Philosopher... Will reason for food
by vontom

Comment by Bud:
Interesting photo, I do not see a strong association with poverty.

Philosopher... Will reason for food
by vontom

Comment by rami:
hehe

Philosopher... Will reason for food
by vontom

Comment by nexus:
If only that worked, I might be majoring in philosophy instead of engineering...

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by TooCool:
I knew that this shot would be rediculously underrated, but this is horrible. You should have been at least in the top 10 percent, not way down here near the basement. Please keep up the good work and don't let this first entry get ya down. Like I said below, soft focus is NOT appreciated here like it should be. If you look at any fine art b/w magazines or shows, you'll see shots like this all the time. DPC, as fine a site as it is does NOT represent the world of fine photography...
Yours (hopefully for some time)
TC

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by vontom:
I want to thank everyone for there thoughtful comments. Interesting thouhg, the disparity between people who liked the softness and those who don't. What is an artist to do? :)

Nephrotic: I would gladly welcome any suggestions

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by jbsmithana:
Focus is kinda soft here, DOF a problem. Had it been sharp I think it would have done better.

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by TooCool:
I like the soft effect that you have achieved here! I'm sorry your getting bad scores/comments because of it. Most here don't get it. I know, I've tried...
TC

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by nephrotic:
I like the composition. If I were still selecting pictures for publication I think I would consider using this. My only thought is that it lacks "punch" and a the woodburner seems slightly out of focus and it seems that is where the focus should be. There seemed to be a lack of black. I put it into photoshop and moved the sliders around - it makes a huge difference. I would be happy to email my changes and see what you feel. Definately has commercial potential

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by skylen:
Nice black and white but it's a bit out of focus or otherwise blurry.

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment by saintnicholas_25:
What is it? - doesn't look like school to me - maybe from a robot movie