Beggar DP
by Bensted

Comment by kasaba:
Very powerful image, but I don't like the very red color cast on the hand.

Frozen in Time DP
by Bensted

Comment by brazilliance:
Not sure I like the grain on the statue

Frozen in Time DP
by Bensted

Comment by RyanW:
Sorry, gotta call this as either DNMC as a statue with no head that you took a picture of, or breaking the rules for using a picture of a muscled guy, cropping his head, and using expert-level challenge editing tools to make him look like a statue and then putting him into another picture.
i'm giving this a 1/10 based on the image and i have to flag this as suspect of rules violation even though i don't see this as a contender for a ribbon. rules are rules and apply to all entries.

End of The Road
by Bensted

Comment by james_so:
Great sunset, not sure I like the darkness below it though.

Frozen in Time DP
by Bensted

Comment by klkitchens:
No person and no cropped head... so DNMC :( 4 otherwise, -3 for DNMC = 1

Had this been a statue, it would not be grounds for a DQ. If you removed your son's head in Post processing, then that would be a reason for a DQ as that's not allowed in Advanced Editing.

Regardless, since it looks like a statue, you're going to get people who, like me, think it DNMC because it appears to not be a real person. But even it it looked like a person, cropping the head should be cropped by the frame, not edited out or hidden.

I will say if you took this shot like this without Photoshop trickery then VERY WELL DONE! :)

Hope this helps.

Frozen in Time DP
by Bensted

Comment by Melethia:
Now that's one way to crop a head! I think most were looking for a real person. Though if this IS a real person, you have some explaining to do...

Beggar DP
by Bensted

Comment by ThingFish:
Fits the bill as far as the challenge theme is concerned and technically it is well done also but for the rest it makes no visual impact nor does it have anything that makes it exceptional to me and I rate it average. 5

Frozen in Time DP
by Bensted

Comment by daisydavid:
Yes, nice bicep. Liking this for its' form.

End of The Road
by Bensted

Comment by samrusoff:
really enjoy this photo. Didn't over use a high dynamic range like so many other submissions and the cloud texture is simply amazing.

Frozen in Time DP
by Bensted

Comment by Lydia:
Ha! Brilliant!


Wish it were in BW... so the color didn't detract from your smart idea.

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