quittin' time
by tanguera

Comment:
I enjoyed reading your notes on how you created this picture! When you mentioned tequila I suggested that you have been to Mexico, haven't you? But for me everything is remembering me of Greece, the donkey and the colours ...that is catching my eye and I actually feel that the shovel is secondary (the reason why this only got a 5 from me - sorry about that) If the challenge was "still life with donkey" I would have given a 7 or 8.

she was playing french songs
by tanguera

Comment:
The young woman evokes sympathy and curiosity one what she's playing, even though you mentioned the French song...And you did a great job with this very smart processing. It wouldn't be that strong with more contrasts, because the backgroungd would have been too distracting. I'm just wondering why her left shoe and the dog's nose are more blue than the rest of her?

Alaskan Reverie
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I agree with Tom - indeed a skilled use of tilt/shift, puts the emphasis on the boat. But also the overall layout is great with this summit peeking out on the left. Makes me want to go on a canoe trip there!

Pizza Run
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I love pictures like this - more atmosphere than sharp and crisp motif. The family on their way to - hmmm, is it Pizza Hut? I'm not familiar with this sign, which is actually a little bit too light for me. That's the reason why I rated this a 7 instead of a 8. Watching it now makes me feel sad that I didn't give a better score becaus it is abstract and tells a story

Tranquilizers: take two and go with the floe :-)
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Dear Bear Robert,
this is my 1000th comment and I'm so happy that you volunteered to get it!

I was browsing through your pictures quite a while now to find a picture that deserves more attention. And I found it - I love this one! The contrast between cool and warm colours, the reflection of clouds, the structure in the water surface, the idea of how medidation can be medication - all this is outstanding.
The only explanantion I have why this picture didn't score better is that voters actually expected some pills...

Wir sind das Volk
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
A German title? Wow, you're brave!
The motif is great, I like that you're leading the eyes to somebody who is struggling with not being a 100% member of the productive society. I don't like that you blurred his feet and left part of the lady in the background unblurred. That doesn't make much sense imo
voted earlier

The Quilter
by nam

Comment:
Much better than your outtake - more tranquil and unexited. The light coming from the window is perfect.

“The Chimney Sweeper” — William Blake
by Denise

Comment:
I was looking at your outtakes: you made the right choice!
The lad is adorable, I like his look and how the suspenders came down - that's not visible in the other pictures.
Although a brick wall is most suitable for a chimney sweeper I agree that it might have been less dominant. Also I don't like that his half-cropped shadow .. either the whole shaodow or completely cropped where the body starts at the bottom of the wall (sorry don't know how to describe it better)
The smiling outtake has it's charm too, but I like this one best. Well done of you and your patient model!

Fall at the Park
by DCrest01

Comment:
This was the first picture that showed up when I started voting - and it blew me right away. Very nice composition with the bridge at the optimal position and I love the vivid colours. I guess most of the structure happened in pp - very cleverly done!

One Fine Day
by Lydia

Comment:
absolutely stunning