Toy Train
by agrimace

Comment:
Yes, compared to an H, O or HO scale toy, better believe its low tech. Cropped a bit tight on the sides, some more white (not much mind you) would really make this stand out. Lighting on the flat foreface is perfect, but on the platform and upper section seems way overdone, perhaps moving the backlight away more or dropping its power a stop or two would provide a more even feel. Seems to be a bunch of dust on the platform as well. I hate dusting, but I think it would go a long way to giving the shot an extra edge.

Spinning Wheel ~ Hi-Tech 700 Years Ago
by hyperfocal

Comment:
I am impressed by the 'cleanness' of this shot and the blurred action really adds to the interest level. It is well balanced in the chosen crop and the lighting is not overdone in any part, but I am distracted by what appears to be the greyness of either dodging, desaturation or wrong light reflection in the upper right. This seems way out of place with the rest of the image and has a strong negative impact on the whole.

Dustpan Technology
by SteveJ

Comment:
Without the title, this image would not survive the challenge interpretation, but it is exactly worded to force me into that mind of thinking. This is dustpan technology and as such, the low tech works. The soft focus and highlights almost lend to an ethereal presentation that could be a marketing tool - the latest low tech wonder for the household. Great job on interpretation and composition and leading title-generation.

Eunice's Pump
by FrostyPaws

Comment:
Selective desat worked well in this as my eyes can hardly move from the subject which is obviously low tech. There is a shovel like formation just under the bulb of the pump that is distracting and should be cloned out. I find the choice of DOF fine in this image and the trench/stream in teh background helps to keep a flow of the photo while subtly creating a division between foreground interests and background. Nice!

Natural Light
by wkoffel

Comment:
Good use of shadows to enhance the focus of subject matter. The candle seems to be less of the subject than the book and glasses however. Nice balance of placements of the elements, but the left side of the book is distracting, makes me think that it is going to close on you. Positioning the glasses across the binding may have been effective in thwarting that, but would have introduced a different crop or placement of elements that would defeat the shadowing. I see the low tech element but it seems overwhelemed by the book as the focal point. Nice subtle border and choice of accent color.

Stove-Top Popcorn Popper and 3D Glasses
by stupidcat

Comment:
Definitely invokes a feeling of nostalgia and something of a low tech subject is captured in the popper. The image elements are situated as to require the crop that has been chosen but the size of each subject and the enormous negative space detract considerably from the impact of the whole. A tighter crop, larger elements and maybe fewer popcorn boxes would greatly improve this shot.

A Shrimper's Relic
by newtune3

Comment:
Black on Grey, lots of grey. I see mchanics of some kind, but not technology per se. The subject is overcome by the negative space, but not so overcome as to be overwhelmed and dwarfed by it which would be a statement. Instead, it seems to have just less than 50% of the space in the frame and becomes a cacophany of lines against a grey palate. Your focus is very good and the attempt to use thirds for composistion is a good effort that fails only due to the subject matter not having enough solid matter to overtake the power of the grey sky.

keeping time no more
by claudia26

Comment:
Interestingly enough, without the hands to define it as a watch, the technology of the subject becomes almost non-existant to me. It now seems nothing more than a medal of honor, a trophy of some sort. The blue above, only adding to that feeling. I like the angle chosen to shoot from and chosen for teh subject itself, the DOF is great and keeps the whole in focus and the lighting allows it to gently melt into the background. Overall a pleasant image, but distracting in the color above and lacking somehow in the tech arena but only because of the missing hands. Desat the blue above tho and this image seems to me to be a winner for an abstract wallhanging.

Basic but LOUD
by Beetle

Comment:
Not much lower tech wake up device than this wonder. Good lighting and long exposure of second hand and ringing bells. No question that this is a loud subject! Very clear focus and the noise in the shadows provides a graininess that I find interesting rather than detracting. Up angle gives it a larger than life feel that adds to the 'noise' of the alarm. Good Job, very high marks.

Gas to the future..
by alphakappa

Comment:
I am not reminded of low technology when seeing this pump. Instead, it invokes the 'good old days' or antique sentiments, nostalgia. The height of the pump vs the tree and the rest of the crop are well thought and create a nice balance against the 90 degree corner in the background. The white car is a huge distraction and looks very out of place, perhaps a tighter crop would fix this, but could defeat other aspects the composition. The green tone and overexposed sky do little to nostalgify this for me, but perhaps some grain and a sepia toning with no car would give a more solid 'old' feel to it.