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Comment by Ja-9:
a little to soft in the focus

Zoom
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Comment by Connor:
nice shot, love the motion blur

Subtle Changes: Day to Night
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Comment by GreatJobBob:
I like this.

My comment is that although I love black and white this would have been better in color where it wouldn't have been quite so subtle.

I have come to realize recently that for a photo to do well here it needs to be really simple and easy to comprehend as many voters are looking at a hundred or more photos in a sitting and give each only a few seconds to sink in before voting.

The voting machine scolded me once, "Please allow the photo to fully load before casting your vote"

In the few photos I have posted here I have found that anything that is not immediatly obvious to the viewers that only a few will actually get. That is not to say that the voters are right, that is just the way it is, and I think some of the great photos from the masters would not do well here.

Looking at some of your other photos I think the scores you received on many are much too low.

I don't think you entry for Best of 2008 was your best. I like most of the other ones you posted better.

Keep on shooting.

Bob

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Comment by paynekj:
Nice image, but I feel the car in the foreground spoils it a bit

Love Anticipated
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Comment by skayy17:
this is very cute! i like how the entire photograph is in a grayscale, and then there is one color circled around the valentines day date.

Sunset at Snow Lake
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Comment by AP:
intense shot with great colors but 1) your lens needs cleaning (or you have to clone out those smudges) (2) tilts generally bomb unless they add something to the photo, here, I think this image would be much stronger w/o the tilt, (3) the lens flare will usually detract from a shot :/, (4) those snowed-over cannons or whatever they are sort of just ambiguous elements to the composition and I think just seem a little strange b/c you don't know what they are. Not trying to totally knock your shot just saying that it has so much going for it I thought maybe these things i mentioned would have helped it score better, though it did NOT deserve a 4! good luck on the site

Back Alley Barcelona
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Comment by Shaka:
Hey Sandi! Looks like you're just one below me in this challenge! :D woot woot!

Back Alley Barcelona
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Comment by ikopanas:
I doubt that this is Barcelona. so I wont vote! :)

Back Alley Barcelona
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Comment by PennyStreet:
nice job with the black and white. great subject.

Back Alley Barcelona
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Comment by Ja-9:
the fence is distracting