Duck Considers Lawsuit For Wrongful Termination. Aflac Denies Claim.
by ggbudge

Comment:
This meets the challenge quite well. However I do see some sharpening artifacts or haloing along the edges of the subject. Did you add grain to this picture to compensate for the "jaggies" from USM? Or is it a very tight crop, which reveals the grain and haloing maybe?

From the Sun's Rays
by JEFFJSB

Comment:
Great contrast. I would have preferred to see the flower placed a little lower in the frame. The horizontal placement is fine.

Suggestive
by Troutbear

Comment:
I like the concept of this shot but I think there are elements of the shot that detract from your theme. I think the eye is drawn away from the subject to the bright spot on the floor. Then there is the dark negative space above it that serves no purpose, IMHO. If you had set the shot up so that the shoe and other clothing were lit by the light pouring in on the floor, it would be a good starting point. Then if you could position it such that the shoe leads the eye to the slightly OOF female it would have greater impact.

*edit: FWIW, I don't believe it deserved the final score it received.

Message edited by author 2005-09-23 15:28:41.

The Eye
by librodo

Comment:
Great shot. Great execution of 3rds. I wonder who? ;)

Squashberries
by HVGB_photos

Comment:
Nice subtle execution. Well done. I love squashberry jelly.

Imagine If...
by ShannonLee

Comment:
If your horizon wasn't off it would be stronger. Otherwise well done.

Let's go back home !
by richabhatia

Comment:
If you straighten your horizon and crop some of the top your composition would be stronger. Also a little noise reduction would clean up the graininess. Some people like the grain, I personally prefer a more smooth look.

Dunes, Cormorant, Skiffs — Pamet River Estuary
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Nice subtle execution. They way it was intended.

Ever Aware
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
Very well done.

City Life
by MAK

Comment:
I like you composition with the 2/3 sky but I can't help wonder if the composition would have been that much stronger if the "wheel" had been intersected by the left vertical 1/3 line. I say this because it's an anomoly on the skyline and the eye would be more drawn to it and the whole composition could work around it.