A Toast to the Kids of the World
by JPR

Comment by Kelli:
Very nice portrait except for whatever is over the child's head. That is very distracting. Other than that, great job.

Line of Sight
by JPR

Comment by kevrobertson:
works for me.
Takes a second to find who we are meant to be looking at, but once we do it is obvious. A very nice image.
Good luck

Kev

A Toast to the Kids of the World
by JPR

Comment by ErinM:
Beautiful black and white tones! I'm assuming that the object in the upper left corner is a hand holding a glass (hence the title?). This is not readily apparent though, and therefore serves as more of a distraction than an enhancement. My eye gets pulled away from the main image to ponder the floating object. That being said, the image of the child is just beautiful and you achieved an exceptional tonal range throughout!

New York Times
by JPR

Comment by Giant:
Well done. I like the shot.

Is it just me or does that guy remind you of Robert Deniro?

Red Rock Jeep Adventures
by JPR

Comment by Studio18:
A stunning image. Great perspective. Congratulations!!

A Toast to the Kids of the World
by JPR

Comment by mycelium:
great picture of the kid - but I'm not sure the floating wine glass helps

Red Rock Jeep Adventures
by JPR

Comment by quark314:

Originally posted by JPR: Originally posted by theMilkMan: YES I DO THINK IT WOULD BE A BETTER PHOTO WITHOUT THE JEEP IN IT. WITH THE JEEP IN IT, THE IMAGE BECOMES AN ADVERTISEMENT, AND HAS THE AURA OF THE ADS YOU SEE FOR JEEPS IN MAGAZINES. YOU THINK YOUR IMAGE IS BETTER WITH THE JEEP IN IT BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN PROFESSIONAL SHOTS IN ADVERTISEMENTS AND ON TELEVISION THAT LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE ABOVE. ALSO, I FEEL THAT A PERSON WHO WOULD CONNECT MORE WITH A JEEP THAN THEY WOULD A PERSON TO BE AN EXTREMELY SHALLOW PERSON. but whatever you're into. you seem to know what people will vote up, and i guess i'm the only one who has a problem with what this image represents. No need to yell. My point was only that from a photographic point of view I felt as if the shot needed a focal spot (the jeep). I admitted that a person would have worked as well. I feel as if the photograph would have been empty without something there. I understand that you are against advertisement. I enjoyed my time in the jeep and had no problem portraying that. I don't personally sell jeeps but I don't have a problem with anyone that does. Sorry to upset you.

This person has, obviously, never been to Sedona. Once you get up into the rocks, you see tour Jeeps everywhere. They're as common as cacti are in the valley. I'm just glad the one in your photo wasn't one of the pink ones! :)) :)) ;)

I think the Jeep is a PERFECT addition to this shot. It only looks like an "ad" to those who see it that way for lack of experience.

Line of Sight
by JPR

Comment by echoman:
what's funny is, everybody seems to be looking at him.

Red Rock Jeep Adventures
by JPR

Comment by splashsplash:
I love the geometry of this photo. Great Job.

A Toast to the Kids of the World
by JPR

Comment by kearock:
The thing above/behind his head is distracting and would be easy to clone out.