Top Shelf
by RKT

Comment by vlado:
This is a great photo... disturbing but the story, the composition, and the contrast... BRILLIANT!!!

Top Shelf
by RKT

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Another slice of life image but this time with a distinctly voyeuristic vibe going on. I feel like I am peeking around a corner - trying to remain hidden. I really like your high contrast treatment, I think it works well with the image. The window reflection is a particular highlight too.

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: An interesting street shot which has been very sympathetically edited.

Top Shelf
by RKT

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice street scene. These are always nice in B&W

Top Shelf
by RKT

Comment by Ammie:
What is top shelf?

Top Shelf
by RKT

Comment by rinac:
I can see the 'cheeky' humour in it, but not so sure entering it in a public (not to mention international) contest was the best way to go. Can't help wondering, what if (and it's a long shot, but...) what if she stumbled across this image at some point and recognised the scene and herself in it...... Anyways, love the b&w tones, very nice conversion. [no vote]

Midway
by RKT

Comment by PennyStreet:
Nice selective focus, which works well for the challenge in this case - wonderful b/w contrasts too.

Drown
by RKT

Comment by pineapple:
It's amazing that your 350XT is still shuttering away. I shot so much on mine that the shutter mechanism blew. But the fix with Canon cost only $200 to get a new shutter unit installed. Bear that in mind should something happen. In the meantime, I am enjoying this photo. It's a darned nuisance that pBase is down, isn't it. I have a lot of files there and the outlook is rather bleak.

Drown
by RKT

Comment by krnodil:
Lighting here is great - and enough ambiguity in the apparent movement to not be sure whether something bad is happening.

Midway
by RKT

Comment by dahkota:
The most intriguing part of this image is the person in the foreground. My only problem is there is so much emphasis on the ferris wheel, that she is lost in the shadow. I would have cut the top half off to force viewer eyes to her - I'm assuming she is the missed focus subject of the image...the ferris wheel just demands too much attention. well seen though, and interesting choice. 6

Drown
by RKT

Comment by tph1:
Struggle, beauty, heavenly. Transcendental, dreamy. Maybe even a shark on the bottom right. I can't tell if I am under the water looking up or what. Wonderful.