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Great photograph; love the title even if it did telegraph the impending ambush.

What I enjoy about this particular photograph is how it opens up and tells me more as I look at it longer. By this, I mean I start to see patterns (maybe unintended). We have the large silver circular object in the lower right and then there is a smaller silver circular knob. I note a longer, small rectangle in the middle upper left and then I spot the two square vents that form their own longer rectangle and I start thinking in terms of twos. Two areas of plant life, one more pruned and wrestled into place by mankind, the other a little more untamed. I spot the red tag, I spot the black and white tag. I see two clasps or clamps. I'm not saying Jack saw the same patterns I saw when he photographed this or that my vision of this photograph even matters. 

What I am saying is that this photograph is abstract enough to free the viewers mind to try and make sense of it. I think there is value in this kind of photograph where at first glance it seems so simple, so mundane. But then it opens up and you're seeing so much more. It's a good photograph to have on the wall of an office, because you'll pass by it briefly every day and every now and then, something new will pop into your mind. 

A little zen.

Hauntingly beautiful. Just perfect.

Very sharp image! I don't know if I would have realized the two sources of energy aspect if I hadn't read it in the critiques, but having had my eye pointed in the right direction, it add a beautiful subtext to an already attractive shot.  You did a great job developing the sun. It doesn't look blown out, rather it makes me want to squint my eyes.

Lovely!

I'd turn in 90 degrees counter clockwise so that the ship I see would be the proper orientation for sailing. Nicely captured.

I wouldn't be surprised to see this hanging in a museum of modern art, a subtler less colorful Mondrian.

I think it makes a great photograph. Interesting set of tracks.

Fun, energetic, and colorful. Great capture.

Thank you Drew, Jack,

I was having fun playing around with the shots from this festival, trying to place the photographs a bit more firmly into the time these participants created their wardrobes for.

Nice reflection! Interesting shot.

Definitely worth viewing large; I like the black and white better than the color, but both are lovely. Great, confident fun pose.

Beautiful series of grey with nicely delicate details. Definitely an eye-catcher.

Interesting world; is that a fan in the upper left? If so, your world echoes mine.

The sports action is great, but it's the audience in the background and their expressions that bring it home for me. 

Lovely!

Those pretty pastels contrasted with a dramatic skull chewing beauty. Great shot.

Love that reflection, it doubles the beauty of an already lovely fall shot.

Those eyes, a sad world where a child can be photographed like this. Excellent photograph, great focus.

Nice shot, crisp blacks. Colts vs. Rangers, two great young players.

Great glasses for sure! Nicely captures the artisan scene you see at festivals. Sharp and very natural, beautiful colors. Perfectly framed for the subject, shows exactly who he is. Also love his smile, which draws me into the scene.

Beautiful composition, excellent depth of focus. This is a make-me-smile photograph and I paused on it and then decided to critique it for that very reason.

Lot of human interest, crisp and well lighted. Good color.

Delicate and beautiful; a lovely work of art.

Browsing through the various images for critique, this was the one that caught my eye. Beautiful woman with a direct gaze. The sepia tone gives it not so much an old-fashioned air here, but more of a classically done painting. Elegant treatment, beautiful photograph.