Downtrodden
by Konador

Comment by Bud:
Nice lighting and perspective, it just seems slightly over exposed.

Downtrodden
by Konador

Comment by L o S T:
so good pic and place but light over try it again in low light

Cover Art
by Konador

Comment by Konador:
It's actually just a montage of 2 images. The book is pasted onto a new background for presentational purposes :)

Surface Tension
by Konador

Comment by justin_hewlett:
This is an interesting approach, but I think it would be a bit more interesting if one of the ice blocks on the right or left was in tack-sharp focus and the rest were as they are now. But that wouldn't really be breaking new ground, so this is a nice approach for the challenge. Awesome shot, I love the gradations of the blue-to-black.

Cover Art
by Konador

Comment by Tom:
How did you get it to "float" like that?

Unkept
by Konador

Comment by flip89:
I think this is highly underrated. It should be up there with the best of them. Highly abstract and urban. And to think this is from a phone cam too!

Unkept
by Konador

Comment by karmat:
Ben,

I think what makes this shot the most interesting is the juxtaposition between the light elements and the dark ones and the splashes of color. This was also an excellent example of when grain "works' in a picture.

For me, personally, this shot isn't real "moving." I tend to think that they appear flat and lack a distinctive purpose or subject. THAT said, the more I look at this, it starts to be more appealing. The colors really stand out, and it whispers, ever so quietly, "I have a story, but you have to listen carefully to hear it."

:)

karmat

Unkept
by Konador

Comment by silvergleam:
This reminds me of a surrealist painting...graffiti and forest scenery combine- quite an interesting idea!

Unkept
by Konador

Comment by KaDi:
Nice abstraction! I like the tension of the tow main elements in this image, the graffitied metal wall and the scraggly weeds. The grain helps lend a painterly quality--almost pointilism. There's a lot to interest the eye here.

Unkept
by Konador

Comment by barbaraanne:
Plenty going on here, a good use of grain to add atmosphere and make an arty picture-good