Road to independence
by liney

Comment by Pooba:
The wood and color of the wood background take away from the shot. I think a closer shot would be more interesting.

Road to independence
by liney

Comment by Falc:
OK so why is this going to bomb?
Well for me there is nothing here which makes me want to stop and look at it for more than about half a second. Its such a literal representation of the challenge theme without any attempt to give it any zap or wow factor.

DPC is not just about meeting the challenge, its about doing it with some style, some attempt at art. Try some different lighting, try a few gimmicks, experiment, learn and enjoy. My guess is this tokk about 3 minutes to set up and shoot, which is why your voters will take a proportionate amount of time to dismiss it.

Road to independence
by liney

Comment by p2jvr:
Fits the challenge but is an easy take. A teenager hanging the plate on a car would have had more impact for me (I know you may not have a teenager handy)

Road to independence
by liney

Comment by Riponlady:
dislike background,fits challenge but not v interesting, sharp good focus

Road to independence
by liney

Comment by thorgils:
very untinteresting subject, ie another point of view might have made it much more interesting. Might have cropped it much more. The lighting creates to sharp a shadow around the key.

Family Plot
by liney

Comment by cools98:
Fit Challenge Criteria: 0/2
Color/Contrast: 1/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
Composition: 2/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2

The selective desaturation is interesting. I don't know if it is appropriate on this photo. It doesn't make this grave stand out enough. There are not excellent whites in the photo. The background is quite muddy and the shadow on the grave is distracting.

Family Plot
by liney

Comment by roadrunner:
great idea... love the composition and colouring too...

Family Plot
by liney

Comment by bfox2:
I like the way you did the de-sat on this, it really brings attention to the subject but I think that the crop dissapated some of the attention. You might try bring it in closer on both sides. Also, the vertical lines all lean a little to the right which is a little distracting.

Family Plot
by liney

Comment by dahkota:
Interesting take on the challenge. The blur on the background enhances the view. I may have also darkened the background a little more, dimmed it so to speak to enhance the focus even more. Wish there had been a spot of color or something to draw my eye. Right now the image has depth but nothing really to hold my attention. 6 - Good luck in the challenge!

Family Plot
by liney

Comment by Rikki:
The gaussian blur is a little too much for this image. The shadow on the right side cast by the tombstone should have been a little softer. An interesting concept. Maybe it would have been more effective as all BW instead of your selective desaturation.