The Kitchen Sink Burger
by Madukes

Comment by o2bskating:
is that an egg on it? ooh *steals before other ppl see it*

The Kitchen Sink Burger
by Madukes

Comment by IAmEliKatz:
Mmmmm. Would have preferred a centered crop and a pickle!

For the love of Art
by Madukes

Comment by MaryO:
Looks very washed out on my monitor.

For the love of Art
by Madukes

Comment by bjoern:
Nice idea!

For the love of Art
by Madukes

Comment by vawendy:
I really love the idea on this shot, and the people are great. But the lighting is a bit flat, a tad dark, and the color is problematic (your whites are baby blue instead of white.)

Fun possibilities, but needs a bit more work.

For the love of Art
by Madukes

Comment by dtremain:
Great memories. Interesting idea for a wedding shot. The well lit background vs. the shaded foreground seem to compete.

For the love of Art
by Madukes

Comment by sidpixel:
Humorous shot (wish two women would fight over me!), I think you could have given it more impact with a shallower DOF and better sky but good luck with it

for Teresa
by Madukes

Comment by bubeltrubel:
this is really a nice (family-)portrait. Like it because there is so much naturalness. Especially I love the little dog; he looks like he's laughing.

for Teresa
by Madukes

Comment by Jutilda:
The dog's expression is priceless.

I finally see sun
by Madukes

Comment by J-Me:
I'm so sorry that you got no comments to explain anything to you. It must have been a very frustrating and lackluster challenge for you to sit through. Don't worry...I'm not much above you in this challenge LOL.

You know what? IF you had a program like Topaz Adjust or Photomatix or some sort of tone mapping/HDR program, this shot likely would have done very well! It's got some GREAT elements in there that, brought out, would have really been a very interesting shot! The only real difference between your shot here and some of the others that are of similar content is that they have and know how to use the editing programs. In all reality, if you go and look at some of the upper scoring shots, you'll find that they often put in "outtake shots" and that can show you how their editing has improved their shots and the difference editing can make. Yes, we need decent photos to work with to begin with but often, it's got a lot to do with knowing how to edit well. That's what I'm learning and I'm trying to experiment with editing more and more. The masters in editing are the ones who are 2 steps ahead.

I know that the programs are expensive...to expensive for most of us but, if you can get someone to share them with you...well...you get my drift. :)