Enjoying Good Oil on Canvas
by LanceW

Comment:
I like the thought here but the grain doesn't work too well and the placement makes the composition awkward.I know you probably couldn't use flash, but heck-color oil paintings would mostlikely work better here. I do think you have some nice textures and great exposure otherwise.

P U R E
by TOY

Comment:
At least a top three pick; elegant.

Wuthering Heights
by Anastasia

Comment:
Really nice tone of glassy quality; there is a nice mood that is created by thelines and burned sky. great work.

In his element
by Anastasia

Comment:
What a great warm portrait; really gives that nice dark studio feel.

End Of The Line
by jrjr

Comment:
excellent compostion, terrific contrast and great color usage; nice heavy burned feel. great shot.

Bad Condition
by oijulia

Comment:
Great rust textures. Could be in better focus, its a bit too soft. I do, however, like the placement of that fishing net. good luck.

Marlboro World
by flavs

Comment:
This is so good on so many levels; it just couldn't be staged without an extremely disgusting level of difficulty. TheDepth of focus and the bum in the back left is nice.

I would say, I am about as anti-smoking as you can get; and cigarette smoking is a nasty habit; but hell, its a bit wrong to call this "marlboro world," for several reasons. Firstly, Marlboro are not low end cigarettes. Most Bums would probably smoke generics.(f there was a bottle of Grey Goose on the ground would you get away with calling it "Grey Goose world"? probably not.)

Also, Cigarettes may be the ultimate gateway drug, but its mental illness or drug abuse that makes you end up shoeless in trackpants under a bridge somewhere, not Marlboro cigarettes. "Crack world" or "gas huffing world" or even "schizophrenia world" would be better titles.

Sorry for the long tirade; I do like the picture alot. best of luck.

The Gum Chewer
by jenesis

Comment:
Pretty good; interesting, great tone shifts. I think this has a great chance to get a ribbon.

Sand and Sea
by charmayne

Comment:
Absolutely fantastic; This has such a non-contrived shot; its got great blue green tones. So nice, so realxing, so ethereal. great job.

The West Wind Departure of Murray Poppins
by Coley

Comment:
Terrific execution and fantastic imagination. I guess one could nit-pick the details but thats not really necessary or fair, just a great entry.