My Weakness
by arnit

Comment:
Hi. I have a trouble finding what is the weekness your title is refering to. Doesn't matter. This is a superb photo. Excellent use of B&W and from bellow point of view. I adore the vertical lines in this shot. Great choice of location. Excellent pose. 9

me
by heida

Comment:
This is very classic. I love your shot. The modd captured is so wide and can be interpreted in many ways. The composition is really nice. Nice use of B&W. Superb. 8

Peek-A-Boo!!! (All in-camera)
by StevePax

Comment:
hmmm... maybe you should read the rules... [edit later: sorry about that, you emailed me saying that your camera has that feature. I appologize. Very original idea by the way.]

Waiting For Irina
by greenem2

Comment:
I love this shot. It's truly splendid. You capture quite an essence there. I love the use of Diffuse Glow in the image. It's soft an not over done. Visually, great composition. The pose is excellent, and if I may say so, you know how to select your clothes- they suit you very well. This is a 9 or 10 to me.

Some of me
by InnaN

Comment:
Superb lighting. Very classic. Nice use of your hair. Lovely expression. Excellent use of sepia. Great composition. Nice use of the white border. To me it's a 10.

Do this bunny think or are he scared?
by russi

Comment:
Did you see the movie Donnie Darko? I think you'll like it. :-)

Stuff Magazine - or - Playboy
by DrJOnes

Comment:
To all:
again, thank you for your comments, before and after the voting procedures.
I would like to clarify one thing: My intentions in my post after the voting results were not to hit on the laughing horse shot. I think it is a well done shot, (I gave it a 7). I was just using a little sarcasm to laugh a bit at the situation simply because I found it ironic. I didn't mean to be disrespectful to the photographer who shot it, or to anyone who loved that shot. If I offended anyone with my remark, I honestly appologize.


One thing I would like to add.
I want to say that I am not surprised at the voting results in a negative way. Of course, the twenty-five 1's are a real downer, but it's true that I expected to get some negative marks beause of the nature of the shot. The numbers speak for themselves and I find them to be quite interesting when we anylise them. For instance, this photo go an extremely high number of votes compared to many. When you think about the difference, this means that some visitors saw the thumbnail and decided to click because the photo, in thumbnail format, already had standed out on its own. I suspect many people who voted these 1's came to see the photo out of curiosity even if they knew they would be shocked. In other words, they wanted to give 1's.

I;'m not complaining. I really do find the numbers to be interesting.


And on a final note, I sincerely would like to thank again everybody who left comments during the voting process. You have all surprised me in a very good way with your positive feedback. Some of you have commented on not liking the subject of the photo, but you've also said that you recognized its technical qualities and such. I thought the shot would offend women a lot more than men for obvious reasons. But the women of this site proved me wrong in the comments they left during the voting procedures. 1/4th of the comments were left by women, and all of them were positive and respectful. You all have my utmost respect.


Thanks.

American Entomologist
by connie

Comment:
Connie, you're very talented. "Good Clean Fun" remains one of my favorite photos of all time (not just DPC). This time, you pulled it off marvelously with this flower and butterfly. Just goes to show flowers (an old cliché) can still be captured in all their visual splendor. (and I don`t like flower shots! LOL!) Congratulations. I think you well deserve your spot in the top 3 winners.

Message edited by author 2003-06-18 02:04:42.

Cigar Aficionado
by crabappl3

Comment:
Yeah... you got robbed dude. Just goes to show: people vote higher for things they "recognize". Baskeball shots have been done millions of time. Sure it's a nice shot. But does it belong at number 1? Not compared to your shot. (ok ok, not nice to compare... but sorry, it's true! You deserved it.)

In My Hands
by JPR

Comment:
technically not visually so good, but I have to hand it to you: this shot is surprisingly intriguing!! How in the world you did that? VERY NICE.