Gracefully Insane- The rise and fall of America's premier mental hospital
by mighty_bison

Comment:
Hey all,
Thanks for the input. Glad ya'll liked the photo.
I aslo think "blindjustice's" comment about the whole scene promoting a sense of ease is correct. A little more tension, perhaps by having used a monochromatic coloring?, would have helped my scoring a little bit. I also think a better book title would have given a little more insight as to what the photo was about. But, as of yet, none of our local talent has challenged the subject of Dr. Waughop's little hospital.

Great Expectations
by adeywilliams

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I think this photo would have been really great if you had done two things- angled your lense up and to the right and from a lower perspective. This would have eliminated the distracting road and telephone pole and created an almost diagonal foreground and given the photo an amazing amount of depth. Hope this critique helps.

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment:
Creative entry. It certainly is a contender in my opinion. I would have liked to have seen a lighter colored rope though. The long dirty fingernails are also distracting.

Success with ROSES
by Crafty Sue

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The color and detail of the subject is great. I would have like to have seen the top portion of the rose in the photo though. I also would have liked to have seen the background either lightened or blurred........,or both.

The Outcasts of Poker Flats
by beatles1-1

Comment:
Excellent entry. I would have liked to have seen more detail of the subject and less detail of the background though.

The Secret Garden
by waterlilies

Comment:
Great photo. I'd like to have seen a little more of the background detail though (depth of field)

"A Dog So Small"
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Cute photo, but I think it's a little dark

Anil's Ghost - by Michael Ondaatje
by darcy

Comment:
Just my opinion, I find the offset to the left a bit distracting

"Eye of the Needle" by Ken Follet
by nator

Comment:
I like the composition, though I'd like to have seen a little more reflection from these metal objects. Also you might have wanted to crop a little off of the right. the curve of the neddle is a little distracting.

The outhouse reader: more cowboy poetry
by BotKeeper

Comment:
I think that if you'd taken the photo from up higher it'd have helped reduced the background clutter. I think the the book should be closer to the "functional" seat,and a fill flash used to brighten up the shaded area. Hope this helps.