Weathered And Beaten
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Comment by swagman:
Dave

Such a forlorn look fits the condition of the boat *grin*. It's a natural subject fo a photograph, and on of my favorites in the challenge.

You've done a nice job capturing the tonal range and the detail of the flaking paint. The composition puts the 'face', and the lines of the boat pull the viewer's eye there.

My first suggestion assumes our monitors are calibrated the same, but the colors look slightly muddy to me. I've found a one-stop over exposure lends a 'snap' to darker subjects, without a loss of highlight detail. The muddiness may not show on your monitor, though - a difficulty with online images.

My only other minor nit are the 'holes of light' at the left edge of the image. They tend to pull my eye away from the subject.

Just my thoughts. A very nice image.

Jerry

Weathered And Beaten
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Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on 11th placing with this both funny and sad entry.

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Comment by dpdave:
Many thanks to all who voted, (especially 6 and above :0>) I also very much appreciate all the comments.

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Comment by Zoomdak:
Nice shot Dave, and congradulations on your highest and first above 6 shot (many more to come ).

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Comment by magicshutter:
Mixed feelings about this. I like the mouth, but think the eyes are not that 'hidden'. First time in a while I don't really know how to vote. 6 for now.

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Comment by HRoxas:
Excellent find for the challenge. One of my top picks. 9

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Comment by agwright:
Hope this gets the blue ribbon ... great photo

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Comment by Zap228:
Thats one CRAZY face! If my skin was that dry it was craking that much, I'd feel broken too! ;) definite 10

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Comment by graphicfunk:
The old boat. It needs a lot of work. lol An appropiate entry. Bumping up.

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Comment by agrimace:
Great color and expression.