why is this photo cropped just above his foot and just below the top of the gyro
It's because it wasn't taken with the intention of entering the challenge. I was on vacation and came back home to realize that this challenge was going on - looked at my photos, realized this one met the criteria of the challenge, and decided to give it a shot :)
The crop is a bit too tight,the B & W is very nice...I just don't care for images of someone else's artwork...unless the photographer made the artwork being photographed.
For this contest everyone who has the word “circle” in their title is getting a max 10 score. This is a copy and paste version that I am including in every photo that I upgrade to 10 due to the title. We as members of DPchallenge need to be reminded of the topic of the challenge – we really need to reread the topic every time we reach a photo. If circle is in the title and it is appropriate I will give a 10. I am sorry if you do not agree with my method of voting – but scores are all I have.
For this contest everyone who has the word “circle” in their title is getting a lower score. This is a copy and paste version that I am including in every photo that I downgrade due to the title. We as members of DPchallenge know the topic of the challenge – we do not need to reread the topic every time we reach a photo. If circle is in the title and it is appropriate I will most likely not down grade, but it better be good. I am sorry if you do not agree with my method of protest – but scores are all I have.