have a wide aperture and slow shutter speed. I have been finding that with my SLR I can get away with bumping up the ISO to higher levels with little to no visible noise. That may be a preferable option instead of a slow shutter speed. The image does have a neat 3-dimensional feel to it. I like the composition.

Pedestrian
by Melethia

Comment:
I didn't get this one coming around in my voting. I would have likely given it a 5. I've been considering this one on and off this morning, so I could try and give you some useful input. It leads the eye, but I'm not sure what it leads it to. There are numerous small subjects in the image, none of which really stand out and grab attention, but are also in front of the pattern. Perhaps a more abstract or closer in view would have scored higher. I personally tend to like images that show texture. This is one of those images that I have a hard time commenting on as it doesn't out stand out to me in either a positive or negative way.

Edited to add:
I just looked over your own notes and it appears you nailed it already yourself. I can sometimes do that on my images, knowing beforehand what the comments and low votes will be for. This challenge took me for a surprise though.

Message edited by author 2008-04-02 14:02:32.