Working without the Internet
by Louisa

Comment:
I though that exactly this approach to the topic would be a fun entry, but with a manual typewriter - then didn't enter anything. I love your choice of tone and leaving the network cable blue. Easily in my top 10 for this challenge.

i catch fish with a pole, not a net
by itakephotos

Comment:
Man are those poles long! Great image with the lines of the poles giving a bit of drama. I already got it that fishing with poles is different than fishing with a net. I fear many will reduce the score because of the title. After a small internal struggle, I concluded that your originality on the positive side makes up for the title on the negative side, at least well enough to not mark this down from an 8.

High and Dry
by Brad

Comment:
Perfect positioning, great colors and exposure, exact fit with topic. 10

Tall Shipmates
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Exactly without a net. Nice choice of perspective to have the cross piece at the same elevation as the clouds. With no ship or water visible, I get the uneasy feeling of a vessle moving high through the sky (but the sailors don't look like the crew for Peter Pan). Wonderful image.

Risky Business
by blemt

Comment:
Spot on for the challenge. Seems like the person could be focused a little sharper, but I enjoy the image a lot, plus it makes me get that funny feeling in the pit of the stomach.

r4.jpg
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Mystery + forbidden + sexy + starkness = drama/danger/adventure
Grabs the eye and doesn't let go
Great image

the many faces of Rita
by jmritz

Comment:
Thanks for finally spilling the beans on your technique. Of all the in-camera blur methods in this side challenge, adding in the TV raster lines for texture on top of a long handheld exposure has to be one of the most original ideas. Plus, your handhold ability must be completely awesome to generate such recognizable forms over most of 8 seconds at a time.

Putting all the images together for a finale is great. What a wonderful way to display them for a memory-at-a-glance.

DSC_5126
by ryand

Comment:
Having played guitar a little bit, I appreciate the close perspective, not too far off from what the musician sees when critically examining finger positions.

Two things might make this a stronger image. First, drape something very dark across the background to eliminate the bright areas (which my eyes find distracting). Second, if you can jocky a tripod into that position (or set up a temporary stable shelf to do the same thing), try a narrower aperture and a slower shutter speed to get more depth of field (longer strtch of string sharp would be nice, maybe inlcuding the white string spacer). Fuzzing out at both ends is nice, but I'd like to see more sharp along the way.

langdon road
by roz

Comment:
Three cheers for Landgon. Hats off to roz for posting this set of images.

IMG_20803 langdon-road-III-150+24x36-s4w.jpg
by roz

Comment:
Easily my favorite of the three. Wonderful diagonal, street name with connections, and great choice of processing color.