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Comment by bs-photos:
Great use of negative space, I like the b&w for this too.

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Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
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For others looking in -- I think this is a strong picture, technically. It is a well-balanced composition and "moves" throughout the frame well. It appears to be a touch dark on my monitor (which is set too bright, by most standards), and that may have hurt with some of the darker monitored votes. Very interesting shot.

and for Don (I went scouring the Internet for a poem for this, 'cause I knew there had to be one, and I am a terrible poet):

The Waking World

Out of time̢۪s windows
He gazed—into the heavens,
Into planets, unnamed galaxies
—Light-years away,
With sealed vistas
That opened wide
For the macabre-naked eye—to see.
And unto him appeared—
Wild streams of midnight tears
Glittering like unprotected fire:
And so spellbound was he,
With all he had seen,
He crossed into the dream world,
The lost world of the woken:
And was never again seen.

by Dennis Siluk
can be found here

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Comment by good_ham:
Very nice. I wish there were note to the left of the photo, but it is still a spectacular shot!

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Comment by jaysonmc:
Table, cookie, hair... Wonderful textures! Nice moment to boot.

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Comment by quiet_observation:
Hey, Diane Arbus!

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Comment by Melethia:
You know, you keep this up and I'm gonna have to quit thinking "bucket" and start thinking "posthumous". This will really screw me up, you realize...

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Comment by Melethia:
Excellent, Don. Really excellent.

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Comment by colorcarnival:
That is one monster sized cookie! I love that the cookie is on a table with a pattern or texture of some sort. The clarity on the girl is awesome.

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Comment by wardmac:
Very stormy, moody shot. Nice monotone.

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Comment by DistantColours:
This is too "drab". Perhaps increasing the contrast would help.