Turmoil
by odriew

Comment by vlado:
Wonderful image and most definitely one of the most under appreciated in the challenge.

7 - Centenarian II
by odriew

Comment by kellymk:
Nice spooky old tree! Love the light in the grass especially and the moody sky. Nice colour palette

Carefree
by odriew

Comment by tnun:
Gorgeous black and white. Totally dynamic shot.

Turmoil
by odriew

Comment by joynim:
Love it! 8

8 - Stroll
by odriew

Comment by chipuc:
the processing is great and i like the way they look like back in time

Turmoil
by odriew

Comment by HarveyG:
Love the emotion and story here, great image, great PP.

Masks
by odriew

Comment by MinsoPhoto:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impressions:

This looks like an old Polaroid shot.

Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus, Processing):

I think you did well with all the technical work based on the fact that you wanted this to have this certain feel to it. I could suggest framing the subject differently, having even lighting, vibrant colors, spot on sharpness but then it wouldn’t even be close to the same shot.

Challenge:

You met it head on (pun intended) and gave us something different to look at.

Artistic/Emotion:

This shot has a fun artistic feel to it and the processing and everything make it look like an old time Polaroid photo.

Summary:

This was a difficult shot to critique since it appears you really wanted to have this Polaroid feel to the shot and you nailed that, unfortunately most of the voters didn’t care for it. You had a few people that appreciated the photo though but in the end most people were just unimpressed. I think a more intriguing composition and a subject that grabs the voters’ attention would have let them pause for a moment to appreciate the feel of the shot but in the end I feel most people gave this photo a few seconds then they hit the low vote. Keep shooting from the heart, have fun and submit the stuff you love and try not to worry about the vote. The comments you received on this make it more of a success then the average vote.

Eavesdropping
by odriew

Comment by macwilyum:
nice

7 - Centenarian II
by odriew

Comment by davidw:
Very dramatic; I like the effect in the clouds, and of course, the absolute sharpness of the tree.

4 - Retro
by odriew

Comment by dtallakson:
"I was just having fun with Photoshop using filters, layers and colors"

I do that, too, and get some of my best results by accident.