Viewfinder (no advanced editing)
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Comment by bullethead:
Clever, and the lighting at the top right is beautiful.

Viewfinder (no advanced editing)
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Comment by hotpasta:
why didn't you save this at 640x640px? It's just too hard to judge at this size...I reckon if you did this might have ribboned...this is half the size it could have been

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by Tygerr:
Needs a bit more white in the cross to punch it up a bit (seems to be a bit of a colour cast reflecting off the sand), but still a striking image.

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by Judi:
Beautiful image. The tones are spot on and the composition adding to the mood.

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by EarlBaker:
I can't wait to read the back-story on this one.

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by dcano:
OMG, could you please give me some backgroud on this photo. I think I have an idea.... It is brining a tear to my eye and a frog in my throat...This is something that should be in the NY times, CNN year end photos!
This is an unexpected find for me to find on my screne!!! 10
Thank you.

dc

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by Tap10:
Powerful image. Well shot

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by Elmakias:
i like how the depth works out in the picture
nicely done
10

Hubbard - 24
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Comment by Montfrooij:
Hard to improve.

Sundae's On The Phone (to Monday) - Apple records.
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Comment by L1:
Greetings from the Critique Club! :)

This is certainly a creative take on the challenge description...the lighting is interesting and pleasing (especially on the grass). However I do think it probably suffered some DNMC votes because of the change from "Sunday" to "Sundae." The literal-minded voters typically expect purity over puns.

The image itself, challenge aside, suffers from a couple of technical issues. First, the DOF you have chosen to use really hurts the image quality...making it appear "accidentally" out of focus instead of an on-purpose DOF choice, because the phone is definitely a part of the subject (it's in the title) and yet is not sharp. Another technicality is that your composition seems very crowded. There is little room around the edges for the image to "breathe" and the corners of the phone being cut off like they are just make it feel cramped. The eyes wander through the image but never really settle on a singular focal point, as the white circle on the phone competes for attention from the cherry on top. The eyes are naturally going to be drawn to the brightest part of an image first, so in this one, that circle is it. Unfortunately, that's part of the out-of-focus area, which makes it less visually pleasing to most voters.

Keep clicking...if you have any questions, please let me know! :)

Take care,
Laurie