Where Juan Valdez Meets Benjamin Franklin
by Art Roflmao

Comment by Neil:
Very good idea! Sharp wit and focus.

I think overall this is a very good image. I think you were penalized for having a woody ;)

Compositionally, however, I think this could have been a little stronger. I'm not fixated on the rule of thirds, but this image could be balanced better by using it. My first thought is that the paper goods on the left weren't needed and don't provide compositional balance, and you could have thus cropped on that side and tried to get woody in the sweet spot--right now he and the coffee maker are too close to center.

Second, I think the brown/dark background makes the beans on the left less effective. If I were to imagine arranging the scene, I might have done the following (but realize this is not easy to previsualize so I may be totally off base): ditch the paper cups on the right, put the beans there in a more prominent position, shifting the maker left, and balancing the maker on the left with the beans on the right. Put in a very nice expresso cup, either filled with steaming coffee or money. The latter idea has me thinking a little bit: to make a statement about coffee costs, the jar isn't really "unambiguous" because it is associated with tips, not the cost of coffee. So maybe the coffee cup idea filled with money, or some foreground with money and coffee somehow intermingled in either a natural or artistic statement way.

Alternate title: Hey buddy, can I have $5 for a cup of coffee? ;)

Lil' Rebel - I raised him since he was just a tiny point & shoot!
by Art Roflmao

Comment by Longreach:
Very droll - and I say this with a large smile on my face. Sometimes it is of benefit to think INSIDE the sqare. I'm thinking of "adopting" a Rebel. I hope it is as fit and healthy as yours. :-)

Where Juan Valdez Meets Benjamin Franklin
by Art Roflmao

Comment by Strikeslip:
Hehe, curse of the Woodies. ;-)

Lil' Rebel - I raised him since he was just a tiny point & shoot!
by Art Roflmao

Comment by brizmama:
How funny!

Where Juan Valdez Meets Benjamin Franklin
by Art Roflmao

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
*shakes head while tsk-tsk-tsking

Message edited by author 2005-10-12 01:14:31.

Where Juan Valdez Meets Benjamin Franklin
by Art Roflmao

Comment by Rikki:
damn woodys! lol. great humorous image ken! love it :)

Celebrate Nature! (and the end of Deer Hunting Season)
by Art Roflmao

Comment by tpoc:
okay, you and i are probably getting faulted for the same thing...the title is what makes the picture qualify for the challenge, and not the picture itself. but hey, that's life, right? now for the pic. i think it's beautiful. i like the dof, i love the palate of colors. i like how the doe's leg is picked up just a bit, and how she's looking into the camera. there's even light in her eyes, so that's cool too. a nicely composed shot that makes me feel happy to know that this doe gets to exist in peace for one more year!

Celebrate Nature! (and the end of Deer Hunting Season)
by Art Roflmao

Comment by vtruan:
nice doe

Celebrate Nature! (and the end of Deer Hunting Season)
by Art Roflmao

Comment by Chinabun:
nice lookin deer. great capture.

Where Juan Valdez Meets Benjamin Franklin
by Art Roflmao

Comment by livitup:
Heh, a bit of commentary on the cost of coffee at the average "shop" today?

Perhaps abit under lit, especially in thearea around the coffee beans on the left. I like it otherwise, and I can certainally appreciate how long it took to set this one up, not to mention how much it must have cost. :)