The line is dead
by ajschel

Comment by SJCarter:
I think this is a very good shot. Love again the minimalist feel it has and the composition is great. The focus is also good, but it's not quite tack sharp (which I think would help here). The tones of the image support the obsolete theme and overall I think/thought it was a strong entry. I scored it a 7.

Drugs & Liquor
by ajschel

Comment by SJCarter:
Good composition and I think it fit the challenge well. IMHO though the score it received was probably due more to the quality of the image than the subject matter (I know that there are some voters who aren't always objective when it comes to some types of shots). It's too dark, too grainy, and it seems a little too tilted to me to be on purpose and not quite tilted enough to be artistic (if you know what I mean). Again, I think it was a good idea, it just suffered for technical reasons.

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by ajschel

Comment by SJCarter:
Great shot. I like the minimalist feel this has and the crop you selected really capitalizes on the image's best features. Good color and focus, although I wonder what it would look like if you were to play with the colors/hues a bit to see if you could bring out even more color variations in slightly deeper tones. Beautiful shot.

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by ajschel

Comment by SJCarter:
Great focus and DOF. I do like the background, but agree it should be offset more to one side. Great textures and color.

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by ajschel

Comment by SJCarter:
I tend to agree with the previous comment, but think that this one could be improved by some selective burning/dodging and adjusting the color sat/contrast a bit. It's a beautiful setting and an extremely picturesque landscape. You've already scoped out a great shooting spot too. Would love to see this with some deeper richer tones and slightly later in the day. Great eye for spotting this.

Backlightning
by ajschel

Comment by BlackDot:
Not caring about the challenge this is from. Great creative photo. Wondering about b&w on this one.

The line is dead
by ajschel

Comment by BlackDot:
Only 5.2? Worth much more I think. Looks almost like a face. Good job in getting the shadows lit and the highlights not blown.

Second circle
by ajschel

Comment by orussell:
I like the glow created by the backlighting in this shot. As you say too bad you couldn't have removed the dust spots. The composition may have been stronger if the axis of the clock had fallen on intersecting 1/3 lines in the top left. Just a thought.

Second circle
by ajschel

Comment by danica22:
like the lighting and composition

Drugs & Liquor
by ajschel

Comment by danica22:
a little dark but certainly caught my attention, nice to see some people not afraid to photograph things that society doesn't always agree with/ accept