Ladies Man
by JLSmith

Comment by shinryun:
brother of John Mayer

Ladies Man
by JLSmith

Comment by Ja-9:
your focus is to soft for me...

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by dtremain:
Look at the distribution of your scores. This easily would have been at least a mid-5's picture if it were not for the background issues. So, now you've learned how not to do a background! Just on your own, you might re-try this shot with two pieces of white cardboard or tack board - one under and one vertical for the back. The back should be at least 12 inches from the back of the rocks. Don't know where you got the figures, but they add a TON to the shot. Tying the two together is just priceless - especially with the "effort" of the climber juxtapositioned with the la te da attitude of the sitter.
Judging by the number and content of comments you got, lots of folks enjoyed your picture. That should make you smile...

Ladies Man
by JLSmith

Comment by BJokerud:
There's something strange about this photo that I really can't put my finger on. It looks like it's in focus, so the only reason I can think of is that you shot it with the highest aperture (3.5, 5.6, or something like that) of your lens if you used an DSLR. If that's the case, know that many lenses needs to be at f/8 or f/9 to "achieve maximum sharpness". Something is out I'm afraid... The black and white conversion looks very "press this button to convert to black and white"ish as well.. Going to check yor exif when the voting ends.

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by colorcarnival:
cute idea. too bad about the wrinkles in the background. I think a spotlight effect might have added some drama to this perilous situation :)

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by anaikid44:
looks alittle soft but cute idea

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by bob350:
The rocks are well selected and the fibures make for an interesting pair, so extra point for creativity. Very much needs to have the fabric background stretched tight underneath and not rising up in back until much further behind the objects (eliminating the shadows).

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by summer03:
If only you'd ironed the creases out of the background...

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by IWhispered:
Funny. Cool concept. I wish you couldn't see the background though.

Rock Climbing Buddies
by JLSmith

Comment by rdebruyn:
Now someone had some fun setting this up!