Trust?
by arnit

Comment:
I was browsing through the favorite photos of one of my favorites (jbeguin) and I came across this. The models are beautiful and you've captured great expressions. I really like how the boy is partly in darkness. He is looking away, at neither the photographer or the girl, while she has her arms around him, almost possesively, looking directly into the camera. I'm not sure if this photo says anything to me about trust, or the lack of it, but I sure like looking at it.

Hotel.jpg
by d14

Comment:
Here is an interesting use of selective desaturation, a technique I'm not fond of. It may be because it is overused on this site which is my first introduction to it. At any rate, I've seen a few photos that put it to good use and this can be added to that collection. It is so subtle that you almost don't notice it. I love the pale delicate color of the peeling wallpaper against the stark, textured wall. Lovely. This (and your entry for Deep DOF) reminds me of that website that was posted recently, www.99rooms.com.

View of Old Stone Bank Dome & First Unitarian Church Steeple (from Downcity Providence)
by melismatica

Comment:

Originally posted by d14: I've come back and looked at this shot nearly 20 times now. Truly beautiful. I thought this would wind up in the top ten. I can't believe you think my entry should have scored higher than this.

Gee! Thanks so much! What a nice comment! Each challenge is making me care less and less about where I place. I mean, I get aggravated when I see the kind of shots that score higher than my personal picks or my own shots but the past few challenges I've made sure to enter something I really like and I've gotten some nice comments and I know I'm improving. I think that I will probably never have the kind of style that wins ribbons on this site (but who knows?). I'm managing to stick with it and for me, as a person with ADHD, that is a huge win in itself. Good luck, keep shooting, and thanks again!

Skate-O-Rama
by DefyTime

Comment:
I gave this a 6. It should have done much better than this. The placement of the girl in the center was well-considered and works wonderfully to draw your eye into the scene she is viewing. The motion blur of the skaters adds excitement and the skaters in the distance and the folks waiting on the benches add to the depth of the scene. I think the reason I didn't score it higher was I thought there was a bit too much blurring of the wall in the foreground. If you cropped some of that (just a tiny bit) the girl would be dead center and the shot would really be fantastic, IMO. As i is it's a really cool and interesting shot. You should be proud of this one.

Message edited by author 2004-06-14 01:05:59.

35 Years of Decay
by d14

Comment:
I gave this a 7. It should have done much better,certainly better than my own (which I thought should have done better than it did...:-D). It was one of my top picks.

Public Transport....
by agwright

Comment:
I think the advertisement and the guy waiting with his arms folded is what makes this. It's all a bit blurred but I like it anyway.

Second Cup of Coffee
by insteps

Comment:
I really like the mood of this and the scope of his surroundings.

Ho Hum
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Very nice portrait. The blown out area really works as negative space.

B Byron
by beetee

Comment:
This is such a wonderfully expressive capture. Despite it's technical problems (you've cropped a person in half and cut off a section of the main subject's head) it is really enjoyable. One of my favorites of this challenge.

Patience
by TooCool

Comment:
This is the best fishing shot I've seen in this challenge. It goes beyond the poster type image and tells the story of this man. I think part of the reason for this is the shopping cart. I really like the deep depth of field. It is a much different perspective on the fishing shot then the others used. Great job.