In the land of dreams
by pellemannen

Comment:
I would have liked this a lot better if it were in focus

Almost Five
by LaMerry

Comment:
better without border - also, I'm not a huge fan of the subject matter... just not pretty imo

Asleep
by nico_blue

Comment:
I like it, but would have been better if you could have gotten rid of the shadows

4:06 AM
by TOY

Comment:
a little out of focus

Landing
by alienhelix

Comment:
Hi. IMO the background is okay as is, but I do see your point about it being distracting. My suggestion would be to tone down the brightness of the background to make the white bird pop out more. I'm not great with photoshop, so there may be a better way to do it, but I would select the bird and either burn the background or decrease the contrast of the background.

Needle and the Damage Done
by soup

Comment:
Hey, I didn't vote in this challenge so I'm coming to leave you a message now. By the way, it also irritates me when a picture of mine does worse than I expected and no one leaves me comments. COMMENTS, PEOPLE.

I had never heard the lyrics quoted in the title before today and when I saw the shot my first impression was that the white was a mistake and that the "damage done" referred to the bending of the spoon. In other words, I bet a lot of people didn't even get the reference. It wasn't until I read in your description that it was a song lyric that I realized the white represented heroin (and, of course, we don't get the description when voting).

Even if I had understood the reference, while I like the symbolism of the white powder, I feel that it detracts from the beauty of the image. For me it ruins the pretty contrast of the red against the blue. Without the white the picture is composed only of two bright primary colors (blue/red). The white muddles that starkness, imo.

If I had voted on the contest and had not understood the reference of your title, I would have given you a 5. If I had understood I would have given you a 7.

Flames
by shepherdtrainer

Comment:
Pretty - I especially like the spiral you can see in the top branch of flame

What a celebration!
by Valli

Comment:
lol... I love the photos that really fit the theme

Winter Comes to Wayne County
by f-32

Comment:
yikes - we got our first freezing rain today, but no ice like that yet!

very fine taxi
by tomzinho

Comment:
lol, this is one of my favorite photos in terms of subject matter! A few things I think would have improved it a little, though: 1. desaturate the red a little 2. try not to blow the highlights (e.g. by using lower ISO, smaller aperture, or using exposure compensation), 3. watch reflections which gave you the weird green thing in the middle of the shot (maybe by using a different angle). maybe a different crop in which taxi plays a more prominent role.