I love rock and roll!
by smardaz

Comment by unbreakable:
graet idea. love the model, totally dislike the backdrop. If you could have blown out the white so the sheet was not evident. should have been a 7 but 6 for the backdrop.

I love rock and roll!
by smardaz

Comment by geinafets:
I love the pose, but I wish there was a little more light on her face. Pull her away from the background and use a shallower depth of field would to turn the background into soft tones (and help hide the wrinkles!).

Fire Descending
by smardaz

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Sweet sunset, but a stretch that to me does not really suit the spirit of the challenge. And yes, the sun IS a big ball of fire. Well, technically plasma and other nasty stuff.

Fire Descending
by smardaz

Comment by hideout:
Sorry, almost finished voting, and a sunset, even though a beautiful photo like this, just doesn't compete with the other fire images. 4

Goooooooood morning Haleakala!
by smardaz

Comment by ahjenny:
Neat picture!

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the CC Club,

Great shot of your boy here, very causal with an air of James Dean about it.

I like that you have done black and white here. First impressions are the fingers on teh right hand side, they look rather large and not connected to anything. Even though I know they are fingers the more I look at them, the odder it becomes. I think a crop on that side may have helped with the fingers and the centered subject.

The background is a little distracting to the shot, maybe just darkening the window sill would have helped nto highlight the background so much.

The face is fairly bright and I like that, but think that maybe a little more contrast in the woodwork to bring out some of the finer details would have made a bigger impact on this.

You are tack sharp and your focus is excellent and you have a gorgeous son!

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment by posthumous:
Your son looks like he's from the fifties. Definitely a classic look to this photo. I gave you an 8.

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment by bvy:
Sounds like there might be a story behind this. Great casual feel.

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment by Sirashley:
Good lines and composition. The pose is very natural too. The background is a tad distracting though, and the lighting on his face is alittle harsh (While I like this effect, the technical junkies may dock you for it). All in all, this photo has alot of potential. I would love to see this shot with the background blacked out or darkened after the challenge. Lastly, going back to the harsh lighting on the face, I wanted to mention that I like it because it draws the viewers attention right to the subject. Just my two cents, overall I think its a good shot...

the kid under the stairs
by smardaz

Comment by gzupruk:
Looks like a young Bill Clinton. Interesting portrait.