"Citizen Kane" (at movie's end)
by camelotnorth

Comment:
FIRST IMPRESSION: Very emotive shot - the rose really captures my eye, and makes me want to examine the rest of the photograph closer.

CHALLENGE: I'll have to take your word for it, as I've never seen Citizen Kane. However, given what you said the shot is mimicing, I'd say it's met.

COMPOSITION: If you hadn't mentioned the color adjustment, I don't know if I would have noticed - the color of the rose bears a striking contrast to the monochromatic colors of the remainder. Having read your comment, I see that is what you were going for. I like the framing as well.

TECHNICAL: The upper portion of the photograph is a hair darker than I'd like to see it. I like the black itself, but the portion of the hardware in the shot up in that area gets lost due to the very close color.

CONCLUSION: Meets the challenge well, and holds my interest as a viewer. The composition and technical aspects of this shot make it quite intriguing - if this movie were colorized, I wonder if they'd do the same thing with the color of the rose.

Thanks for sharing and good luck in future challenges!

Survive
by eikidigi

Comment:
I like that little splash of red at the bottom of the flower. Creative, good lighting. I'd like to see this cropped a bit higher (less dead botton, a little more head space for the flowers), though it does ask the question this way.

Why God...why now?
by K-Rob

Comment:
Why what? I don't see the question here, but can see who you're asking.

Dear John
by orussell

Comment:
Hmmm... I can sort of see where this is going. There's a bit of a glare at the top, left of center, and overall the colors seem a bit dark, but I think it meets the challenge.

Preserved
by jillz

Comment:
Nice shot, but what's the question?

unanswered questions
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Looks like she's trying to get answers. I like the contrast/ B/W here, and the thoughtfulness of the subject.

Just Plane Work
by alanfreed

Comment:
Puns... can't live with 'em, but we have to for titles like that. Photo meets challenge, looks good, and no compaints from me.

In The Saddle
by Ruchart

Comment:
So nice to see you got the horse to smile, since the officer isn't. Not bad.

Retirement
by dodobird

Comment:
The chest hair really makes this shot... the dark works well here, as seeing the person more clearly probably would detract from this.

Happy White Blood Cell Hard at Work
by Turbotech

Comment:
Somewhere between cute and funny, lies this photograph. Is that dye in the cell, or naturally occurring happiness?