"Man, THERE'S an old-timer with one foot in the wastebasket!"
by robinssong

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LOL. Simple, effective and clean composition. Caption captures the concept very well. Love the expressions and faces you created & put onto the pencils. That is what really makes the shot funny. Whether intentional or a lucky coincidence, I like how the rainbow swoop on the coffee mug 'seperates' the young pencils from the ol'timer pencil who lays outside the rainbow's boundry & slightly in shadow.

Innocent Mistake
by mssnare

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LOL this is great! The simple B&W calls much more attention to the details of the photo - plus it is yet another nod to Far Side's presentation as that most were just B&W line drawings. Love how you included the caption within the photo for this entry - it makes it more true to Larson's comic. Now the humor and composition: Simple and clean in the presentation of this concept. All we see is feet behind a bathroom stall but we know what the action is. Love how the Mummy wrap trails off and then goes to the next stall where you know it is being utilized at toilet paper. The Mummy's wrap turns into the Mummy's Wrath. Boy, Maurice is really gonna get it! My only critique is that the details in the Mummy's bindings are not so evident - because the edges of the binding are a tad washed out it almost looks like he is just wearing tube socks - perhaps 'dirting' up the edges of the cloth bindings would outline them more and also make the binding look a little more ancient & worn. None-the-less a great effort. 9

Edwina and Clem once had a playful relationship
by ElGordo

Comment:
BHA-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

BAM! You hit the humor aspect out of the ball park with this one:-) Lighting and set up is perfect. Kudos to you for the ingenuity on creating the 'bomb'. Love the expressions too! He, focused intently on careful hammering the warhead . She, with wide grin, coming up to pop the paper bag to startle him. A recipe for explosive humor that only works one time:-) I love the caption/title. It is simply stated and one sentance long that works very well with conveying the thought and twisted humor of this one.

...Straight To The Moon Alice!
by yakatme

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My first reactions to viewing this image where "Wow" and "with all the crazy drivers down here in S. Florida this photog has got to be a brave & crazy man":-) This is a very stunning image! Within your 'widescreen' composition I absolutely love how you included the railings on the bridge that along with the centered yellow dividing line just leads the eye directly up to the full moon seen off in the distance. The road, the railings and the yellow dividing line act like a runway that we travel down at high speed to then launch onwards and upwards off the ramp to that far distant moon. Love the title which is a direct reference to the Honeymooners. The show was before my time, but I have seen some of the famous snippets so I truly hear Gleason's character sputtering "Straight to the moon, Alice! Straight to the moon!":-)

Boca Chita Sunset
by yakatme

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Going back and forth from this one and the other picture Sunset on Boca Chita Harbor, I find this one more visually appealing. Why? Reason one is that the composition choice of a vertical focuses the attention more on the lighthouse & sunset. The viewer gets to see all the lovely details more closely - from the interesting roof on the lighthouse to the more well-defined ball shape of the sun that rests just above the water. Reason two, is that the vertical subtly compliments the lighthouse which one of the main focal points of the shot. The vertical orientation of the photo 'mimics' that of the vertical orientation of the lighthouse. Reason three is that there is a tighter focus/ concentration of those wonderfully rich warm hues of oranges and golds in this photo. Because the composition is a tighter focus the eye is treated to observing more of those lovely and vibrant colors of the sunset.

To The Sea
by yakatme

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Love the lighting on this beach scene - the sunset really brings out some nice soft hues in the foreground. I like the composition of the path to the beach being lined with sea oats on one side and the yellow 'daisies' on the other. The composition gives the eye many interesting elements to look upon and it especially adds to invoking a calm and relaxed mood in the viewer. A nice little bonus to the composition is the lucky capture of the seagull just beyond the pathway we 'visually' walk. You have captured a visually pleasing scene that invokes the idea in the viewer the calm & relaxed feel of taking a stroll on the beach.

Little One
by wsteyn

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Here I was just going to respond to a backlog of e-mail when I saw this on your profile page and just had to comment. What a truly fabulous find and fortutious capture! Love how you can see all the wonderful details of the tiny mantis. Because of the composition one can also get an appreciation of size. The color of the rose (white being symbolically linked with being etheral, innocence, purity, and delicate), the soft folds of the flower and the small insect carefully balanced upon the petal are ALL elements that speak of a delicate nature. Well done composition and capture.

Reflections
by BADDBOYY21

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This photograph is very pleasing on the eye to gaze upon. Love the dark color silhouettes paired with the lovely sunset reflection. Makes me think of an serene autumn day spent by the lake.

0860
by Majanka

Comment:
I really like the unusual angle that this is taken from. It really adds visual interest to this picture of a cow. Square crop keeps the main subject the focus of our attention. I look at the title and it innvokes the idea that ol' bettsy is just a number (0860) from a very large farm of cows that you cannot see in the picture. It calls up the idea of this cow being just one of a large herd all the while it depicts it as an individual in the photograph. The critique I have on this photo is that the lighting on the cows face is too dark that one cannot see it's eyes. They say the eye's are the windows to the soul - and when it comes to establishing a connection or human interest to a photo of a person or animal it is the eyes that can really grab & hold the viewer's attention. Perhaps an slightly slower shutter speed or lower ASA would have let more light come in to illuminate the eyes OR you could use selective editing to up the gamma, brightness & contrast just around the eyes to get them to be more visible.

Showtime
by Hungaro

Comment:
A nice capture showing what it is like to get ready for a theatre production. I like how the lighting in the photo creates a spotlight that shines down on the subject. It serves to invoke the idea of him being on stage in a theatre production while all he is doing now is just getting ready for the show. Good Composition and good lighting.