Popular Technique For Masking Pain
by plumber711

Comment by Montereykiddo:
I love the idea....you thought outside the box and its shown by your title....However....This picture has a "snapshot" feel. I bet people are hiting on it pretty hard...so lemme be one of the few people that tries to explain whats going on in my head instead of just voting.

Copositionally, not terrible. The two mirrors add a nice semetric feel to your photo. With a tighter crop job (eliminating the man on the right and the light blue strip on the far left) this would have been a little more visually solid. I know it was basic editing, so you couldnt get rid of the blue phone sign. I find that distracting too. The bucket could probably go too!

Lighting and feel- I love it. It feels like happy hour when I view this image. Sun is heading down, ready to party, or sulk at the bar. The slight light on the windows is very nice too...adds a warm tone to the image.

All that being said...I think a lot of people want to really be impacted by the pain element of the photo. Your photo is a little more out-of-the-box....which is good, but probably wont score high in the challenge. I wish you the best of luck and regardless of this challenge, I do like the image. Keep up the good work! :))

In Other Words- Don't Keep Going Straight
by plumber711

Comment by Montereykiddo:
I really like the tree where it is. Adds psycological closure to your image.

John 14-6
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Comment by shamel:
Great idea!

John 14-6
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Comment by C_Steve_G:
I appreciate your message, but the photo lacks visual appeal. Merely highlighting pink text is not truly "rising to the challenge."

John 14-6
by plumber711

Comment by scottwilson:
The colors are really over done IMO. On the left side they look odd and blown out. I am not sure how pink relates to the text, if at all. We also see text from the other side of the page showing through.

John 14-6
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Comment by digitalknight:
of all the things I expected to see "pink", this is a surprise. the flat nature of it doesn't work for me however. thanks for the originality though.

In Other Words- Don't Keep Going Straight
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Comment by Mr_Pants:
Rather strangely, this picture makes me think of Sunday afternoons. Pleasant.

In Other Words- Don't Keep Going Straight
by plumber711

Comment by 4score:
Nice picture but I don't see or feel anything special with it. maybe if the sign weren't so "damaged".

In Other Words- Don't Keep Going Straight
by plumber711

Comment by joeyputput:
a lot of eye catchers in the picture and the tree adds a nice touch of being offset

Missing You
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Comment by Brad:
This is a great shot. Has humor, good composition and emotional appeal. The dog isn't quite in sharp focus, but took nothing away because of it. Well seen. ((7))