Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by kelbelle:
wow, 27 1's and 25 2's? that's harsh and if I remember correctly from my reading of the guidelines of the site, it is recommended NOT to give extremely low scores just because a photo (in anyone's own humble opinion) does not meet the challenge. Thinking outside the box is what we need more of in this world of cookie cutter houses and mass production. That is a gorgeous BLACK and WHITE photo, Jeb. Look at that perfect bald head and that lovely cocoa skin. Come on people... why don't some of you give Jeb some positive comments. Just pretend for a moment that it said N/A in the description of this challenge. Oh wait... it did.

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by ShutterPug:
shame no one could look past b/w as in processing. This was an excellent out of the box entry in my mind. I love your thinking.

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by option:
I stand by my original comment. You hear that, all you DNMCer's? Ya, thats right, close-minded .

Props for thinking outside the box. At least a few people got it...

Message edited by kirbic - Edited to remove personal attack.

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by levyj413:
Hey, Jeb, I think you did exactly what you wanted to do. You took a good pic, you tested the boundaries, and you got out with your skin intact. Certainly you have plenty of positive comments to go with the DNMC folks. I must admit, I probably would've leapt for a low score had I voted this challenge, but your title would've made me think, and I probably would've ended up on 6.

Moment of Truce
by NikonJeb

Comment by jjstager2:
I love it! Great idea. I think a tighter crop would work better on this - I would love to see a better contrast between the two subjects' expressions.

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by Blue Moon:
and red, and brown, and pink. almost, but not quite there

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by JHoff73:
Interesting Interpretation of the Challenge!

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by glad2badad:
Strong character coming from this portrait. Good capture in that sense. It's too bad you didn't make this B/W as the challenge called for. :( Good luck.

Got the truck runnin' yet?
by NikonJeb

Comment by pixeldust:
Wow! Congratulations on your well-deserved ribbon! I gave this a ten -- glad to see it was yours.

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment by timfythetoo:
Well this image was quite the shock opening up. Having just voted on almost 100 black and white images to see this image full of color come up was a stunner. Had I not spent the extra second I did compared to many of the other entries my finger probably would have hit the 3 button quick. I expect that you are recieving many DNMC votes and comments on this one. But not here. No where in the challenge description does ot say that your entry must be a black and white converted image. While a bit out of the box (just a bit) I think that you met the challenge well and in a gutsy way. The image is strong and pleasing, the red background really makes this stand out even more than in comparison to the images around it. My only real complaint is the border. I am not too keen on the design and the orange strip just doesnt really go well with any of the colors that are in your image. I hope you arent getting hit too hard here. You get an 8 from me counting the extra point awarded for sheer balls. Good luck and I look forward to seeing where this image falls.