Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by pcody:
I don't know, but this seems to be typed words on some paper. If they are those little magnets, there isn't a way for me to tell because the lighting is so flat. The spots all over could have been cloned out for the challenge, unless you are making some statement about how love is dirty business. Sorry to sound so negative. A major headache with digital photos is all the dust on the sensor. OK, maybe you are saying love is pure and lust is dirty, but there has to be a better way to get the point across.
Sorta like one of those ink blot tests? I'm beginning to like this one. Will come back to see the comments.

Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by peecee:
I don't really understand this. a little untidy.

Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by dsidwell:
Good simplicity and contrast. I like the dirty look--very journalistic. It's not oriented for a mag cover, but i really like it. 9

Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by cbonsall:
(I'm writing this to everyone who submitted a landscape shot) The challenge was to produce a shot worthy of a magazine cover but to me a shot like this is not suitable to be put on a "portrait" format magazine.

Is that fridge magnet poetry? Nice idea, not sure about the contrast editing though

---ADDITIONAL---
Due to forum discussions and accusations that marking landscapes down is nitpicking, I'm going through them and remarking. I still think some of the landscapes would not make good covers because of their orientation but I am no longer marking down because of that.
I still think landscape is inapropriate for the majority of magazines but I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the photographers.

Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by ChrisW123:
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Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by Tallbloke:
I had a quick look on the internet but couldn't find "poetry magazine". Interesting shot anyhow but I'm marking all "landscape" shots a point lower as I don't believe they fit the challenge parameters.

Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by jpochard:
I don't think I would find this cover appealing, looking over a magazine rack. It's not eyecatching, and it's not intriguing. Points for trying something different, but the black "flecks" and the overall shot just really don't appeal to me.

Poetry Magazine
by BobsterLobster

Comment by TooCool:
Your black speckles through this shot are very distracting and very easy to deal with in the advanced editing rules. I'm confused as to why you would leave them in. Overall the shot doesn't have much interest or staying power.
TC

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by BobsterLobster

Comment by kaush:
WOW - ...... Speachless.....
Awesome pic.

Curves
by BobsterLobster

Comment by jaimeegrl:
I too nearly did a guitar shot. This is much better than mine would have been. Lighting is excellent. Soft focus works well. Well Done