To "Authority" ¢25=$25
by fotodude

Comment:
Good idea for the challenge. Like the composition, and set up. A little dull as far as a general photo, but for the challenge it works. Perhaps omitting "To 'Authoroity'" in the title would have made more of an impact. I find people generally don't like when you add the challenge name in the title. I can't make out what country this is from, but it must not be America. In America we put the "cents" symbol after the number. But I found out after a recent trip to another country that we do everything backwards.

I dare you!
by twentyfives

Comment:
Like the skewed angle, makes for a more interesting shot of a boring sign. Although, the sign is very colorful. I like the way the top of the fence cuts the corner too.

I AM Listening Coach
by jazzmik

Comment:
Nice capture of the moment which definitely defines the challenge. Perhaps a tighter zoom of the players and coach. If you didn't have better zoom capabilities (my camera wouldn't have), then a crop would work. Maybe one just including just the coach, Loren Woods and Lamond Murray would work better. (Okay I cheated, I looked up the roster). Unless you wanted to show that the coach was exercizing his authority in front of all the fans. Then it works well.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment:
Over 1000 votes and I've never given a 10 . . . until now.

'Rock Heroes' - Deep Purple
by Falc

Comment:
Saw them play between Billy Squire and Aerosmith in a triple bill a while back. Great show (all three, but especially Purple. Squire kicked ass too). Nice photo, but too bad you couldn't get a little closer.

The wall of names
by MrYu

Comment:
Love the monument reflection

Towers and Tombs
by wetland

Comment:
This is Old San Juan, Puerto Rico isn't it? I was there a few years ago. I forget what that fort is called though. They have some elaborate tombstones there don't they? BTW, nice photo. I wish I took one as nice as this when I visited. Nice perspective.

I just looked at my old pictures (film, prints from Kmart). That's the same place. Do they still have that old building down one of the nearby sidestreets (near the entrance of the fort) with hundreds of stuffed animals on it? Good job.

One Of Many. Why?
by Mark of SRQ

Comment:
Wow, a bittersweet victory. After I took the photo--and got over the guilt of actually taking it--and thought about the challenge, I knew it would be a powerful entry. I figured top 20, maybe top 10. I never thought ribbon until the votes and comments started coming in.

Thank you to everyone for your great comments.

Hopefully I can win a ribbon in a less opportunist, and more fun challenge. As you can see from my other entries, I still have a lot to learn about photography. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time for this challenge. Thailand is a beautiful country, but it is riddled with poverty. There were so many pictures I could have taken that would have been equally or even more powerful than this one. It's not all bad though, there is a lot of affluance and beauty there too. And most of the people there were very nice and helpful.

BTW, I'm back home now.

Thank you,

Mark

edited for spelling

Message edited by author 2004-11-03 02:06:28.

On stage
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Is that Conan O'Brien?

gentle kiss
by suemack

Comment:
Can't go wrong with a cute baby picture.