Dead Live
by Phocal

Comment by tanguera:
Excellent punctuation. Just a bit of haloing around the tree limbs.

Bloated...In Death as in Life
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge.

Great use of fisheye lens to create an allegorical illusion as you have. I like your mono processing, perfect for the subject it enhances it very effectively. The vault you have used is also perfect for the scene with its cracks and ageing textures it adds a realistic impression to the concept you are trying to convey. I see you were disappointed with the light, a photographers recurring difficulty, but given the nature of the subject I would say this has worked well for you especially the dramatic sky. Just a couple of minor criticisms, that white knob stands out like a sore thumb, it just keeps drawing your eyes to it, I think it would benefit from some dodging to subdue it a little. The other thing is the very tight crop, its just too tight. I can understand your dilemma, to get the most out of your lens you needed to be in close to exaggerate the distortions but I just wish we could see all of it complete.

Great subject, great image, well done Ronnie.

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by SJCarter:
Great capture

Bloated...In Death as in Life
by Phocal

Comment by snaffles:
nice to see some unexpected fisheye work! Well done. 7

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by tnun:
outstanding composition, bang on focus.

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by Ivory:
Well done, congratulations on your yellow ribbon.

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by FromDaRock:
Very nice shot and a good match for the challenge. Congrats on the Yellow.

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by grahamgator:
Congrats; nicely done.

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by tanguera:
Love that the subject is darker than the background

Exhaustion
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge well.

Congratulations on the ribbon, very well deserved. A great image that captures both the strength and the fatigue. I like to do cycle racing shots myself and end up with no end of 'head down no eyes shots' so this challenge would have been a welcome relief to such as myself! Your focus and DOF is accurate and appropriate and coincidentally echoed by the name of the bike too. I have to make comment about the background which I do find a rather unfortunate distraction and wonder, contrary to my previous comment, if a smaller aperture to bring out enough detail to recognise it better may have improved it.

Well done for submitting such a strong shot that has been justifiably well received