Absolutely superb!! Most definitely worthy of the ribbon. Way to go. I love the whole mood that it evokes without showing any faces, or saying a word. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
The best in any art form,I believe, is one that elicits some sort of emotion. not only is this well done, it is touching. thank you for entering it.
david
This is one of those rare instances ... where it is much more than just a photo ... as others have said: look at this as you listen to some acoustical music; .. remember your first time of trying to get the chords right ... or remember trying to help someone else to get the chords right .... 'tis this kind of shot .. that goes far beyond just being great photography, but captures a far deeper and broader spectrum of life ... makes the shot rise above others .... Thanks for sharing!
Just a note:
View this image and have some acoustic guitar music playing in the background.
As I was listening to Acoustic Alchemy last night, I happened to look at this shot again and the image had such a different feel to it.
Very Nicely done! My hat is off to you. I'm glad everyone else like this shot as much as I did. In a challenge that seemed to be dominated by the "beginning of time", your idea, and workmanship, has as, cream does, risen to the top. My warmest congratulations to you on your 1st place finish.
Excellence! I did not get to see or vote this picture before time ran out… I hope the problem with the slow server is fixed soon. I would have voted it a 10 ! I just purchased it for my wall. It will be inspirational to me…
Tim
This is a great shot. I hate to see that it didn't score much higher, even though it did win first place. I think the challenge topic itself probably held the score down in this challenge overall. In a 'free study' I bet this photo would have scored much higher.
Congrats on an extremely nice addition to your portfolio.
This is so wonderful to see at the top of pack. It's further evidence that the whole idea that only "sellout" images and stock-looking photos do well here. This shot is as artistic and beautiful as any I've seen and I commend the voting public for recognizing it as such.
Very powerful image. Love the composition, and parituclarly the lighting. Manages to capture a sense of beginning that a thousand "light" shots could never do.
Interesting interperataion of challenge. In the Beginning of Learning to play Guitar. Cool. I like this photo. Normally in this kind of shot they would show both the student and teacher, but this is enough. You immediatly get the feeling of old master with young student. Lighting is pretty good. Just a bit dark in places. Nice job!
After looking through the thumbnails of all the pics, this one stood out as my favorite. The theme is perfect, and the details in the pick are awesome! I hope you ribbon!
Probably one of the most staggeringly emotive and forceful images I have ever viewed. That hand alone could be gazed upon for hours. The mind it took to conceptualize this image and then create it is something I can only imagine. You have given the site a real gift in this one.
I like the subtle emotion this photo creates. It's full. Great technique and framing. Just enough of the frets to orient the eyes and keep the focus on the hands.
Great composition. Very creative intrepretation of the challenge, fits well IMO. Lighting and focus are superb. Excellant use of negative space, photo feels very well balanced. Awesome job.
Wow! This photo is fantastic, I love it! Not only is it a marvelously creative entry for this challenge, but it's very emotional as well. This is my pick for the blue ribbon, definitely! [10+++]
definitely one of the most original entries in this challenge, great idea, love the black and white tones, the almost sensually gentle touch of the guiding hand, and the twinge of emotion it leaves me with. a-without-a-doubt-10-from-me :)
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