Underground
by banmorn

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: You have the exposure and focus across the scene here just right and I suspect that wasn't as straightforward as it might appear. I really like the repeating pattern of the pillars and I particularly like the patterned wall back right of the image.

Critical stuff: Of course, one of the things that makes the scene remarkable - the emptiness limits the amount of intrinsic interest in this scene and that will be a problem for some.

Overall: A very well executed capture of an everyday scene.

Polka Face
by banmorn

Comment by sonyalphausr:
although i usually cringe at the sight of your shots irene, i actually am amazed by this one, just shows refraction at its best and is really crisp on the stirring rod

Polka Face
by banmorn

Comment by Ja-9:
such a great shot...looking forward to your PP notes

Polka Face
by banmorn

Comment by tanguera:
Lovely shapes, bright colors. I like the distortion of the dots.

Ichthyology
by banmorn

Comment by justine:
Very cool shot. Love it.

Avenue of the Arts III
by banmorn

Comment by sukuriant:
the image is tilted! V_V! Remove the tilt and you would have gotten a 7... 6

Ichthyology
by banmorn

Comment by BJokerud:
My GOD, that was an ugly fishyfish. Good photo for the challenge

Avenue of the Arts III
by banmorn

Comment by ThingFish:
This is definitely a cityscape, not a landscape. Those buildings on the right have a serious lean to them which detracts from the composition a bit and makes it look a slightly odd. It can be fixed with lens correction software such as "Lensfix" 10

Avenue of the Arts III
by banmorn

Comment by Coley:
Nice scene. A good study for the challenge A strong image shot well

Avenue of the Arts III
by banmorn

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I'm not sure there is a tree or even a speck of soil in this scene. (OK, I finally spotted a limb off to the far right edge). I know such a scene can sometimes fit into the definition of landscape, however it's just not fitting what I consider to be a landscape. Sorry.