Distraction
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Comment by smardaz:
probably not what you want to hear, but were the man not in the shot i would have marked this much higher

Assemblage
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Comment by Lydia:
Not voting but... Wonderful composition... and I love the natural 'noise' that isn't photo noise. BW was the perfect choice, in my opinion.

Distraction
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Comment by edmeng:
Love it!

Carving Ice
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Comment by MargaretNet:
Very unusual

Distraction
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Comment by Ja-9:
I don't usually like grain...but here it really works...great job

Assemblage
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Comment by ThingFish:
Nails. Bits and pieces of nails?
(not voting)

Distraction
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Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives : I think this would have been a great entry in the recently announced 'unbalanced' challenge - I think it benefits from an eclectic choice of framing/composition; the slight tilt, the truncated shadow, the top centre subject, the dark torso making the image 'top-heavy' and thus unstable. Just as your subject is caught off-balance by the distraction, so you mirror this with your composition. I like the grain and toning too.

Critical stuff: Not much at all.

Overall: A very engaging image.

Distraction
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Comment by Aarthek:
I really like the contrast in this photo.

Assemblage
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Comment by MargaretNet:
Nice arrangement

Distraction
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Comment by Melethia:
Grain suits this very well - wonderful light and shadow play.