Dragon Head, Chinese New Year, 2004, Chinatown North, Chicago, IL
by flip89

Comment by carlacryptic:
Wow, was it snowing!? Amazing! The colors are great and I was hoping someone would be able to come up with a Chinese New Year shot of a dragon. This is a nice one. The only weaknesses are in the sharpness category (especially where the dragon's head is slightly out of focus except for the lower part (tongue down to beard).

Inner Drive Keep Left ... Apathy Go Right?
by flip89

Comment by Shelley:
Inner drive keep left...hmm maybe it's a political statement. Is that Chicago..The only place I know with an inner drive (Lake Shore Drive) I grew up thre. Michigan Ave perhaps?

Dragon Head, Chinese New Year, 2004, Chinatown North, Chicago, IL
by flip89

Comment by rhipster:
Colorful and interesting subject, but the dragon seems out of focus,shame. Autofocus problem?

Inner Drive Keep Left ... Apathy Go Right?
by flip89

Comment by f-32:
A truly great sign! If I were in high school, I'd be trying to figure out how to get it moved from that corner to my locker....

Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus) - Endangered by Over-collection
by flip89

Comment by TooCool:
Hmmm...And this one doesn't look like it's in the wild... Sorry just an observation about the title.
TC

The Spearman
by flip89

Comment by inspzil:
Greetings from the Critique Club
By Inspzil

Composition - This is a really nice composition as it is. The only thing I can see here is that its tight in the frame. There seems to be a little bit of the pole showing behind it but its not a huge distraction.

Technical - To me, this seems to be where all the problems fall. The sky has some funky things going on that look like the results from oversaturating. It could also be some noise from the longer exposure. It seems like the exposure might have been just a little too long. Shortening that would've cut down the hot spots and maybe even a little of the background noise. I'm still trying to figure out what the blue line is right above the base of the statue.

Overall - I'm disappointed that this didn't do better than it did, even with some of its shortcomings. I thought it was a better photo than 5.0 but I guess I'm just one voter. Take care, good luck and all that stuff - Bob

Inner Drive Keep Left ... Apathy Go Right?
by flip89

Comment by Jaguar:
Creative. The car behind is distracting. Take again with no car there.

Inner Drive Keep Left ... Apathy Go Right?
by flip89

Comment by coolhar:
good title, gave me a chuckle

Echinocactus grusonii (Golden Barrel Cactus) - Endangered by Over-collection
by flip89

Comment by brett2004:
I respect these damn things! During a backpacking trip in Big Bend NP I was trying to take a picture of a wind carved tree and crOUCHED down on one of these guys trying to get a good shot. Not fun!

Great texture though, nice detail!

Inner Drive Keep Left ... Apathy Go Right?
by flip89

Comment by snowflake:
The car is a distraction, but I like the person in the picture.