Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by breadfan35:
Very Nice. Almost like a sequl to "Walk to Paradise Garden". Good job.

Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by tony2802:
Nice lighting, spot meter?

Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by smurman:
aah youth. obviously taken by a romantic.

Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by Morry32:
i like the title so much it reminds me of a short story called a "long walk to forever" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - I really like the shades of green but would have liked not to have the red, good use of the environment and the thirds.

Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by barbaraanne:
Love pictures like these and i know how hard they are to take.

Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by FocusPoint:
Very nice... Second one I saw, and this is like the suggestion I made for the first one :P

Remeber that walk ...
by vikas

Comment by hotpasta:
lovely shot and great for the challenge

Oregon 420
by vikas

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

First off, congrats on your highest scoring photo to date and a well-deserved top 20 finish.

Camera Work/Technical: Nice exposure control and a great clear focus. I am going back and forth as to whether or not I like the hand with the motion blur. I think that you could have achieved the same feel with a quicker shutter.

Lighting: The lighting is one of my favorite elements in this photograph. Everything is evenly lit and evenly exposed. There are no areas of harsh shadows or blow highlights, and no detail was lost anywhere.

Composition/Content: Great subject, but the composition feels a little too tight for me. I think his missing right elbow and the chopped off guitar neck force the viewer's eye out of the frame and compete for too much attention. The elbow does this a bit more than the leading neck.

My Opinion: A well-deserved high finish. This was one of the better environmental portraits in the challenge, and the voters showed the same thought. I think by altering the composition a bit, this one would have poked its way into the top 10.

Oregon 420
by vikas

Comment by 3eyedcrow:
I like the movement in his hand while the rest is nice and sharp. Nice portrait.

A N O T H E R - C U P - O F - C O F F E E
by vikas

Comment by pineapple:
The sense of peace in this is attractive - a good moment captured well.