Heel
by bood

Comment:
This is cool :) I love the interesting effects you can get with a wide angle lens :)

Playing Hands
by spaque99

Comment:
Interesting composition and choice of exposure.... I'm trying to sort out why you chose to isolate the right hand in the center of the frame with a shallow depth of field rather than the left hand...

Smokin
by jfwolpert

Comment:
I think there is an excellent opportunity here at a different time of day...

Manhole
by zeuszen

Comment:

Originally posted by zeuszen: > Zed Pobre We can call it Hotel Carpeting too, if you like.

:)

Reflection of Life
by librodo

Comment:
Beautiful work :)

Surfer's TAO
by gliphix

Comment:
Awesome shot :)

Wakeboard Extreme
by basssman7

Comment:
That's a fantastic action shot... great job :)

scratchin & pickin
by Skip

Comment:
Hi Skip...

This is an excellent piece for photojournalism. You are getting very good at that as you pursue the work from the Times-Dispatch. I have been watching all the threads you have posted with photos recently. This image has all the good story-telling qualities that editors look for for the above-the-fold images.

Don't let the DPC score get you down. There is a rather simple explanation for that, and this one escapes us sometimes. DPChallenge, as it always has been, is a site where the challenge topic is equally or more important that the rest of the image. "Lighting" is not the primary strength of this photograph. The lighting of this image isn't what sold it for you either. There is no doubt that the lighting options you chose here added to the image, but they simply aren't the main strength of the photo.

Have a seat, take a deep breath, and revel in your success as a photojournalist. Keep in mind that this success is worth more than virtual pats on the back here ;)

John Setzler

Fiddle
by Zigomar

Comment:
This is a lovely image and it reminds me of one I did myself a couple years ago:

//www.pbase.com/jmsetzler/image/43114600

I like everything about what you have done here, and I'm giving this photo a 10. I do believe that the image is oversharpened. If you examine the detail around the edges of the foreground elements, you will see the jagged edges and white halos surrounding the dark/light contrast areas. This is a signature of oversharpness. You may want to spend some time experimenting with the sharpening tools. Excellent work :)

.: X :.
by Alain

Comment:
The parts are often more interesting than the whole...