ok, i'm really not quite sure what to make of this. there's nothing wrong with it technically (it's in focus, the exposure is under control, it has an appropriate dof). it is somewhat interesting compositionally, with all the lines, and the colors. there's just something i can't put my finger on. i guess it's just that even though images as this have their place here, and i do appreciate them, i just can't believe that this is the best image you produced last year. just with what i see here, i know you have the equipment, eye, and capability; that's why i just don't get it. i'm sorry if this sounds harsh, and i promise you, after this is over, if i can't find any indication that you could have picked a better entry, i'll start a thread and publicly apologize. it just seems to me that you have the ability to do very well here, and, unless you have some emotional attachment to this image, you entered the wrong one. good luck! |