The Porter
by MAK

Comment:

Originally posted by Lydia: This is FABULOUS, Marac! Would you please tell me how you got him to let you shoot him? I'm trying to learn to shoot people I don't know.

I was exactly the same as you (still am in certain cases) the best thing to do is to simply ask "Hey, hello there, would you mind if I take your photograph please"? they can only say yes or no.

Sometimes they ask what it is for and usually I say "I'm retired and this is what keeps me sane".

Running Man and the Great Orion Nebula
by scalvert

Comment:
Top draw, I would love to try this kind of work.

A gathering storm
by Kroburg

Comment:
Aww look at us sharing the front page together... great shot old boy.

Stop Resisting!!
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
I thought this was excellent, a fine reflection of modern times

Jazz
by gyaban

Comment:
I play a bit of Alto myself as part of a reggae horn section, nice shot.

Reach
by Neat

Comment:
NICE! another small axe, coming to chop them down... one of my top picks 8

Honeycombs
by Enjaykayb

Comment:
Ahhhh the honeycomb again. I like it, very pleased to see you using the shadows to effect. Did you use vignette? Get rid of the right side, portrait mode, this will create more feeling, my personal preference for this image. 6

The Theme Building At LAX
by PaulFrocchi

Comment:
What a crazy shot, exactly where I am right now with shadows/highlights. Excellent in B&W (I know it was an obvious choice).
The swirl carries me through this wonderland of contrast and shapes, the closed eyelashes, the twin trees (by the way my nit-pick is here... please get rid of that thing left side of the tree, pretty please).. regardless of that obstacle spoiling my journey through the total whiteness this is worthy of my top pick. 10

Remnants of past glory
by LevT

Comment:
I definitely feel pity yet almost elated that nature has come to reclaim the badness and surround the innocent building with life.

Gret image, tiny nit-pick would be a touch of whitening in the sky, it looks a tad flat, put the highlights slider up a smidge.

7

Alone with God
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Alone with a financial tyrant :) ... only kidding.
Obvious feeling of power, riches, magnificence. 6