Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by ChrisW123:
Light is bad

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by PTLParsons:
Not sure about the tones. Otherwise pretty good.

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by Sponge bob rulz:
DONT LITTER IN THE OCEAN.. IT WILL HURT SPONGES

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by catpixel:
Disturbing, attractive, and imaginative. one of the better ones this week.

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by goodtempo:
lighting is just a little off balance. nice photo.

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by DrJOnes:
extremely well lit. on par with the theme. 7

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by wingy:
The subject seems uninteresting to me, and it seems too cluttered to be effective in this sort of minimalistic lighting. In technical terms not a bad shot, but it comes across with little appeal. 4 wingy

Young Samurai
by Gekker

Comment by emorgan49:
The bright light is on the wall, makes that the center of attention. I think the sword thingy should have been the brightest thing.

The Colonel
by Gekker

Comment by jlr:
With all due respect to The Colonel, I think this picture is a rockin' example of both gluttony and sloth. If I had been around to vote, it certainly would've bee on of my favorites, both because of how you met the challenge and because of how well composed I think it is (someone mentioned not being set up by the title, and I think that was cool, too).

I find it amusing that people will say that a pic is supposed to be judged on technical merit and how well it fits the challenge and yet turn right around and judge a photo based on something so foolish as the title or the fact that they find the subject matter unappealing.

Good job, Gekker.

The Colonel
by Gekker

Comment by Jak:
This is one where personal taste overtook voters' appreciation of a great photograph. It is a shame it placed so low, and its placing says a lot more about the voters than it does the image.