Mumford Waiting
by RKT

Comment:
Simple, but it really works for me. The grain flows with the image, being part of it, rather than being simply overlaid on top of it. Good use of ambient light and I just love the retro phone. A fave and a high vote for this.

Enclosing Dusk
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Looks like an illustration from a book.

The old chair
by IreneM

Comment:
The grain is a bit subtle. Not sure it is doing anything to either help or hinder the image. I do like the starkness of the scene however. The reddish brown chair stands out. My impression is that this is the "time out" chair.

Dark Night
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Almost looks like an illustration in a comic book. Is that why you chose such a title?

Turbulence
by MAK

Comment:
I like the use of the criss-cross pattern for the grain. It is different and it suits.

Wedding Foot-Washing: "Man Serves His Wife..."
by 777STAN

Comment:
I'm afraid the grain in this shot just comes off to me as a pattern overlaid on the image, and it does not seem to really help the shot any.

the purse
by tnun

Comment:
I'm just not caring for it. Perhaps I don't have a full appreciation of street photography. I dunno. It comes off to me as excessively busy, with my eye not being led anywhere, except out of the frame.

Needle
by Rino63

Comment:
I'm afraid the grain in this one just looks to me as if it were overlaid on the photo. It really does not seem to flow with the image or enhance it to me.

Mack...
by NikonJeb

Comment:
I may be wrong, but I am guessing this to be the NikonJeb entry. It has that Jebbish look to it.

road kill
by crayon

Comment:
Image grain and JPEG compression are not the same thing. I hope this is a spoof, or an attempt at the brown, but in case it is a serious entry, here is my usual sermon on JPEG compression *sigh*:

I see a ton of blocky compression artifacts here. Your file size of only 6k indicates a highly (Severely. So severe, it is in pain) compressed image and that is what is robbing most of the detail and sharpness from this image. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (200k for this one)

If this is the spoof I think it is, you have my congratulations on a brilliant brown attempt. Much more creative than the more usual coal mine or polar bear in a snowstorm shot. The title fits it nicely as well.