Church Pews
by jonpink

Comment by alanfreed:
Clever -- I wouldn't have thought of that one! (Nor would I have guessed what this was!)

Church Pews
by jonpink

Comment by Warby:
This shot grabbed my attention for a while. Pbobably lacks a focal point, but was interesting enugh to keep me looking for one.

Portrait Study
by jonpink

Comment by DJLuba:
R.I.S please

Church Pews
by jonpink

Comment by Konador:
Nice abstract, I really like the composition and the colours.

The Mayhem of Night
by jonpink

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Spectacular shot. Great lighting, good catch. Do you cover accidents and fires in your work?

Start Saving for a Rainy Day
by jonpink

Comment by soup:
you couldnt find a rubber duck, but you could find a starfish?

interesting shot, i don't vote on challenges i don't enter - not enough time, this would have done well by me...

Sunday Morning Scrum
by jonpink

Comment by Konador:
Critique Club

Ahh, good old dirty English scrums... can't say I miss not being in them anymore though. My head got squashed flatter than a pancake when I was on the rugby team.

Anyway, to the photo. The exposure, composition, and colour saturation all look perfect to me, except a slightly blown-out area on number 5's shorts. The DoF is very good, blurring the background enough for it not to distract, but keeping it in focus enough for us to be able to see the posts.

I think in post-processing, a light USM would have helped your score a little bit, because people on DPC like crisp, sharp images. I think the slight softness looks good though, because it adds to the dirty atmosphere of a proper game of ruggers. My only other suggestions would be a grey keyline to separate the border from the image, as one of the guy's socks blends into the border.

Church Pews
by jonpink

Comment by lizzyc3:
I was this close to whining and saying I didn't get it and then it hit me. He's UNDER the pews, oooh! Awesome idea, and really well executed. You're keepin' me thinking!

Church Pews
by jonpink

Comment by michaeltienzo:
Very, very nice!!! Hope you win!!!

Start Saving for a Rainy Day
by jonpink

Comment by zeuszen:
A poetic capture at the fringe of stock photography.
If I strained to criticize a thing, I'd fault the slightly wide horizontal format as, perhaps, less apt (for the round expanse of the umbrella) than one with standard dimensions.