Two Generations of Band Abuse
by Lorene

Comment:
Good choice of perspective on this image. I like how you highlighted the dings and scrapes that all well used brass instruments get. 6

Slave to Music
by riot

Comment:
An interesting an unique approach at this one. The handcuff is a nice touch.

High School Band
by Elaine

Comment:
Nice image - good perspective and reflections. I think it would be more dramatic with a little more contrast - having the whites of the background music be a little whiter.

Basic's
by Bugzeye

Comment:
Nice clean composition and lighting. This is well photographed and presented, but does not jump off the screen at me. 6

Just Chillin'
by pix-al

Comment:
What a great image. Love the AC/DC sticker and the determined look on the face of the next "Keith Moon". Bumping you to a 7

Student Clarinet
by rayg544

Comment:
Thsi almost seems like too close for this kind of closeup. It has some blown out sections on the keys on the top and there is a lot of the image that is OOF due to the shallow DOF. You have some nice elements - music in the background, interesting lighting, good eye for composition, but it is hurt by the amount of soft focus areas.

Are you practicing?
by tcmartin

Comment:
This is a solid image - good focus and lighting, nice background and good border. It doesn't jump off the screen at me, but it is well done. 7

Wind Instruments
by vzegarski

Comment:
The lighting seems a little odd to me. It seems to work well for the instruments, but the background cloth and the piece of sheet music seem a little out of place and blown out. Also, what bothers me is that the music is not for those instruments (it is piano music with guitar chord changes rather than brass music) and seems to be added as an afterthought. The instruments alone would likely have worked better.

Old Clarinet
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Nice closeup of the clarinet. It is a solid image but other images in the challenge really told me more of a story than this one.

Unconventional Cello Practice
by daboardergirl

Comment:
I think the perpective is very nice - with the randomness of the grass and the focus of the students face. I think it could have been improved a little with a bit more contrast to bring out the player and the cello.