washed ashore
by xtine

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
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Attractiveness=1

It took me a minute to realize that you desaturated all the blue to get the sky like that...very cool. I do wonder if the entire image would look as good b/w like that. My first impression was also wishing you had stood back some and used a telephoto to minimize your presence in the ball but the more I look at it the more I like it this way. I really feels like your title states, it just washed ashore and you are investigating it. Give a kind of alien feel to it. Very nicely done.

Harmonica
by outland

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=0
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I realize that you're probably holding it as it would be played but I almost wonder if it would be more interesting with the words turned around...maybe not. I also wonder if you could take some red out (or add blue) to take it from the goldish tone back to the chrome that most are looking for. Still a very nice image with lots of detail.

Chromaholic
by strickerblue21

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=0
Wow factor/uniqueness=2
Attractiveness=1

I think a different DOF would have been better so that everyhing could be kept in sharp focus. I like the lack of colors and your angle of attack is wonderful.

Chrome Catch
by Transit

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=2
Attractiveness=1

WOW. Love this image. So simple and clean. The hook looks like it could use a little sharpening but not too much. Outstanding job.

A Man and His Harley
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=0
Attractiveness=1

Nicely executed. I like how you can see just enough of the man to show his "Harley Man" style. You probably could have cropped out the tank and still got a really nice image and would have avoided the slight distracting reflections there.

The Monolith
by andri

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=1
Attractiveness=0

I like the image a lot but feel that it would have been better with just the pots and lids. I find the thing on the left very distracting. I think you had a good object but went just a little too far with it. I like the placement colors and even simple border but can't get past the thing on the left.

the Diner on 55th
by tate

Comment:
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=0
Attractiveness=1

I like this, it has color varities, depth and the chrome is great. The colors feel a little flat but I am on an uncalibrated monitor so it could just be it.

So you want the World on a spoon?
by Techo

Comment:
spot on awesome shot! congratulations on the red.

My house!
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
congratulations! wonderful feeling isnt' it. We are on year number 2 of our first house (new built too), I hope you have better luck with your builder than ours as we are just now finding stuff that of course happened AFTER the 1 year warranty is up...still like to know how they get everything to last till just past that one year mark then all heck break loose...and don't even get me started on the non warranty landscaping lol.

Again congratulations, enjoy!!!!

p.s. I'm only a couple hours away, when's the house warming party? ;)

need an extra pair of hands?
by Heidie

Comment:
let me guess, they had these on sale down at the Second Hand Store? lol

Cool image, nice use of color and depth of field.