The DPChallenge Votes Start Rolling In
by Greetmir

Comment by NikonJeb:
I just love this, Greetmir! The expression, the B&W, the grain slammed like crazy, the title driving the cause of the expression. A superb melding of elements guaranteed to garner a low score and render a fantastic picture and story! Good work, sir!

Anonymous And Hurrying
by Greetmir

Comment by NikonJeb:
What a great entry this would be for a street photography challenge.

Skin Karel Dillen Alive!
by Greetmir

Comment by ludde:
very good colors, i don't know about the blue at the bottom tough. Bit nice overall :)

Smiles
by Greetmir

Comment by smyk:
I like the all around editing except for the brick pattern that you added. In my opinion it makes the shot "cheap". As in I find it to be a cheap way of showing people that you can use photoshop. But other than that, I like the processing.

Smiles
by Greetmir

Comment by pixeldust:
When asking for critique of your technique, it might be helpful to have more comments from you explaing what techniques you used. The picture seems a little flat to me, though it has great potential. I like the diagonals in it. That goes well with the mood of the picture. I tried darkening the shadows a little with curves adjustment and liked the effect a little better.

Smiles
by Greetmir

Comment by puzzled:
I kind of like it and kind of don't :-) The picture itself is awesome. I like the angle a lot. I think I like the overlay, too but maybe it might appeal to me more if it were darker or faded, or perhaps both. Also, I wonder how it would be if you tried masking out some parts of the overlay while leaving other parts in. It's so much fun experimenting with processing techniques!

Skin Karel Dillen Alive!
by Greetmir

Comment by Wink:
Grafitti can be beautiful and multi-lingual grafitti is always so interesting.

Food for Health
by Greetmir

Comment by J-Me:
Oh YUMMMMM........grapefruit, oranges, kiwi, apples and ONIONS!!!! *smile, wink* Must have taken you awhile to set this shot up! Doesn't it burn ya when you've gotten dishpan hands from photography set ups????? *smirk* Nice shot.......REALLY!

Black To Move
by Greetmir

Comment by noraneko:
I didn't vote in these challenges, as I was leaving on my vacation, so this is the first time to see this photo. I can't evaluate it as a chess player, since I don't play, so will attempt to assess on photographic merits alone.

First, I will say good white balance and excellent tonal range. You have the whole spectrum covered, which makes for a much better shot. The lighting seems solid, and the composition is fine (though the perspective is a bit skewed from above).

I noticed almost all of your comments are from chess players :-) Maybe I should take up the game, and then I would understand better why this is bad.

Message edited by author 2007-02-15 20:47:12.

Heather's New Car
by Greetmir

Comment by Wink:
What a great all purpose ad with a beautiful model. You could use it to advertise shoes, cars, dresses or hairstyles. And nice rescue job too, but it looks like you had a lot to start with.