Faceless
by Jimmie

Comment by SandyP:
Well Done!!!!!!! This is such an emotive, powerful photo, Good Luck! I really hope the typically narrow box that dpc voters live in is wide enough to consider this an excellent choice for a challenge like this!

Faceless
by Jimmie

Comment by manulail:
Wow, very powerful! You've done away with the whole body completely and left these people to our imaginations... The boots, flags, and hat all give us a good indication of who this person is without actually seeing them. Great shot! On the technical side, I wish the shot was dimmer... perhaps lowering the brightness and making it a bit more gloomy.

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by AceRamsey:
Now THAT'S an ice cold beer!!

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by neophyte:
I like the idea, concept and the way the dof isolates what you're selling. The bottle for some reason, doesn't look frosty. This is one of the photos that really doesn't need text to be an ad. Very nice.

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by Gauti:
nice effect, but I'd go for a closer crop

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by riccardino:
I cannot really figure out how this can be used as an advertisement.
The main point here is that the sensation is not of a cold drink: it seems more dirty or painted than covered with ice.

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by Retroesque:
REALLY nice - I think I'd like an even tighter crop of the sides.

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by lindes:
I really like the concept of this photo... frosted bottle, with just the logo wiped away. It could work well being worked into a 15 second TV spot or something, even -- maybe someone gets the beer out of the freezer, whipes off the logo to make sure they're getting the right bottle, pops the top, chugs it (or pours it out into a glass), and then sets down the empty, still frosted, logo showing. Or something like that... could be quite compelling, I think. (And I don't even drink beer. ;-)

As for the photo, though, I think there's a lot of room for improvement. I find there's too much going on in the background -- it's all blury and indistinct, but it's still busy enough to be distracting. I also think a nice single directed light source type situation might work well for this... somewhat hard, but somewhat soft too -- like maybe close to a table lamp or something, where it would make bright highlights and dark shadows. As it is, it's a bit dull looking. Also, it'd be nice if you'd grabbed the bottle by the bottom or top only, and not at the level that was going to be in the shot, so all the ice would be intact, except for the logo.

I'm thinking I can't rate the photo all that highly, but I liked the idea enough that I wanted to let you know my thoughts.

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by swankFoto:
like the idea of focusing on the frostiness but should have been a macro shot and i can see your finger smudges

Beer
by Jimmie

Comment by megano:
seems to be very vague...