Waldo´s Stuffed Animals
by Mona

Comment by jameson:
Filling the frame with the dolls may have made this a little better. I would have liked to see Curious George in the front

Waldo´s Stuffed Animals
by Mona

Comment by kellie:
very nice

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by Artifacts:
I thought this one was one of the top three this week. It is an excellant image and deserving of a higher ranking.

I gave it a 9. I've never given a 10 (just as I've never given a 1 though I've been tempted) and give 9s to the top 3.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by shohn:
Hi Mona --

A great picture. I can see why it did so well.

Technical -- the camera.

This macro shot is really good and close. I can see those fibers of dirt clinging to the iron grate. I also like that we can see a hint of what is there beyond the grate, but it is mystified by the dof which leaves us to our imagination.

Technical -- post processing.

I think that you have done a great job of cropping this photo and keeps with the sqauare theme well.

Compostion.

You have so well fulfilled the challenge theme this week. It's amazing what you have come up with so close at hand. I'm glad this isn't my "clean air vent".

Congrats on doing such a great job. The clean and simple approach works well on this site.

-- shohn

Message edited by author 2003-02-05 21:12:11.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by falvey:
If cleaned before hand, this could be a fabulous shot.

Just Humans
by Mona

Comment by indigo997:
Decent score. The comments obviously liked this shot so I'll try to be more critical.
I like the colors in this shot. Outside of the challenge, I'm just not sure I'd find this photo very appealing on its own. The signs are cute. What is the diagonal black line along the bottom? It looks like a bad crop. There are some very strong vertical lines w/ the posts, fence, and tree and some strong horizontals along the water. Then you have some diagonals with the walk and a few shadows. It all seems a bit busy and too geometric for an outdoor shot. Maybe giving the lines a bit more room would've helped. They just don't intersect or lead anywhere. The main subject sign seems crammed up in that corner almost - very close to the edge of the frame on two sides. Of course, I don't know what the surroundings were like so suggesting better compositions is hard.
What I really like about this shot are the dog sign on the right, the fence beside it, the lighting on the fence, and the green grass. Perhaps you could have composed the shot to focus more on those elements and not even try to include that other small sign. There's just so much going on as it is - too many places to look.
I think it might be cute to have a dog on a leash tied to the dog sign (esp if they'd just lie down and look sad) and just get rid of most of the rest of the photo.
Tough lighting situation to expose for. I think you did a good job with it.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by karmat:
Ewww. I sure hope that is an intake and not an out vent. Great detail captured and wonderful focus.

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by PaulMdx:
Composition: Good
Technical: Nice DOF, colour and border
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Good tech, not sure if it's lacking interest slightly? 7

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by smellyfish1002:
The grid is nice, but it is the dust that really makes this image. Either your grate is not consistent dimensions across the grid, or your lens wasn't parrallel and centered over the subject. The grid thickness at the far right of the image and top of the image is consistent, but not at the left and to a lesser degree on the bottom. Not really a big deal because the center of the image captures my attention with great details. Nice job and Good Luck in the challenge. 7

Fresh Air Vent?!
by Mona

Comment by PTLParsons:
Love the title and dirty vent. But what is behind it. It's very distracting and ruined an otherwise very good photo for the challenge. Took it from a 7 to a 4.