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Comment by trnqlty:
Seems a little too red for me.

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Comment by Toniann220:
Wow 10 good luck !

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Comment by Ivo:
This is a great image but the light is a bit too glaring resulting in loss of detail. 6. Good luck!

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Comment by Xilebo:
The reflecting light is very distracting here otherwise a nice subject..

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Comment by HawesPhotoKC:
The lighting is very harsh, something a little more subdued (maybe a softbox or some diffuser) would have helped.
The colors also make it feel very flat.

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Comment by chesire:
Base: 5
Tech: +2
Subj:+1
Chln:

Total: 8

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Comment by neophyte:
Man I love coffee!!! And this is a great shot of what my wifes tells me is my blood,

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Comment by mesmeraj:
Thomas - you are not going to like me much, but i gave a 4. This image just didn't "do it" for me. you came 47/501 so it obviously did it for a lot of people, just not me.
But, here is why anyhow - I didn't care for the perspective you chose for this subject matter, the clash of tried and true vs overdone comes to mind. Po Boxes, lockers etc they are always photographed this way. What if you had veered a little left of the norm and made the lines run diagonal?
There is plenty of light - in fact some boxes are a little blown out - and with so much light, i would have expected a little sharper focus. No particular box stands out as the one that is most in focus for me.
Now the crop, the crop is very good, nice and symetrically balanced through the image. That i did like.

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Comment by jrtodd:
I thought this was a great shot and scored an 8. It has great depth of field and the lighting is good. There were 2 small things that kept me from giving a 10. The way the numbers are placed on the plastic backing leaves a weird shadow and makes then appear out of focus. Also the first box is cut off to much for my taste, I see the dilemma of where should it start, but it a very appealing image. Congrats on your personal best finish.

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Comment by beckettboots:
I didn't get to this one in the voting and I probably would have given it a 7.

Mostly because the horizon/lines seem to go down a bit and it doesn't feel quite right ... maybe something a little more horizontal or on the slightly upside.

The depth of field places the focus to the far left, something slightly in (maybe one more box) like 405 might give it more of a balance of thirds.

You placed very well (top 10%) and that's something to be proud of. Nice find!