i listen, therefore ipod
by EyesOnly

Comment:
stone me, a decent ipod picture. the lighting and soft grey tones work remarkably well, although the little orange lights look a little too orange (aren't they more red)? the background is also nicely complimentary, and does the little iconic gizmo a fair bit of justice. so many shots of the ipod look like a half hearted ill conceived balls up. this looks very cool, and would even look good hanging on the wall. my first ten of the challenge

Strumming My Pain
by flip89

Comment:
not to want to be pernickity, but the tie does not really express "pain" to me. It's definietly prefereable to see an instrument in a photo being played, i agree with that aspect (although i'm two minds about the moving hand - a simple still pose would have been okay) but i don't know - shirt and ties don't really suit soulful anguished music. Lot's of black attire would i think be more suitable. 5.

Heading back home
by Dufus

Comment:
I was just going though some of my old favourites, whereupon i stumbled on this lovely, brilliant picture. There is so much to like about this - the bee for one, but what really does it for me is 1) the different levels of focus (really sharp, pretty soft and really fuzzy in the top left) and the colours (the green and greeny-whites against the wonderful blue sky). composition and setting is perfect for me. there's a lot to look at too. it shocks me that it only got a 5.13 - i gave you a ten and i still stand by that score. excellent. would make a great record sleeve.

P9085060.jpg
by Gabriel

Comment:
i much prefer this original - says so much more in a neo-gothic kind of why. spiffing.

SkyLights and TrackLights
by troylox

Comment:
The principal content of this picture fails, in my mind, to meet the challenge. However, the run of luminaires at the foot of the shot, in my mind, does. if only they featured a little more in the shot. it's a good shot, and wouldn't look out of place in a construction trade magazine. it just doesn't imply lines to me. 5.

A Little of Both
by MWitt

Comment:
Great shot, lovely depth of field, composition and colours. Not entirely sure if there are any lines that are only implied... it's very nice, and the splash of red brings something special to what is a pretty common-themed photo. 7.

Pictures
by MikeO

Comment:
hmmm, it certainly fits the challenge. I like the look of this shot, and the graininess too. Though I wonder if this might be one of the few justifiable cases for selective desaturation? also, i think a landscaped orientaiton (with less ceiling and floor visible) might have helped drawing your eye along the picutres thereby emphasising the implied lines. It's a good arty concept though. 6.

Fence
by bobdaveant

Comment:
yes. i'd say this fits pretty well. i'd say the orientation is perhaps not best suited for this sort of picture for two reasons; one is that ones eyes are drawn towards the right, which ends abruptly, and second is the expanse of white in the corners kind of unbalances the overall shot. that minor compliant aside, i think this is brilliant - i love how bold the black and red looks at the core of the shot, and the subject matter though not obvious in the street, fits the implied line thing very well. good thinking and well executed. 8.

Line of Fire
by bongo

Comment:
genius, and an excellent capture of the action to boot. I am thoroughly impressed with this and i think it completely deserves a top 3 slot (haven't finished voting - but so far i'd say this is #1). the sharp detail of the matches, and the lighting upon them, is great. it suits the challenge brilliantly, and is quite frankly, fab. 10.

Line up of Liberty's
by JEFFJSB

Comment:
well done for complying with the challenge! the flow of the image is disrupted slightly by the cherokee right at the back (you could have cropped it there and given the impression that this would have gone on ad infinitum). certain aspect i particularly like include the reflection on the rear windows, and especially the unifomity of the whole thing. the sky is a little blown out (if you aim towards the sky and then lower the camera half pressed, it might come out less white). that aside very good. 8.