Back in the Days
by AJFI

Comment:
Lovely car, in tough light. The biggest issue I have with this image is that it shows off the car, but ends up looking like a shot from a want ad. The barn in the background is only half there, so it is more distraction than mood setting. Same with the big wheel (antique bicycle? carriage wheel?) on the left. Had you backed up the car a few steps to get the whole thing in the tree shadow, shifted your POV up to show off the setting, or down to created more dramatic line in the car and cut out the background, this would have been a stronger shot. All the components are here, but they just don't come together as a whole.

Antiques
by Emerkaza

Comment:
I'm torn on this one, the blown out sky and the flat shadowless light eat up a lot of the drama of the shot. The Caddy is a great find and the canted over, riding on the rim, angle of the car is nice, as is the worn out and left behind setting. If you could have only come back when the light was better, this shot would have been a ribbon contender.

5430
by jdannels

Comment:
Nice find. Where is this Joe? That art deco building in the background looks familiar but I can't place it.

The Princess Bride
by scalvert

Comment:
Lovely shot Shannon, and as the other images in your portfolio will loose their luster and freshness, shots that capture a specific slice of our children's lives just get more and more valuable. It is rare to see the simple and sophisticated mixed so well.

Pessimistic
by klkitchens

Comment:
I don't understand how this slid so far down the challenge. I guess not all the tools got sharpened before they got put away. The image doesn't have a ton of pop, but the phrase is snarky as hell, a perfect de-motivator.

ZenLife
by mpeters

Comment:
Great shot Mark, and the first placed De-movtivator with an original phrase that is spelled correctly.

Hotel Lamp
by rrdjserv

Comment:
I alway like to comment on the shot with the biggest disparity between my score and the finish. I had this in my top five. I got yours in there with first, second and fourth places, how yours slid so far I don't understand. It is beautifully rendered with tons of texture and variants of subtle light. I'm sure the prosaic hotel furniture didn't help your score but I thought it was a good choice and the tight crop created an enclosed feeling that reminds me of many hotel rooms I've stayed in. Great job, keep it up.

Message edited by author 2009-05-18 00:47:19.

No Lifeguard On Duty
by jdannels

Comment:
Lovely shot Joe. 6.5 score with only 3 comments has to be some kind of a record, no?

I think it would have made the ribbons with a bit more mirco-tweaking.

Whats behind the paint?
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment:
On shots like this the ones and twos must be seen as high praise by the jealous, sorry you missed your 7, you should have gotten it IMHO.

P E S S I M I S T
by Panks

Comment:
Very nice work here, Great capture and the text shifts the way you see the image once you look back up. One of the few truly funny sayings that I haven't seen before. I had this tied for first but on further though I think I'm going to bump it up.