We All Go Places
by goc

Comment:
something about this one really pulls me in. the light and the toning are wonderful. there is a real sense of mystery and anticipation here. nicely done. - 9

Untitled
by Fromac

Comment:
very surreal. lovely light.

Es de Madera
by jmsetzler

Comment:
lighting on this is lovely

November Blues
by charliebaker

Comment:
very nice. having grown up in western washington, this almost doesn't even seem like a duotone.

go to college
by saintaugust

Comment:
I'm amending this comment, not because I've changed my mind, but because I should attempt to be more helpful. For me this photograph is:

1) Offensive: You are making a lot of assumptions about your subject here that may or may not be true. Perhaps you know this person, likely you do not. (The shot appears to be one that was taken clandestinely.) Either way you are using your subject as a means to make your point. And doing it in a rather flip and shallow way. You are not treating either your subject or your audience with respect.

2) Ineffective: Because there is not context to harmonize your subject with your purported message, the effectiveness of the message is reduced.

3) Photographically boring: The picture is uninteresting, cluttered, and unbalanced visually. The blurred greenery in the foreground is very distracting, and your main subject is either too small in the frame (if your intent was to focus in on the face/expression), or to close (if your intent was to give context through the surroundings).

Fecundity
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Very funny. I'm going to take this in the satirical spirit which I assume you intended, so I'm calling it brilliant. -9

The Soul
by whiteroom

Comment:
Absolutely gorgeous photograph. (Lensbaby?) Gave this a 9, would have been a ten, but the font selected for the lower letters looks to clunky and doesn't work with the rest of the image.

Window to the Soul
by PaulE

Comment:
Interesting textures and colors in the iris; like the subtle appearance of the shadow of the cross. Title is highly cliche and the shot overall is a little blah. Point of focus is also off, drawing the viewer away from your intended subject.

A Vanishing Point A Vanishing Subject
by Coley

Comment:
I think that the fact that people couldn't figure how you could accomplish this in Basic hurt you on the scoring. Should have placed higher (got on 8 from me). Very well executed and great take on the challenge.

Tracks
by MCCullen

Comment:
Contrary to the comments below, I liked the light in this photo. Nice unique take on the train track approach to the challenge. Got an 8 from me during voting. Should have placed higher.