My Dad - 80 Years Old, Scratch Golfer
by scarbrd

Comment by BigJohnson:
How I hate your dad!! Just one round under 90 would do me.

My Dad - 80 Years Old, Scratch Golfer
by scarbrd

Comment by choltmeier:
He's in great shape for 80! I like the warm light and the full body composition. The upper sky is a bit grey... not sure what your options were there. Nice warm, soft, side lighting. Well done!

My Dad - 80 Years Old, Scratch Golfer
by scarbrd

Comment by Lutchenko:
Good effort for both the photograph and your dad

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by Haneck:

Originally posted by dahkota: If I had been scoring you on the 'thing' you created, I would have scored you pretty high - this is a really cool scene, particularly because of its parts. However, I was rating you on the photograph you took of the scene you created; a completely separate entity.

My sentiments exactly. As a photograph, it seemed like a snapshot to me, with the lighting, focus, and composition. (although from your comments it sounds like it actually took quite a lot of work to get these elements just right), but since this is a photography challenge I gave this a 4. But the subject itself obviously took you lots of time and creativity, and is marvelous and fascinating!
Just my two cents. :)

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by fldave:
I thought this was an amazing shot worthy of an 8. I didn't mind the high-noon lighting knowing this is a fabricated cityscape... I am curious what a wide angle lens or a perspective closer to the motherboards would look like though.

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by JMart:
This is SO brilliant & well done and your explanation is an interesting read. I really like your vision for the google earth type clouds and if you ever try something like this again (because perhaps you're masochistic) then I wonder if some thin, pulled apart cotton batting suspended with fish line would do the trick. Clouds or no clouds, this is really a fun little world to study.

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by dahkota:
If I had been scoring you on the 'thing' you created, I would have scored you pretty high - this is a really cool scene, particularly because of its parts. However, I was rating you on the photograph you took of the scene you created; a completely separate entity. If the parts were legos and it was shot exactly like this, your score would have been in the fours. The lighting is flat and uninteresting and removes all possible depth from the image. Additionally, you lose depth because there is no depth of field - everything is in focus - our eyes read that as flat because we expect some blurry parts. Kudos for your set up but your execution of the photo itself falls short.

At DPC, voters often vote on the subject rather than the image itself. I think you benefited from that. This guy does some miniature work. At any rate, cool work - it would be great to see it evolve. I scored this a 5 solely on photographic merit.

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
I scored high on this entry.

the only comment I have for you is this.

if this is a city scene, why is the lighting so flat.

i mean, you are making the sun look like it is directly above at 12 noon when you should of made the sun during sun rise or sun set.

but, if you did that, then you would have to add more detail and depth using lights to hilight the image even more. you know, like a bustling city, street lights, building lights, car lights, boat lights, blah, blah.

the lighting was too flat for me to give you more than a 7.

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by Melethia:
I'll add another "brilliant" - really enjoyed this one when I came across it in the challenge, and VERY much appreciate the commentary you've added. Oh, and most excellent use of parts I've ever seen.

Circuit City
by scarbrd

Comment by Bear_Music:
I thought this was brilliant. One of my 9's.