88 Fahrenheit
by mariuca

Comment:
Didn't vote or even look at this challenge, but if I had I'd have loved this one the most.

Market Treasures
by jomari

Comment:
That's very good. A very modern photograph. Thank you.

done
by jmritz

Comment:
Nice job! Unequivocal, even frank. Bold, no mess. It''s confident work. Thank you.

maybe his name is Joe
by Abra

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Maybe it is. That would explain his resolve. And the bus ticket to Mexico in his pocket.
Echoes over 50 years. Fifty! Thank you.

looks like June
by mitalapo

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This is the best of show, and there was some very decent competition too.
If this wasn't set up, it's brilliant. If it was, then it's not what I wanted it to be and I expect you to lie to me, please.
So I'm working now on the assumption that either it really was spontaneous or that you'll be a really good liar: 10. Thank you.

Joey
by Neat

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Green & gold? Really? Well, good on ya, mate. Thank you.

switchback
by ubique

Comment:

Originally posted by primabarbara: This was my only 10 - crop and vignette are stunning! It makes me wonder if that gentle giant was standing there waiting for something, if he/she was walking away or munching some grass...and I like the vastness of the surrounding Maybe I like your picture that much because it remembers me of one my own pics, here is a link if you are interested: gentle soul It is accompanied with a childrens poem, this is a rough translation (at least I tried): Highly sensitive The elephant is big and tall But gentle is his nature His heart is made of creamy quark His soul is tender like a violet Once this big, tall elephant It wasn̢۪t on purpose , I swear! Stepped on the circus director̢۪s hand They both wept bitter tears

That's a lovely comment, and a sweet/sad picture & poem that you linked as 'gentle soul'. I despair when I see elephants in any place other than the wild; I don't think there's anything that makes me feel more bereft than that. I think it's very good that you found a meaningful way to picture a captive elephant; an Indian elephant I think? The elephant is entombed in concrete. It feels everything, its captors feel nothing. You moved that line a little bit. Thank you.

still-hunt
by mariuca

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I like this one best. It's not showing us the full story (that's always a bonus), and it has some fascinating shapes, tones and textures that really only work in monochrome; you dealt with them perfectly.

And there's a little echo in the skin tone of the bather pictures of Max Dupain, and any tiny reminder of Max Dupain is always welcome. Thank you.

being there
by tnun

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There's something just right about this quiet picture. One of the few entries that really is made more interesting, made apt, made pleasingly complete, by being from behind. Thank you.

father's day
by jmritz

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A river of sweaty blokes, and a Jeep. Just right for the celebration. Thank you.