Self of Self
by d95vette

Comment by zeuszen:
I like the less than 'self-conscious' approach and appreciate the intended (and achieved) silhouette. The figure profile clearly retains individual features. The chair reveals an epoch without adding any 'baroque' distractions, and the converging rungs and arch add a (needed) graphic element.

My eye, however, would prefer a less central composition...

Self of Self
by d95vette

Comment by diegohs:
isn't edited ?

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by briphoto:
Excellent theme. I like the composition here. Might look much better with a blue sky instead of grey.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by RiderGal:
Personally I do not consider magazines to be in a horizontal shape... thats just me though. Not sure how this relates to AARP, but then again I don't read the magazine. This is an interesting shot... is it some kind of a battle ship or something and are those canons? Very interesting. This might have looked cool in black and white too.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by albright1:
Hmmm... Not getting the connection between the retired community and weapons..... I must be missing something.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by buck4free:
Dont like the composition, want to see more of the boat. Tree and such in the background detract from the ambiance of the ship.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by oldwisemonk:
A decent shot. Tough to crop for a magazine though.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by jerrft:
Not sure what this has to do with retired people. Maybe I'm too dense.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Geez, it took me a while to get the connection between retired people and that this ship is mothballed (retired, too). Very good photo, too bad about the clouds, esp. the washed out section. The ship is nice. Good color. The portrait issue might bump your score down (not here!). I'll go an 8. Rob the Swash

AARP
by d95vette

Comment by Pidd:
Nice photo. I really like it, but it's not cropped as a magazine cover shot so I have to take a few points off for that.