Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 (but don't attack on a holiday Monday, as we are shut)
by kevrobertson

Comment by geewhy:
Debenhams isn`t ..my wife`s always in there spending my cash :(

Seriously..very photogenic subject well captured...good composition and nice use of perspective.
Hope this does well.

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by melismatica:
The lighting on this could be improved. There is very little detail visible in the boots and the shadows don't work for this composition. There is some weird shiny white spot to the left of the boots that is very distracting.

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by CDS:
The lighting in the top of the picture is good. The lighting on the boots is really awkward. I see lots of shine - but not much detail. The bacground reflections really distract from the overall sense of the picture.

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by spencew:
Trying too hard. Lack of color plus forced arrangement makes for low interest

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by cghubbell:
Bear is out of focus and boots are underexposed.

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by sailracer_98:
The lighting looks too harsh for this picture. The glare on the left part of the wall around the boots is distracting. The shadow and bright area of the wall on the lower right tries to pull your attention out of the frame. This looks to me like Sepia tones were used to try to make an dull picture more interesting, but I don't think it worked in this case.

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by 16point2mm:
Just my take, but between all of the different textures (vinyl, metal, fabric, plastic, cord, ribbon, felt, and two tones of wall) and lighting ambiguities, the image is too muddled to pull a good concept of "opposites" out of it. While I'm a fan of B&W, I think this one may have faired better in color. And taken from a slightly lower angle would have done very well in the "proportions" contest!

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by Count:
Sweet, fetish bear. Nice shot...

Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 (but don't attack on a holiday Monday, as we are shut)
by kevrobertson

Comment by mocabela:
Crisp, clear, and beautiful. Excellent job keeping so much detail in the shadowed areas without overexposing the sky. The colour is superb, and the composition is well balanced.

Hard & Soft
by kevrobertson

Comment by Neil:
IMHO, this shot suffers from a few technical faults, the boots are almost so dark as to be recognizable--I can tell they're boots, and I'm guessing they're some sort of ski boot? Levels adjustment or some different lighting, perhaps from the side, might have remedied that. The shadow and reflection on the wall are distracting--you could have avoided this by moving the subject far enough away from the wall, and even used an F-Stop to give you a soft background taking advantage of low DOF.