The main reason I entered this challenge was because there was only 20+ entries going into Sunday. At first I was worried I would be entering a photo I wouldn't be happy with just for the sake of entering. In the end though, I am very happy with the way this photo turned out. My goal is to make the top ten. It would make me incredibly happy.
Post Challenge: Awesome! What a pleasant surprise to wake up to. Thanks for all the votes and comments. :D
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[user]GeneralIE[/user], I like your comment! I think it may have some truth to it. and Jeger, wonderful photograph. I'm not on here quite as much anymore and I saw the thumb of this photo and realized I hadn't opened it and seen it yet.
In an interesting coincidence, I got this joke in my email the same day your picture hit the front page. It made me think that pretty soom, your title metaphor will be one of those where the original, literal meaning has been lost ...
Congratulations on the ribbon!
================== Here's the Joke ===============
As an assistant high-school track coach, I recorded the results of each home meet and made copies for all the coaches. But because our track shed did not have electricity, I had to use carbon paper. A freshman team member offered to help, and I showed her how to place the carbon paper shiny side down so that the image would transfer to the sheet beneath it.
"What will they think of next?" she said in astonishment. "Pretty soon we won't need copy machines anymore."
Congrats on the ribbon! It certainly typifies suburbia style housing. It wasn't one of my all time faves (to be honest) in this challenge, but it did bring the essence of different forms of suburbia with it.
Very intriguing - as it looks like a street covered in lawn! Very surreal and what a weirdly fun looking place to kick a football. I bet this is a fantastic place for kids to play with each other. It doesn't get safer than this. Great, social BBQs too.
Your shot is well chosen and shot. The con trail somehow helps too. Good luck.
My favourite in the challenge I think, and it will tick many voters' boxes too.
My first thought was, Ohh I like this shot - my second thought was, I wouldn't want to live there though.. they are copies of each other.. what a good job you did in pp. The grass and the sky are the same shades of grays.. the textures are wonderful.. might be interesting if the house at the end wasn't there to see them meet.. overall a good composition that benefited from your post processing skills.
This is very powerful, but I think the vignette is heavy handed. I'm not sure it was needed! I love the subject and composition. The contrail looks like an abstract laundry line!
I think I would like more it if the house at the very end was in focus. And with all that grass and sky, color could have been really eye-catching with this one.
Now I'm a black and white fan - but there could have been more impact in the grass? It has become a pretty bland tonal field, and perhaps a touch more definition would have grabbed the passing voter the more? And in colour, of course ... well, quite an interesting thought to remove the gifts of that medium. I'm not sure black and white isn't too dramatic for suburbia, anyhow.
Nice image - Like the tones and I dont mind the big open space - Showing boredom almost. Very interesting and screams suburbia. I do like it there is no human interest in this. I think the corner burning has been a tad over done though.
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