Just Humans
by Mona

Comment by indigo997:
Decent score. The comments obviously liked this shot so I'll try to be more critical.
I like the colors in this shot. Outside of the challenge, I'm just not sure I'd find this photo very appealing on its own. The signs are cute. What is the diagonal black line along the bottom? It looks like a bad crop. There are some very strong vertical lines w/ the posts, fence, and tree and some strong horizontals along the water. Then you have some diagonals with the walk and a few shadows. It all seems a bit busy and too geometric for an outdoor shot. Maybe giving the lines a bit more room would've helped. They just don't intersect or lead anywhere. The main subject sign seems crammed up in that corner almost - very close to the edge of the frame on two sides. Of course, I don't know what the surroundings were like so suggesting better compositions is hard.
What I really like about this shot are the dog sign on the right, the fence beside it, the lighting on the fence, and the green grass. Perhaps you could have composed the shot to focus more on those elements and not even try to include that other small sign. There's just so much going on as it is - too many places to look.
I think it might be cute to have a dog on a leash tied to the dog sign (esp if they'd just lie down and look sad) and just get rid of most of the rest of the photo.
Tough lighting situation to expose for. I think you did a good job with it.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by karmat:
Ewww. I sure hope that is an intake and not an out vent. Great detail captured and wonderful focus.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by PaulMdx:
Composition: Good
Technical: Nice DOF, colour and border
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Good tech, not sure if it's lacking interest slightly? 7

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by smellyfish1002:
The grid is nice, but it is the dust that really makes this image. Either your grate is not consistent dimensions across the grid, or your lens wasn't parrallel and centered over the subject. The grid thickness at the far right of the image and top of the image is consistent, but not at the left and to a lesser degree on the bottom. Not really a big deal because the center of the image captures my attention with great details. Nice job and Good Luck in the challenge. 7

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by PTLParsons:
Love the title and dirty vent. But what is behind it. It's very distracting and ruined an otherwise very good photo for the challenge. Took it from a 7 to a 4.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by camelotnorth:
phew! I wouldn't want to breathe in that fresh air..Excellent capture and ties in well with your title.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by jjbeguin:
you allready have sixteenn little frames in this image, why add an extra one? Nice texture rendering.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by justine:
I don't know if I should clap or sneeze! LOL
FUN shooting, good focus, light.
Geeeezzzzzz dust already.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by cykhansen:
I like the sharp focus and detail in this.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by sylandrix:
A very unique grate, makes for an intense and interesting abstract. I think its the symmetry and and the textured look of the grate that keep you staring at the photo. One thing that can't be helped is the break in color in the background. If it was all grey or all pink, it wouldn't stand out. As it is, my eye is constantly drawn to it and it breaks a bit of the symmetry. Not much could have been done there. A little bit of the grate seems out of focus, but it can be my eye plauing tricks on me...after all, the grate is relatively flat and I can't see how one part of the grate can be in focus and another one not. Overall, an excellant photo with very little flaw!