Flooding Continues
by weaverc

Comment:
unfortunate but unavoidable, nicely captured

Have your shoes shined !
by ytugcu

Comment:
highlights to blown out and I don't think any newspaper would run this photo.

Rush to get through intersection at RT. 161 lead to collision
by MyD2

Comment:
This is what I was expecting from this challenge!
As for compsition, I think it would have been a more interesting view from the front of the vehicles.
Also, was the police car involved? He seems to have a bent bumper!

Flag Still Flies Half-mast in Honor of Former President
by javacup1107

Comment:
fits the challenge nicely and a great angle, however I think it would be a bit better if it were an American flag. Many people don't know what flag that it (I didn't either untill I looked it up). 6

Alone
by bongo

Comment:
After reading many of the comments on your photo I am sorry you didn't win. I hope you get your blue ribbon real soon! Maybe next challenge we could trade places? ;)

Congratulations on a superb image!

Dreams vs. Career
by aaronb532

Comment:

Originally posted by BradP: Thought I recognized that mug shot from the Multiple Light Sources challenge! LOL Congrats!!

LOL, I knew someone would! I need to find a model other then myself from now on! Now if only there was someone as good looking... ;)

Dreams vs. Career
by aaronb532

Comment:
~COMMENTS FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHER~
Sorry for not placing this in the "Photographers Comments" I was planning on doing that before the challenge started but I ran out of time.

Well, I certainly didn’t expect to get the blue ribbon! I was aiming for a 6.0+ score and maybe a top ten finish. Thank you all for the great comments! Some were really helpful, plus it’s nice to hear praises!

Anyway, as many of you guessed, a lot of thought went into this shot. The idea was the easy part, making it happen was a bit of a challenge. I started with the baseball uniform, which I bought at the local Big5 store for about $25. Next the dress pants which I held up with the belt going through both sets of pants. I tucked the extra leg into the back of my belt. The jacket was next, with the rest just hanging down in the back. With a few of my test shots it was hanging a little to low so I tucked it into the belt too.

As for the props, I started with a baseball bat and a briefcase, but they looked to awkward so I went with the smaller ball and computer. I think they worked much better!

The hardest part of this whole setup was the background. I spent three days trying to come up with something that went well with both “halves”. I didn’t, so I just used our studio setup at work with a pretty generic color.

Post Processing: Pretty simple really, its nice being able to control everything in a studio setup!
-Minor Levels Adjustment
~Run though Neat Image
-Cropped
-Sharpened
-Added Border

Sorry for the long-winded comments! I get carried away late at night.
Again, thanks for the comments and the votes! I hope to do this well again in the future!

~Aaron

Monday Morning
by Elemmennope

Comment:
Go with the blue ;) and don't forget to make your bed!

"There's only one right choice.'
by budda12300

Comment:
Larger picture would help in the future

Color duJour
by robertagrizovic

Comment:
Photo is to small, please submit a larger photo in the future.