Hey surprise :)

Thanks for your comments and that you liked it! :)

Such a beautiful B+W that looks so classic. I guess what i really love is this expanse of white in the fore-ground, this black tunnel in the center with a spot of light at the far end of it, only to be greeted by the presence of a person. Beautiful.

Never too late :O)

this one got featured because you're wearing a suit. jens :-)))) elegance for the frontpage! *fg*

congrats!

And I will have to wear one the next 3 days again :/
I was a bit buisy with working and my new homepage....but now it is time to concentrate again on photography....after the 3 days....with my elegant suit....:D

good. dynamical.

Love this image. Very clean. Nothing bad to say. Nice job.

Very nice! Looks cold, heh.

abstractly . good

Great curves. Very interesting shot.

Hmmm...I don't know how this fits the theme.

Wow, you were trying to do a lot with that image. I think if you really want to evoke the mood and meaning of those lyrics you're going to have to start from scratch and pose some teens to really make it happen. The teens here would be great, but I imagine you probably grabbed this shot on the fly and hoped it fit with the song.

As a Florida resident, I think I've seen kids cruising the beach in a convertible on spring break that would have fit the song great. I'm not sure you can capture that same mood in the mall.

I have looked at your site. In my opinion you have much the best pictures.
Sorry for my english.

If look could kill - great capture!

If the girl on the far right were in sharp focus this would have greater impact perhaps. It would seem to really lend context and evoke a teen girls envy or angst. She looks really annoyed but that is kind of lost in this photo since nothing is sharp enough to be the focal point.

The girl on the far left also seems like she's annoyed but I'm left wanting to see who she is talking to...maybe her mom is there saying it's time to go, and she's protesting?

I wish I could tell more from this but its just got too much going on and nothing specific enough.

I don't see hope and despair I see teen girls, 2 that look to be annoyed, but too difficult to tell if it's with each other as they don't seem to be interacting with each other, but it's hard to discern.

The distortion in the shadows give them an alien feel. I wish the inscription in the cement on the right was fully visible.

Nice. The yellow in the center looks like it's emitting the light almost.

Nice! I like the color, but is little tight from top in my view. What were the exposure settings for this one?

Iso 50
f:32
20 second exposer
slight exposer and levels adj .

Canon 5d, 24-70mm lens

I'm a sucker for this effect. I think it makes you pay attention. I like the DOF nd the lone tree still in frame. It's a nice collection of lines... the coast line, the horizon line, the tree line. I like it.

This is great. I almost wish that tree wasn't there in the background, though perhaps without it the shot would lose some context. I love the blurry hills in the background.

@doilyboy: Thanks!

@SeekingFocus: Thank you. Yes, I had mixed feelings about the tree, but it has meaning for me. I think it adds a little something to the shot. Thanks for the feedback!

Nice exposure, it's only to much in the middle for me.

Thanks for the feedback Michael!

This imag seems to have a bit of an orange cast to it. Maybe cooling down the temp would help? I would also like to see her full body in the shot because I currently feel like I'm missing something.

I should crop this photograph some more tide. And put some more contrast in it.

It feels like the camera is tilted up too high... I would crop down from the top and try and get her feet in the frame. Also, the pink umbrella would be a lot more eye-catching if the rest of the scene wasn't so washed orange.