VIP Lounge
by LVicari

Comment:
I have always liked your photography, ever since I was introduced to it during the olympics last year, but I have to say that recently, your portrait work has jumped to a new level... this stuff is amazing. Love this photo. When will you be holding workshops???

The crack of dawn
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Beautiful shot, and congrats on your first ribbon :)

Bluebell Wood
by marbo

Comment:
A return to the ribbons for marbo, this is an awesome shot :)

Airborne
by stargazer05766

Comment:
There really should have been 5 ribbons in this challenge... so many great shots, and this one deserved a ribbon too.... an HM isnt a bad thing though. Congrats on the huge score, and the PB. My only 10 in this challenge.

- FLIGHT of the HUNTER -
by andrewt

Comment:
Wow... what a monster score. April has been a really good month for you... your going to give IreneM a run for her money in the points race. Great shot, scored 9 from me.

Airborne
by stargazer05766

Comment:
I just decided to look at the thumbnails, with no intention of voting yet, and this is the first one that caught my eye. My immediate reaction was "this is awesome". Really well captured, great DOF. I hope you do really well.

HOPE
by VitaminB

Comment:

Originally posted by glad2badad: Originally posted by VitaminB "Photographer's Comments": Also, for the low scores, I guess some of you cannot get past your politics when voting for a photo eh! Yes, politics do play a part in like/dislike (it is subject matter) - however, additionally, this entry is more of an artwork entry than a photo IMHO. Kudo's to you on effort in assembly, but time and effort is not always rewarded as the end result is, and should be, based on the qualities of the photography. In this case, you basically have a photo of a flat piece of artwork. Could be a painting or a watercolor with yarn from a schoolroom hallway display. In the end I do think your score reflects points based on the art effort rather than the photo itself, and the popularity of our current president. FTR, I am a Republican, and not a big fan of Obama - although I don't disapprove of his efforts thus far. Had we had another VP choice... Oh well, there's always 2012 to look forward to. :-)

Thanks for your comment. I can appreciate the fact that this is essentially a photo of artwork... but it essentially no different than the photo which inspired it, jeger's Mona Lisa:


While I am not bothered by my score overall, I am really happy with it, I did get a lot of low votes, which the Mona Lisa shot didnt get. And, based on a small number of my comments, I believe these votes to be politically motivated, and not a reflection of my photographic skill.

That being said, I am sure that some of my high scores were also political... so it all balances out... and the score is not dissapointing. My comment was just noting the political nature of the votes.

Oh... and I am not a Democrat.. I am Canadian :)

But, what Obama means to me, and the reason I kept the HOPE title, is that Obama is seen by many in the rest of the world as a refreshingly open minded president who is willing to listen to the rest of the world, rather than just push an American agenda on the rest of the world (which is how many people viewed Bush). And that gives a lot of people HOPE.

"Waiting To Be Humped"
by Quigley

Comment:
Hey Max!!! Nice shot... deserved a better score, but I like your unique composition on it. You brought out a lot of colour on the train considering the grey skies.

Looking forward to the next time we can all shoot together :) I will try to actually take some shots then :)

Midnight Streak
by jeger

Comment:
Sweet top 10 buddy. Your on a roll too :)

Colors
by IreneM

Comment:
Nice, clean shot, and a perfect reflection. What did you use as your reflective surface? I notice that there is no distortion, when normally I see that with glass reflecting surfaces. Congrats on the ribbon.