Crossings
by Imagineer

Comment:
I really like this Jon. I didn't see it during the voting because frankly I only voted on few before I got irritated with myself for not entering one myself (especially after I came across a photo of my beloved Providence!). Anyway, I clicked on your profile to see what you've been doing lately since I took a year-long hiatus.

I really enjoy the curves,lines, and planes created by the bridge and the train. At first it seems flat and abstract (in a good way) and then you begin to feel a bit more depth and feeling of space from the background. This photo makes me think of the paintings of Charles Demuth, a favorite of mine from my highschool years whom I haven't thought about in years.
Congratulations on your top ten.

I just read the other comments and discovered that Ubique put much more eloquently what I was trying to express about the layers and depth of this shot.

Message edited by author 2006-01-13 22:31:29.

One Way
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Good possibilities but ultimately this is a ho-hum capture for me. There really isn't anything that draws my interest. The focus needs to be much sharper (blurring of movement is okay but the stationary objects need to be nice and crisp).

Life in the city of lights
by esaintpi

Comment:
This might be more effective for me if it actually depicted some life (people, pigeons, anything). I think this could have benefited from including the entire fountain instead of cropping it at the top. This looks a bit cramped to me.

A City's broken heart - In Memory of Jane Creba
by Rae-Ann

Comment:
For such a solemn subject, I wish you hadn't chosen a shot in which one of the subjects appears to be adjusting a wedgie. This could be nice exept for that and the rather fuzzy focus.

Survival!
by chadaga

Comment:
Interesting shot of an unusual scene ruined by bad focus.

Happy New Year
by emit

Comment:
Too small and soft focus to evaluate.

Multiple Ports
by mthrgse49

Comment:
I kind of like this in an abstract way.The high contrast black and white helps. Ultimately though, I'm too aware that it is kind of a boring view of a satelite dish and an ugly apartment building.

The City of Joy
by abhra

Comment:
Nice capture. A bit too contrasty and harsh for me. There needs to be more shadow and highlight detail instead of this extreme black and white. This is especially true for the man's face---his features are nearly obliterated by shadow.

New York Times
by JPR

Comment:
Nice capture of the news guy's expression. I'm not sure whether I like the cropping out of the guy reading the paper or not. I do like that sort of spontaineous cropping but in this instance I think I'd like to see some of his face.

Stained Glass Windows
by codauber

Comment:
This is really murky and grainy. A huge portion of the frame is dominated by grainy blackness. I'm not really getting a feel for stained glass either.