Cosmic Bowling
by Anachronite

Comment by timj351:
Ha. Very clever. The colors in the background distract from the colors and shapes in the foreground. A slightly different angle may have helped that but it is still very interesting. -T

Cosmic Bowling
by Anachronite

Comment by pollonos:
Nice symmetry!

We Need Guns, Lots of Guns...
by Anachronite

Comment by moodville:
I'm not a fan of guns but in the context of the challenge and what is represents, this works. The choice of b&w has more of an impact and it is in keeping with the 'loading room'. The few background shadows are a little distracting, but not overly so. The tight crop with the guns continuing out of the frame helps give the illusion that there are many many more of them.

We Need Guns, Lots of Guns...
by Anachronite

Comment by tyrkinn:
Where do you find such an amount of automatic weapons.... Nice pic

We Need Guns, Lots of Guns...
by Anachronite

Comment by cpanaioti:
A better angle on the clips would give this image more interest. Also, it seams a little overexposed and out of focus.

Cosmic Bowling
by Anachronite

Comment by GolferDDS:
Colorful and interesting. Nice symmetry.

Cosmic Bowling
by Anachronite

Comment by Zeissman:
great composition

Longhorn Ranch
by Anachronite

Comment by emorgan49:
Hello from the Critique Club-
I am slow and I have been holding your postcard hostage for a few days. Sorry.
I'm going to leave the lettering issue alone. Enough people commented on it and it know nothing about how to add lettering. And the other issue I have to get out of the way is a personal pet peeve: straighten the horizon. Whether or not your photo is straight and the fence is crocked, whenever you put a line that my mind interprets shoudl be level next to one picture edges, the picture will feel tilted.
Now the things I like, in no particular order. I love the colors, the muted browns look so nice together. The cattle and the ring and the fence are each a diffrent shade of brown/tan. Next I like the horns!! What a creative leading line? I like a leading line that brings the viewer back into the photograph, it helps the image to get the attention it deserves if the eyes travels back a few more times. Here the horns which are so dramatic anyways, create an interlocking pattern and link together in a wavy roller coaster circle to unite the image. I especially like how the horn in the front reaches right out to draw me in. I like the circular placement of the cows. I wish the green grass hadn't been there. I think if the dirt pit had extended right up to the fence there would have been less visual distraction and the cows would stand out better.
Great photo techinique all around, DOF, lighting. Maybe you could wake up the sleepy longhorn in front. Or maybe his bored expression makes his fate more poignant. This is a stockyard?

Cosmic Bowling
by Anachronite

Comment by salparadi:
great idea, nice symmetry, "shut the f*$k up donny, you're out of your element!" if you do'nt get the movie reference, my apologies

Cosmic Bowling
by Anachronite

Comment by Journey:
This is such a cool shot! Really like the feeling of being among those bowling balls and at the same time i see the whole bowling alley. The shot is lively but not at all 'busy. Nice colors, nice warm tone over the image (wooden floor for example)10