The Evil Eye
by ecdillon

Comment:
Cool! I know from experience myself how difficult it is to photograph black-furred animals: either the details of the fur become very harsh or washed out, or the details are completely lost in a black void. But I think you've captured the fur details perfectly here! It would be cool if the cat's eyes were a little wider open (although it certainly does make the cat look evil!) But, having a cat myself, I know how difficult models they can be!

Adirondacks
by ecdillon

Comment:
I love the peaceful, serene atmosphere here... I wonder how it might look if you cropped some of the extra tree-tops off? The path is bright, but I like that! The only thing that bothers me is the washed-out sky. Very nice photo!

Bubbles and Blossoms
by Citadel

Comment:
Beautiful! The warm and cold colors are so pretty when they contrast each other like this... I love it! I agree with the others that it looks a little over-sharpened, and might pop a little more with better lighting... but I like the centered composition! It's a really neat shot.

Alternative Alternative Medicine
by santiago9er

Comment:
Ow! This is painful just looking at it! nice job with the motion blur on the hammer. :)

Old Bridge
by santiago9er

Comment:
Well....first of all it looks a bit too dark. Secondly, the sepia tone seems to be taking over. Areas that should be black (such as the shadows under the bridge) are actually brownish. Perhaps the white-balance is off? I'm not sure. It could probably be fixed in photoshop... But other than that, this looks like a really beautiful image! I like the fact that you used the sepia tone (even if it didn't turn out :)) The composition and the reflections are really beautiful! Keep up the good work!:)

YKK
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Well, I guess I agree with most of what Konador said below... it does look a little over-sharpened, but still, this is really cool! It's an everday object in a new and interesting perspective.
As for the crazy score...I can just as easily picture this in the 6.0 range or in the 5.0 range. I can NEVER figure out what the DPC voters are going to like! The only theory I can come up with is this: if I personally like a photo, it will score horribly. :)

Planet Melon
by LevT

Comment:
Awesome! This is very creative... I'm suprised it didn't score higher. (okay, maybe I'm not. I've seen lots of great images get dumped in the 5.5 range for no apparant reason) :P The lighting is beautiful, and the composition perfect. I love this!

the lab
by arsenal

Comment:
Yikes! :) The post-editing you did here gives this an extremely cluttered feel to it... You've captured this quite interestingly. Excellent! How did you do this? Just burning and dodging? That's sort of what it looks like. Cool.

:) Reminds me of lowland's "workingclass hero": //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=447835

Message edited by author 2007-04-16 12:34:28.

affection
by arsenal

Comment:
The shallow DOF and the sepia tone is so awesome here! Beautiful.

sky
by arsenal

Comment:
AMAZING! YOu've captured such a moody, unusual atmosphere here... Excellent job!