Somehow missed the thread for this month's contest

[justiceischeap]

This was going to be my entry:


These were the runners-up:



And a little something to uplift after those sad photos:

[Solly Mack]

1. Gosh. Sure is unfortunate that you missed seeing the submission thread.

Those are some truly nice photos.

Love the light and shadows.

[justiceischeap]

2. I kept checking the regular threads

never once looking at the pinned threads. Doh!

Thanks for the compliment on the photos.

[Solly Mack]

3. They're usually pinned now to keep them from dropping too far down.

I am sorry you missed it. It is unfortunate. Your photo would have done well, I think.

[intheflow]

4. I caught it because my subscription tab lit up.

These photos are magnificent and surely would have won. I think the second one is the best - certainly fits the theme best. But it's the casual nature of it, the glimpse of "discard' caught glancing down the street, almost voyeuristic. In the most tragic of ways.

[justiceischeap]

5. That's why the tabs are yellow!

Didn't know that, thanks!

Yeah, the idea of homeless hit me immediately because, to me, they seem both lost and discarded most times.

I really like the second photo, the reflection in the glass was a very happy accident.

[handmade34]

6. sorry you missed it

The first photo certainly portrays lost/discarded... difficult to look at... I think it is a winner even if you didn't make the deadline

[Celebration]

7. wow, fantastic

You know, I did wonder if someone might miss the thread pinned at the top--though we have been doing that for awhile. I do think once everyone gets used to it, it will help, though. So sad this isn't posted in the group. Save for another contest!

[Mira]

8. So sorry you missed it!

These are heart rending, especially the second one. I hope this won't happen to you again.

[JohnnyRingo]

9. I'm not a big fan of b&w, but...

You realy take advantage of the format to express yourself.

I Particularly like the second one. It reeks of despair. Colored neon would have just made it look like midtown on a weekday.

Nice job.

On edit, I tried last fall to do what you accomplished so well. I fell short:

[justiceischeap]

10. Thanks for the compliments

I'd have to say it was more luck than anything else. The light, the shadows, everything just sort of conspired to turn out right. I didn't know how that second or third would turn out because I was shooting from the hip (meaning, I didn't really compose the shots).

Your shot looks like it was taken at night. It's easier for b&w to be dramatic if there is a lot of play in the light.