Late
by RolandB

Comment by muckpond:
great title for this.

Late
by RolandB

Comment by Evaan:
Meets challenge superbly. Love the point of view , and the bright yellow against the subdued colors. Very sharp. Like the wet feel of the sand on the beach. Very nice work!

Late
by RolandB

Comment by Simonkasprzak:
Wow, amazing shot, climb a tree to do this one?, lol, many brave people out there, being a kayaker myself, that looks like a heavy duty paddle, o ya, and a fantastic image! 8

Late
by RolandB

Comment by SandyP:
This is awesome! Excellent fit for the challenge. I just love it. 10

Late
by RolandB

Comment by AJFI:
wow

Late
by RolandB

Comment by ergo:
Great composition, idea made me laugh as well. 9

Late
by RolandB

Comment by love:
I think this would have been more effective with just the bottom 1/3 - 2/3's of the image - cut out the blue sky

Late
by RolandB

Comment by Niten:
interesting shot.

Beginning To Get In Shape
by RolandB

Comment by nico_blue:

Originally posted by RolandB: Originally posted by nico_blue: If you answer yes to any of the following questions then dont enter for the sake of your average. - is it blurry? - is the image low quality? - is there an unidentifiable subject? - is it a family shot and you like the picture because you care for the person? - do you have blown out highlights? - is it an artistic abstract? thats all i could think of so far... if you didnt answer yes to any of the above you should be guaranteed at least above a 5. Ah, if it were that easy! I've learned there are NO guarantees. I thought I had a pretty good(not anywhere great, but I liked it) entry for "In The Beginning." It passed the litmus test you give, and it scored miserably. But you know what, I still like it, and I'm glad I entered it. So, in answer to the question, if I feel it meets the challenge, AND I LIKE IT, it gets entered. I haven't been here long, and I'll admit, when I first started I was constantly tracking the scores on the hour, and letting them affect my mood. Hopefully, I'm getting better at handling the scores. Now, I still keep pretty close tabs on the score, but it doesn't seem to bother me as much (or so I tell myself!) And Marjo, I too was disappointed in how the Cemetery challenge went. Thought I had a really good one there, and it just didn't go. But I still really like that one too. Just wish I'd get more comments!

In reply to this thread...
While this does pass the 'litmus' test (not sure about that family member part though :-) ) it gets negative marks from the average 5 for several reasons -
- the biggest one is that the concept is really weak... especially in this challenge. Look at the conceptual strenghts of the top 10 finishers and you will find some 'deeper' meanings in them. This is straight forward and not particularly interesting.
- the red sweater and the purple weight... I dont think I need to say more...
- the composition isnt very strong... you have a lot of negative space thats not particularly well handled with the slight shadows and gradients on the white. Usually when dealing with one color backgrounds a good rule to follow is that its either completely clean i.e. no shadows, reflections etc. or whatever is visible should be deliberate... for example shadows should be dark and strong and give the sense that they were planned rather than they just happened.

I have a photo with a similar subject matter. Its not the greatest shot in the world but please take a look, compare it with yours and then tell me what you think.
//dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=132210

Hope my critic is helpful.

Ray
by RolandB

Comment by Marjo:
Powerful content and a good capture. Nice job.