I will try NOT TO GUSH. From the shadowing aspects, to the realism/yet surreal to the colour palette of warm glow on the chameleon the the steel branches this truly rocks. I thank you also for your SBS which is a lesson (for me) and a valuable tool to learn from. Thank you for being on this site.

What a grand idea to put this up in monochrome for it gives us a sneaky feel of the robot beneath. The blending looks well done here and not pasted on.

The comments given to you above are a goldmine of information, not only for you but to those of us struggling. I love your idea, it is truly creative...just needs polishing up.

ha ha ha ha....I just got the title! What a great imagination you have on all levels. The patch that is lifted throws me off , feels unbalanced a bit as it gets too much attention and not the robotic part...but that is just me.

This reminds me of the BORG from Star Trek (the episode with HUGH). I find the nose a tad of a distraction as it is not in focus. Woof!

The pieces on him need more blending, they look a bit pasted on but the humour is there solidly affecting the viewer.

This gave me a great chuckle. Thank you.

This is a photograph that enchants the viewer. It is illusionary, and has wonderful and powerful directional light, the impact is strong. Considering you shot this from a moving car you managed to hook a crisp anchor point. Frankly, it has winner written all over it. Top marks.

Nice square crop that always works with a circular focal point. The warm hues of orange both within and without draw us to the beauty of the "dirty" photo which doesn't look dirty except for the coffee grounds. Minimalism in theory...the minimalism of dirt. Again, very clever and I really like how you see your world around you.

Spring rain of pollen. I would not have minded to see more details of car as the windshield wipers are cut as is the headlight, both those cuts make me hunger to see more to complete the image. I admire your chutzpah for shooting this and putting it up....I remember a quote that goes something like this "photographs are everywhere, you just have to look" and that is what your upload reminds me of!

This is well done with the focus on the nut in good sharpness and clarity. You have a nice tight crop which captures dirt or rather that feeling of dirty throughout.

You nailed this shot. Your lighting was difficult in this situation but your shutter speed caught the action at its peak. This is shockingly good for story and technical expertise shown. Kudos.

WOW, where are you standing? There is some posterization of this image which is fine by me. Well done.

HOLY GUACAMOLE not only did I wait for it to load up for full effect, once it uploaded I couldn't believe how you made this image come to life! Simply spectacular. TOP MARKS and if you don't win I shall eat my lens cap!

I can see you are trying to think outside of the box in compositional style. For the romantic feel to be caught I would like to see these figures a bit closer. The guillotine cut of her head further detracts. However, the evening shot of the sun going down and the colour palette of subdued hues adds beauty to your upload.

You caught a real sweet quality, a tenderness and YES that is part of being romantic. I like the emotive pull this has but technically you need to have a sharp image, good focus on the focal points (the two monkeys) after all that is what you are trying to show us, right? There is also a bit of a mischievousness caught and makes me wonder if that one monkey is really a thief!

"Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us and pigs see us as their equals". Winston Churchill.

Pigs are quite intelligent and this shows in your photo, it has an emotive quality to it and I can tell you that this pig is a lot sweeter than my last boyfriend. It is too bad about that wire that cuts. Could you not have gotten a bit closer (that is a joke)? It is a great shot and for me it is the emotive power that pulls me in. Technical and tonal quality well done.

I wonder if a closer crop to eliminate that pink bag that steals attention from the floral arrangement would improve this shot, however, it is all about artistic prerogative? I bow to yours.

I like your composition of this photograph. You do have a dust spot on your gray area just above the stone to our L. Had the focus been sharp on the diamond instead of the cork, it would have been a stronger image.

Someone in this world knows how to have fun and keep love alive. I love this image for the clarity it shows, the story. A sharper DOF would have rendered the entire image in sharpness (the red rose) but it is a winner in my eyes.

This is actually a really great shot full of action, surprise, emotion and the technical quality is very well rendered. You caught a crowd on both levels the participants and the waiting and very excited public. IMHO it ought to have done much better.....can't figure it out....sigh.

I like this one a lot.

Nice one, congrats!

CONGRATS on this win!

The focus is off.

Tonal quality is really eye catching. Nice

Would have been a good entry for "dirty things". Do you have another?

clever, as always

Oh how my eyes long to see more of this. Had you taken it from a distance to show the surrounding area the story would have been more complete.

Yes, monochrome pushes this up!

Hi I think more focus would have worked better, but there is metal on metal here!

I agree with the comment above. But you surely did get a crowd and my curiosity piqued!

Congrats Lolu !

Congrats on this win. I LOVED IT....

Congrats on this well deserved win!

A happy snappy photo and the trees in the middle obstruct and shout for attention, but sometimes you just have to get what you get.

Top of the shelf stuff. Lovely image, solid and stable, emotions caught, crowd is there in abundance.

This is really funny too, you just need to paint in some crap, if you know what I mean (I know I know you can't do that for this contest).

ha ha ha ha ha that is hysterical, talk about the title making the photo this one sure does and the photo is grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!

I like this one for the patterns caught and that lone person in the distance. Is your horizon line tilting to the left?? Yes, I just checked ...it is.

Congrats on two and three!

YAY YAY YAY your son won ! Congrats

Great win congrats

Hope you are "chuffed" CONGRATS on one and two

Nice one and congrats!

Hey there CONGRATS.

Ducky in monochrome. The silhouette of fly by the hand was a nice visual surprise. Good tight crop, details well seen.

Ahhh that Sony! The fellas in our photography club were selling off their Canon Marks and going with this Sony...it was the rage. I shoot with a Sony a6300 and am so happy with it as I do a lot of hiking and trekking and this camera does not feel like an anchor after an all-day jaunt.

Thank you.

It was really slight and now I checked it again and it looks OK to me.