Religion
by sir_bazz

Comment:
IMO misses the spirit of the challenge. You may believe the Bible is obsolete but a billion or so people would disagree. Maybe it is obsolete in your life, in which case I can follow your logic a bit better.

Organized Religion
by banmorn

Comment:
IMO misses the spirit of the challenge. You may believe organized religion is obsolete but quite a few billion people would disagree. Maybe organized religion is obsolete in your life, in which case i can follow your logic a bit better.

Forgotten, but not dormant
by benlenz

Comment:
IMO misses the spirit of the challenge.

cell phone rivalry: Verizon vs. Sprint
by aplomb76

Comment:
IMO it's a weak subject that mostly misses the spirit of the challenge. Title doesn't help much since the rivalry certainly isn't obsolete. I think multi-point lighting might have helped and a concentration more on the broken phone and less on its replacement. Just my opinion. Feel free to disregard.

The Shell of a Former Life
by LesleyNelson

Comment:
Photo is mostly fine. A bit stronger focus would have helped IMO. I don't resonate with the subject much but that's a matter of personal taste. Not so sure about challenge rlevance but I understand your logic.

Thanks to Dr. Atkins
by nbagirl72

Comment:
I have attempted to take photos with this basic setup and composition. I know getting the details right is really challenging. Points for degree of difficulty. IMO this would have been better if the subject wasn't so brightly exposed and the background so darkly exposed. There are some blown highlights on the edge of the plate that distract somewhat. I might have chosen a different placemat, or possibly used a wood table. The centered composition is only partially rescued by the single chopstick (?) I don't personally believe the photo meets the challenge but I understand your logic and have ignored the challenge relevance issue. Sorry if this sounds negative, I'm not trying to be hurtful. But maybe it'll help for your next photo.

Sight
by bcoble

Comment:
Challenge relevance?

The fury of the old black...
by fquintans

Comment:
Creative attempt but you lost me with the erratic camera motion blur.

a symbol of the past down below
by focus57

Comment:
This should probably be DQ'd as a photo of artwork. The photo has promise, but it could have been a better photo IMO if you had leveled the horizon, lit the subject in a more interesting way, managed the grain of the photo a bit, worked with brightness and contrast to improve the over exposure. It's a nice sculpture and all but the background doesn't really contribute to the context. I am sure this sounds negative and I don't mean to be hurtful. I'd like to see you keep shooting and getting better at post processing.

Singled Out
by OnyxPilot

Comment:
I am having trouble liking this image. Firstly, it is an over used cliche in this challenge (not you fault) but more importantly there are flaws that detract from the image: The dark upper right hand corner, the hot spots on the left and the indeterminate focus on the background. The centered and mostly symetric composition doesn't create any interest in the subject. Sorry to sound negative, but maybe the feedback will help for next time.