Ben A`an at twilight
by geewhy

Comment:

Originally posted by e301: The only way i can see this wonderfully atmospheric and exemplary shot not winning this week is if the 'don't believe it's legal' crows get to it too heavily. Has a quality reminiscent of the painter Caspar David Friedrich; and there is little higher praise than that. When i grow up, I want to be able to take photos like this.

Of course, I forgot about motorcycles in mid-air ... :-(

Wonderful work, as ever.

Ed

Unexplored Underground
by redmoon

Comment:
As there's no mention of it in your comments, I strongly suggest that you go, as soon as you possibly can (like on the way home this evening), to the World Press Photo 04 exhibition in the foyer of the Festival Hall - I absolutely promise you you won't be disappointed. Head for the furthest right-hand section if you go in from the terrace level, where you'll find some of the work of Raul Belinchon.

Honestly, you really MUST do this.

Ed

Rush Hour
by moodville

Comment:
Highly competent shooting ... I just can't believe it's been voted into first place. Well, I can, but...

Every now and again I get confused, and think that dpc might have something to do with imagination and vision. More fool me.

Apologies for posting this on your photo - but I think it needs saying, and I'm sure you have enough congratulations to keep you happy.

Ed

Specks and the Universe II
by zeuszen

Comment:
Highly reminiscent of the work of Zeus Zen, only I'm moderately convinced he would have presented it in black and white. Very interesting work: not completely convinced about keeping the flying bird right of frame, but the water there is definitely a useful compositional element - difficult decision, I'd guess.

Ben A`an at twilight
by geewhy

Comment:
The only way i can see this wonderfully atmospheric and exemplary shot not winning this week is if the 'don't believe it's legal' crows get to it too heavily. Has a quality reminiscent of the painter Caspar David Friedrich; and there is little higher praise than that. When i grow up, I want to be able to take photos like this.

Is it cheese?
by toddhead

Comment:
Seems to be only just in focus - and this shot absolutely requires focus, as there's nothing else to hold the eye here. A partial moon makes, in my view, for a more interesting photo, and it has the potential to show at least some texture, which is impossible in a shot of the full moon.

Baby
by Jacko

Comment:
I've been avoiding this shot :-) Looks like the baby itself has taken it - the angle of the arms - and it really emphasises the eyes, to a creepy extent almost. It could almost be a clever montage of an adult and a baby's portraits.

Pine trail
by Dim7

Comment:
I'll be really interested to see how this scores - it's the kind of terrritory I've tried to shoot for myself, but with no real success: I think it perhaps requires more mystical light, or perhaps fog or mist, to give a sense of drama and depth. One of those scenes that is quite pleasing to experience, but somehow never photographs convincingly without a lot of work.

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment:
I've been working on photographing these things myself recently, and have never yet found the 'full cloud' effect very promising as a photo (and I'm afraid you haven't chaged my mind). I'm certain there is some interest to be found there, but still it remains a mystery - I think perhaps those spines of the seeds are too fine to really show any shape through light, and that doesn't make promising territory for photography. I do like tthe DOF here though, and there is a certain near-abstract quality to that 'cloud' that is quite pleasant. All the intersting shots I've seen have involved heads with at least half of the seeds removed - I can recommend trying that approach.

Fresh New Look
by khkai

Comment:
Good detail, though I can't see that the centred framing does much for this one. My main gripe would be with your greyscale though - the poor thing looks grey rather than any shade of white, which works against your title, certainly.