Loner
by artvet

Comment:
You get the



award and a 9/10.

Congratulations!

self portrait with knife
by rooum

Comment:
You get the



award, and 10/10. You are the winner of this challenge in my views.

Congratulations!

Message edited by author 2010-07-05 19:00:32.

The UFO's got me!
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
If I can be honest,

Pros:
- the composition is good
- the tilt adds value to the picture (I see the subject's right hand and his posture is now aligned with a diagonal)

Cons:
- the background is too busy. That I think is hurting the image. The trees, the other person, take your attention away from the main subject.

Hope that helps...good luck!

The Bwato Girl
by geinafets

Comment:
This is a new favorite for me.

I did not vote in this challenge. Had I voted, I would have given it a 7. It would have gotten a 10 from me had it been B&W, and grainy. IMO, all these wonderful shades of colors and the crisp feel only helps to awe DPC masses. But they create a mismatch between the girl's look and the surroundings.

Ask yourself: is this girl's life (in reality) so colorful? Is it so bright, so crisp?

This picture is a very separated third person's view of what they saw in the scene. I bet if the girl had the camera, she would show you a different side of her life.

In summary: a gripping subject, but an average picture (overall in terms of how it connects to you).

ETA: I just got your PM, thank you. I am still reading it. I will also read your blog. To be fair, I am not questioning that the subject is not content or happy in her real life. And its a wonderful image. All I am saying is: images like this (portraying someone else's life as you see it) will always be in a third person perspective, and hence disengaged from the subject's real life, unless you have lived through and seen what she has, which may be more good than bad perhaps:-):-)

Carry on the great work!

Message edited by author 2010-06-23 16:04:14.

Red Roof Cabin
by Structor

Comment:
This cabin is so overused. Please leave it alone now!!!:-):-)

Mystic grass
by fridjo

Comment:
This image is awarded the
.

Congratulations!

And shame on us voters to have put this one to 71st place!!!

Mystic grass
by fridjo

Comment:
One of my only two 10s in this challenge. Bravo my friend!:-)

Soaring Scooter of Summer
by Alex_Europa

Comment:
I understand what you tried to do here. It may have helped a bit more if it was close to night time, and you had the aperture closed to the farthest (f/16 or something) and you forced the ISO to a low value (100 or something) and then you had set the exposure time to a slightly longer one, so the effect of a longer exposure would be more evident.

Original idea though, I give you a lot of credit for that!

How NOT to wear a white tie
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Love it:-)

The Inspector
by scalvert

Comment:
It's a great picture!

ETA: Removed some uncalled for content. I apologize Shannon.

Message edited by author 2010-06-22 19:05:11.