Fading Into Extinction
by rayg544

Comment:
Perhaps you should have tried a sepia tone to go with the ribbon you're seeking? :-)

A morning message
by urmig

Comment:
Excellent idea and ok executed. Would have wished for better lightning - the reflections in the table are distracting. Did you also try with someone holding the tray?

Communication interrupted...
by gipomontesanto

Comment:
Argh, that just hurts to see.. Hope there's a backup.. :)

No words needed to ask for a kiss.
by debbybris

Comment:
This image would have been improved by just simply hitting "Auto Levels" in photoshop. But even then the lightning is not very good, flash shadows prominent, focus rather poor or rather it's grainy like if it's blown out of a larger image and resized up to this size. Leaving any compositional/motive values aside, the tecnical aspects brings it down.

Eyes
by librodo

Comment:
Fantastic shot and finally you've gotten your way overdue blue!

Competition
by Gabriel

Comment:

Originally posted by kiwiness: Does that include yourself with this comment :)))

I certainly hope so! :-)

Competition
by Gabriel

Comment:
All you people who take the time to comment on this or even delve into the potential artistic values of the naught; you are truly sick puppies.

I love you all.

Hostage
by Beagleboy

Comment:
Missed the voting on this challenge, but post-browsing through the entries your image really stands out and I'm pretty confident that you would have gotten my single 10 vote for this round. It wouldn't have made much of a difference for you in the end, but you deserve the recognition now that I found it.

Very nice with ppl who dare interpret the challenges a bit different without getting astray from the subject too much. I agree with those who deem it fit.

Amazing use of the light!

Opposite Sex : Caught in the Act!
by arbil14

Comment:
You're welcome (I gave you one of the 26 6's). Actually I didn't find the shot to be really within the challenge, but I "allowed it", reading the title.

On a side note, I'm so sick of reading the Moral Majority comments all over this site whenever there is nudity, violence or anything that doesn't fit in to their american dreaming Mr Rogers Neighbourhood.

That the subject might be poor taste in their eyes doesn't make it a bad image and this is a site about photography, not moral consent. There are no limits to art, and it surely is in the beholders eye. Your image to me was well worth the 6. Or perhaps it wasn't, and I fell in the trap of playing their game - upgrading it just a bit for you having the guts to post it? Can't tell. I do know I almost gave you a 10 for the same reason, but felt it would be wrong. I Would never vote an image down for depicting something I didn't like anyway - I'd like to sleep well at night.

Thank you for posting a controversial subject.

Smoothie
by PhilipDyer

Comment:
Guessing this one is on-board flashed? Think it would have been better with some other light source, this makes it look very flat. But I give you credit for dead centering and a really annoying color :-)