adamau5
Definitely an eye-catching photo. Very nicely processed and a good relevance to the theme.
Lovely image overall and your processing works with the theme. I'm not sold on that hand/arm jutting out of the frame. The more I look at it the more it seems out of place.
My only criticism is the the arm not being within the whole frame it just looks odd.
Bigredshark
I'm afraid it does nothing for me as a photo, though I can appreciate the 'retro' aspect of the camera.
It's a retro camera but nothing else in the image screams retro. It needs some context or it's just a picture of you in the lounge with a camera i'm afraid.
Yes it is a retro camera but the overall image just isn’t doing anything for me.
Clintham
Nice idea for the photo and it's a good result (though it's a touch overexposed). I might have chosen to zoom in a bit for a more abstract shot, though perhaps it would have lost the context.
An old Slinky, what memories and a great object for this theme. The composition works for me although I'd have moved the Slinky further away from the wall so you don't get that shadow in shot.
A nice choice for the theme and I think you have captured it well.
cokecan72
It does nothing for me as a photo. I'm not sure where I'm really meant to be looking or what exactly is 'retro' about it.
Really struggling to see the theme, aside from those neon signs that rather ironically say "contemporary". Not your best work I'm afraid.
A sign saying contemporary for a retro entry, it has a classic American diner feel to it but its not really cutting composition wise.
Danza
Very basic photo that doesn't really stand out for me. The background/bottom is very distracting, and though the DoF might work if you had a lower viewpoint, it's not really doing anything for me here.
An old toy against a vivid background with shallow DOF. There is too much going on here and old doesn't immediately translate to retro in my mind.
It doesn’t really say retro and there is so much going on its difficult to pick out the subject matter of the shot.
DGBVIPER
I'm wondering how much you paid your model to do that
. Aside from that, the photo doesn't particularly grab me - there isn't really that much going on and the lighting and background don't add anything to the overall impression.
This could have been film noir and then we would be cooking !! A good idea but your light really lets you down. There is too much of it for starters and there is no direction to it. Forget the overhead strip lighting and get creative, use a lamp and start throwing shadows on the wall.
The lighting is to strong it is just all on and its direction has not been considered and the pose although comical feels uncomfortable.
Feriso
Two stars, you say? Well I suppose that's about what I'd give it too. I'm not getting the point of the photo in relation to the theme or otherwise.
Here's where I am with this image, a 1960's wharf worker out for a stroll on the docks. The narrative is there for me but a gritty, grainy B&W conversion would have really hit the mark. As it is, I don't see much that is finished.
I cant see the theme here and it works better as a BW image.
GSXRMovistar
Nice idea for the theme and nicely shot and processed.
A simple idea and it works. The processing suits it nicely also.
Nicely composed and processed and a retro subject well done.
Khaaan!
Good idea for the theme and it's a well shot photo. The only slight pity of it is that we get the text coming through from both sides of the cassette - not something easily fixable without a fair amount of PS or destroying the tape, though.
TDK, those were the days!. A clean, crisp and very cool shot. Taking the back off would have removed the underside writing that distracts is my only niggle.
It is a shame the text from both sides overlaps.
Laiman
Nicely shot, though I get the impression the light coming from each side is of a different colour tone. The front on view is also perhaps just a bit boring?
A well composed and taken product shot. It is quite plain though so you loose some impact.
A nice product shot but beyond that it is a bit bland.
Lucklessloser
Record could do with a clean! The highlights are a bit overexposed in the foreground and the background is quite distracting, which is a pity.
It's a tad overexposed in the foreground which is distracting but not as much as that curtain in the background. Think more about the composition because what is included is just as important as what is left out.
It is a little over exposed and the composition doesn’t really do a lot for the subject.
Mr Jones
If there was an award for the most bizarre entry ever, I think this would probably clinch it! I'm wracking my brain here to think of how on earth two clementines balanced on some Lego star wars figures is 'retro', but I have to say I'm stumped. Well shot, though and you get impact point for being off-the-wall
Hell, I'd be surprised if you've even seen a wall.
Every once in a while an image comes along and you go Woah! .. It's silly and makes me smile but I have no idea how this is retro.
How is this retro? It is fun though!
Namistai
Yikes - that's a serious outfit! Fun photo.
I like the candid shot and it's plainly retro. Now was it a friend or was it a stranger? That is the big question.
Its retro and nicely shot a really fun photo, makes you want to know more about the subject.
Nozz
Good link to the theme. The B&W conversion could benefit from being a bit more punchy, though.
BMX is very retro but your B&W conversion lets you down here. It needs more punch in the blacks to make it pop !
If you are going for BW it needs to have punch this is way to flat, but for me I would to see the BMX in its entire colour and rustyness.
orbspeed1
It's a competition so see how much you can write on each key! Nice link to the theme, but the photo really doesn't benefit from the yellow cast over the whole thing. It's really improved in my eyes by about 5 seconds work in post processing.
I can't believe you ran this through PS and it still came out yellow and dull. Ok, it's editorial and could work for the theme but you need to work on those PP skills.
The yellow cast is letting this one down a quick blast in Photoshop will rectify this.
robertgilbert86
I like the location you've scouted for the shot in terms of the graffiti, which makes it a bit strange for me that you've included the new buildings in the background. That juxtaposition doesn’t really work for me.
Great idea and top marks for looking around for a location with a urban feel. The punchy look is lost though as you have the top half of the frame wasted on skyline. Move in closer, go wide and use those bright colours on the walls.
This should have been a landscape and you should have had more of Curzon station and not millennium point or the university buildings.
Rojin
I miss my AE-1
Nice shot, but not outstanding.
What happened to your hand? It looks like a mannequin !!! .. Some serious umbrella / flash usage as seen in the lens reflection but the post colorization ruins the shot for me.
The colours look a little off, and again its retro camera but its not an image that best portrays the subject.
Russinating
Good idea for the shot. For me you've overdone the lighting a bit though, which detracts from it a bit.
Good idea for a retro shot and it works well. The overblown background is a tad distracting, though I would agree it makes a graphic image.
A nice idea for the theme, but the lighting is over done and detracts from the over all impact.
Sillyswede
It’s an OK idea, but the photo isn't particularly interesting. It's also a bit dark and in need of some love in post.
A good idea but it's really underexposed and needs another f-stop at least in post to rescue it.
It is underexposed and there isn’t a lot going on within the shot.
Slothmeister
Very nice shot. Lots to look at and draw the eye. That's a keeper.
Excellent shot!. Lots of nice elements that keep the eye interested and moving around the frame.
Super shot, loads of subject matter, on theme and well processed.
SteveOBHave
Thank you glamorous assistant for us! I can appreciate the work that's gone into it, but I can't say I'm massively wowed by the result, I'm afraid.
Your image reminds me of the drawings by Dutch artist M.C Escher. There is lots of work here but not much that relates to the theme for me.
I can see you have put in a lot of effort, but it really is struggling on theme.
UberTiger
Fun idea, but it’s not a technically or artistically interesting photo.
Top marks for putting everything together. It feels like a bunker and we are on rations. Would dearly have loved to see someone in the frame also because it's quite plain overall.
It needs a subject to interact with the scene at the minute it is literally lifeless and feels like a series of object just placed for the purpose of the shot.
Vipernet
1995 doesn't exactly shout 'retro' to me, but I suppose it depends on your viewpoint. You could do with taking the green tinge out of it in Photoshop (/equivalent).
How is 1995 retro? For it to be such a large part of the image I think the date needs to be older. I like the image and idea but just feel the date spoils it for theme.
It is old in terms of pc components but it isn’t retro.
Wedge
It's a nice photo, but (assuming your D90 doesn’t have serious issues) I really can't say that the fake skewed vignette is doing anything for me in the slightest.
A good photo but that strap is annoying me. Perhaps a little less on the vignette but the B&W suits overall.
It doesn’t need the heavy vignette.
Willis
At a quick glance the extreme low contrast almost makes it look like she's floating. I can see the theme link, but this isn't up to your usual standard.
A striking image with elements that work very well for this theme. I feel you have overdone the post a bit as the model and lamp are floating in the frame due to lack of grounding shadows. It's still a classy image though!
The floor has vanished! It is on theme but the fact the subjects appear to be floating really lets it down.
Yhack
It’s more of a snapshot to me, I think. I like the idea, but it would have been better if you'd gone over and taken a decent and well composed shot of it.
Were you in a bus or car yourself? If not, why didn't you walk across the street to take a better-framed photo. Missed opportunity.
It needs a re-composition the foreground is to cluttered and your subject has been lost.
Zogger
Lacks any real context or grounding and suffers as a result. It’s not well enough composed or shot to make up for that, for me.
Without thinking constantly about the theme I start to loose where you are going here. I think you need more of the record player to give it context.
I can see the context to theme but the way you have captured the subject does not emphasize the theme or the subject.
