New York State Of Mind
by IAmEliKatz

Comment by primabarbara:
race?

New York State Of Mind
by IAmEliKatz

Comment by DistantColours:
Musical

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Comment by Skip:
This is a tough challenge to vote. I'm torn between "what are you trying to do here" and "what do I expect here". Further complicating matters is the question "what would I do here".

What I would expect would be a technically strong piece of eye-candy that would present the dessert in a way that I would want to at least sample it, if not order it. Along these lines I'm looking at technicals: backgrounds, distracting elements, exposure, sharpness. I'm also looking for creativity, imagination, and originality, which can make up for less than perfect technicals.

So, where does this leave me with your image?

The desat doesn't work for me. It just screams shoe-horn. On the other hand, if you'd cropped it square from the left and toned it straight bw, I would have thought you'd put in a nice take on the challenge. Just my opinion, though.

New York State Of Mind
by IAmEliKatz

Comment by Jutilda:
frenetic? bustle?

New York State Of Mind
by IAmEliKatz

Comment by IreneM:
Modern and wonderful.

New York State Of Mind
by IAmEliKatz

Comment by unbreakable:
Rat-race or Hurried would be my guesses. As for the entry I like the left and right panels a lot but the saturation seems pretty blown out on the center panel as compared to the others two.

New York State Of Mind
by IAmEliKatz

Comment by neenee1999:
First word that comes to mind is "Chaos"? The blurred images automatically gave me the feel of movement, the center image shows the typical NY hustle and bustle. The center image is a just a little over-blown to me, just a minor adjustment in exposure, otherwise a good image.

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Comment by eyestrange:
this is a great isolated moment of her enjoyment - great capture - voted earlier

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Comment by vawendy:
Not quite sure what to do with this one. I like the idea, but the oof food and hand is bothering me. I like that it adds a sense of movement, but it seems to be in between comfort zones -- either more blurred or less blurred would work better, imo. Also, the tinting of the photo clashes with the dessert. Yet I like the idea of the colored tinting, but the color just seems off.

I want to give it more than a 5, but as it is, that's where it ends up. But it could have gone as high as an 8 if things flowed a bit better.

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Comment by unbreakable:
the look of adoration is cool, would liked to have see stop motion on the dessert. all the same very nice capture. 8