U N C L E S A M W A N T S U V
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Comment by noraneko:
Clever title. Uncle Sam looks pretty miserable out in the snow. I think a tighter crop, with some area cut from the left and top, might make this even stronger.

U N C L E S A M W A N T S U V
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Comment by manish:
I wonder if it would have looked much more vibrant in color as you have baloons,cars and signages all going for it. The focus seems to be a lil wayward on the car rather than uncle sam but a good composition nonetheless

Gazing upon our own reflection
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Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

Wow I guess voters really did pick up on the mushroom not being a vegetable. I really didn't even think about that when I was voting. But based on the comments I wonder if people really didn't vote as high because of this.

"Gazing upon our own reflection" is a good entry into the Fruit and Vegetable Challenge, heck all the mushrooms I buy are in the produce department. I really think your lighting allows this image to stand out. The lighting really gives us more depth to the focal point. I also really like the placement of the focus, not a typical shot, very nice. I think your choice for the background is awesome because it really is something different. I am not sure if you used the screen for lighting purposes but it really adds a nice feature to the shot.

Overall I think this is a very strong shot, maybe the score would have been a little higher is the challenge was something like The Produce Section, or Mushrooms. Very nice work as usual.

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Comment by JuliBoc:
I love this, especially the separation of the mushrooms from the background. They pop out of the picture. I like the colors in the reflection and the texture the screen adds. I gave it a 10 and have no problem with mushrooms in a veggie challenge -- I put them in my veggie omelets.

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Comment by Kelli:
I adored this shot and gave it a 6, even though I thought it DNMC. I'm usually not the DNMC police, but it is not a fruit or a vegetable. This would definitely make top ten in a fungus challenge though! LOL!

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Comment by Melethia:
Dude, you were totally robbed. Believe it or not, this was my top pick for this challenge. Really!

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Comment by jaysonmc:
Nice setup. I actually like the lighting choice here. The side/back lighting gives a nice depth to the subjects. I like how the mushrooms slowly loose depth in the photo, though I might have preferred the foreground to be within the focused depth. Minor thing. The reflection is wonderful. I had a background window screen once, and got beaten down for it, but here I think it is subtle and works well. Nice image.

I doubt many would have stopped long enough to give a DNMC because of a mushroom. I think that takes too long of a pause when voting to register, and we all know how click happy us voters can be.

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Comment by noraneko:
Don, you are always counted upon to be original. Although I admit I'm not wild about part of the foreground (lighting is too harsh IMO), I think the background is brilliant.

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Comment by bmartuch:
Don, you did a great job with the focus and the bokeh. I think this would have been a lot better with a black background instead of the reflection. JMO.

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Comment by kashi:
Interesting texture