Ya'll Come Back Now Ya Hear?
by MAK

Comment by mariuca:
It was 7 from me and no time to bump or comment on time. I loved the ambiguity of the picture, title and all.

Ya'll Come Back Now Ya Hear?
by MAK

Comment by tnun:
steve martin.

Ya'll Come Back Now Ya Hear?
by MAK

Comment by rooum:
Great portrait. Love the tones as well as the expression. 8.

Ya'll Come Back Now Ya Hear?
by MAK

Comment by Paul:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. The whole quirkiness of the portrait.
2. The unblock blacks.
3. The centred composition.
4. The intensity of gaze.

Very well made.

Triangles
by MAK

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the low lighting and leading lines of comp here, though I think it's also a little on the safe side - the horizon looks a little too centered. Though I see the triangles and geometry, like the obvious ones in the mountains, but also the road/field junction, this image simply isn't as literal as voters like.

The contrails, especially the topmost one in the sky, detract from the triangular shape of the mountains, and of course white will always draw the eye like a magnet.

Hope this critique has been of help, feel free to PM me.

Susan

Ya'll Come Back Now Ya Hear?
by MAK

Comment by MadMan2k:
The impression I get is that he's posed against the brick wall, seemingly staring down the camera like it's the pistol loaded with a bullet about to administer his sentence for some crime punishable by execution.
It's also a nice juxtaposition of a character straight from a farm onto a location that must have been new and shiny in the industrial age, but could now be in any weathered downtown area, around the corner from a bar serving PBR and Fireball and a sushi restaurant.
If the intent was to leave the story up the viewer, you have succeeded greatly because I've been looking at this for a long time and it's still fascinating.

Triangles
by MAK

Comment by jomari:
Gorgeous!

Reflective Qualities
by MAK

Comment by MAK:

Originally posted by MadMan2k: Wondering where this was taken?

It was taken in the lake district in Cumbria UK

Reflective Qualities
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Comment by MadMan2k:
Wondering where this was taken?

Reflective Qualities
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Comment by SandyP:
Fabulous, MAK! I so want to be there!