All on my own...
by agwright

Comment by Doorskidder:
nice focus on the marble

White on Black
by agwright

Comment by ChrisW123:
I bet you'll get a lot of comments asking if it's a statue. :) How did you get the black background, assuming it's one of those guys in the tourist areas of a city? That fake hair is really cool.

All on my own...
by agwright

Comment by johnny_justjohnny:
great, getting the entirety of the shadow was a really really good idea. you're king of the marbles, and you did it with just one. excellent.

White on Black
by agwright

Comment by ellamay:
I think you got me, at first I was sure this was a statue on second look of course it is not. The hair is good, and you caught a good expression on him, his eys are frozen yet alert, (good mime) Would have like to have seen slightly more light on his face, but generally a good capture.

All on my own...
by agwright

Comment by WesF:
Fun use of lighting.

White on Black
by agwright

Comment by hortopth:
nice contrast. (Can't stand these guys though).

1470° Degrees Centigrade
by agwright

Comment by dsidwell:
Your tones here are super. This was one of my top photos. I'm glad it did well!

Art......!!
by agwright

Comment by e301:
Your Critique Club moment, Tony. Hi.

My first and overwhelming reaction to this shot was/is 'I wish it were taken from a higher vantage point' - from just about level with the top of that wall would have given you a great contrast with the rest of the stone. Not so easily done as said, I'm sure, but I think it would have added a lot. The way it is, two things bug me: the amount of white sky in the shot - it's really quite a large amount of the image to be simply white; and the scaffolding (if that's what it is), chimneys and that grey building that intrude over the wall - thye pull the eye away from the wall pretty hard.

I don't plainly see an unanswered question - at least no more than I would in perhaps any photo, and I think for me that's what a shot in this challenge had to produce. Here I could be thinking 'why do this to a wall?', or 'do I consider this art?', and only now have I noticed that this a hoarding above a wall, not a higher part of the same wall as the stone. I'd have to guess that your point is along the lines of 'why do some people consider this to be art?' - but it's been a somewhat tortuous journey to get there.

Technically, there's no obvious problems, other than that of composition as I've mentioned earlier: and anyone who can take your weather challenge photo needs no help from me. I get the impression that this is an entry informed by some anger (really am guessing now - but did the Festival Theatre commission the horading painting?) rather than in hope of winning a challenge, though. Good luck in future

Ed

All on my own...
by agwright

Comment by coccus:
A wonderful reflection!

All on my own...
by agwright

Comment by smellyfish1002:
I did some marble shots, but went with a different subject for my entry this week. I love your composition in this image. The marble details are great, and the shadow really makes the photo. Focuse, DOF, and lighting are all perfect for the subject. My only complaint is the background surface seems a little muddy and flat. I don't know how difficult it was to get your lighting the way you wanted, but I would like this better with a brighter background. I still give it an 8 for execution, composition, and detail.
JD Anderson