Morning Routine
by Ammie

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Such a purposeful walk and such wry smile. What a pair they are. I really like the matching (uniform?) colours too.

2. Those stripes of green paint are lovely - they lift the image from an already cheerful scene.

3. Great light too - both for what it is doing to the scene and for the squint it is inducing.

Great slice of life

climb
by rooum

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Despite the slight haloing - there is something compelling about this image. The POV and the dark rendition gives a slightly ominous feel. I like that.

2. Although the child is central, they are also somewhat peripheral to it too - those swirly logs and the brooding caravan draw the eye and get us to inspect your post-processing handiwork.

3. I really like all of the lines too - the edges of the logs, the slide, the telegraph pole and wires - they seem to break the image up like some mosaic.

4. The framing of the child through the hand rails is particularly effective and makes me think of a puzzle where this was the last piece to be dropped into place.

Overall, tons of mood here. I like that.

Winter's Pure Embrace
by jagar

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Ha, how the snow is on the branches almost make this look like infrared - the added glow helps to accentuate this effect.

2. The highlights on the tree should look blown but somehow (careful histogram monitoring?) you've managed to avoid such a look.

3. The overall framing is perfect, giving just enough space for the tree and its shadow.

4. The deeply dark sky offers great contrast to the snow - red filter in software?

Overall, a very well executed and effective image.

Mountains beyond mountains
by odriew

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Such an eclectic (but effective) composition - I like the placement of everything within your frame.

2. I really like the coloration too - the low saturation works really well.

3. The foreground structure (lava?) is really compelling and adds depth and texture to the image.

Overall, an interesting shot.

Some Like It Hot!
by JulietNN

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Superb clarity and coloration - nearly cartoonish but stays on the right side of reality.

2. I like the fact there is a second car, it gives a deeper context and lends some more authenticity.

3. I really enjoy the contrast too - it offers a degree of harshness that give the image a bold feel.

4. I do like the model and I think she contributes a lot to the shop but I suppose I would have preferred a more natural pose for this shot - you have enough authenticity in the shot for more story to be viable.

Overall, I like the immediacy of this image.

Pops
by toddhead

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Excellent bold close up portrait. Ring flash? I really like the strong highlights and the cool coloration.

2. His expression is compelling - a slightly wry smile. I wonder how long you took to get this so absolutely front on. His median sagittal plane is pretty much exactly perpendicular to the sensor.

3. It's a great crop too - intersecting the hat logo and neckline draws attention to and emphasises his face.

Overall, a standout portrait.

Spinning in the Winter Wind
by Yandrosxx

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. This is gloriously dynamic and such fun too.

2. The amount of blur is just perfect - I like how we can see a good deal of the background context whilst still giving a good sense of movement.

3. Her expression is wonderful and contagious.

4. Your selected aperture is a perfect match for the demands of the shot allowing you to crisply capture your subject.

5. You've made a really good job of the toning too.

One of those images where everything comes together.

January Sunrise
by Judith Polakoff

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Oh what tremendous colours! That yellow with the duck egg blue sky - fantastic.

2. The snow-covered foreground foliage is a really nice touch, something to peer over and locate us in the image.

3. Brilliant light you have captured - the secret really to the image's power.

Overall: extraordinarily effective.

The Couple
by markwiley

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Great sense of depth with those leading lines and people diminishing as they go into the distance.

2. It's fascinating how the vectors mean that those figures in your proximity are motion blurred while those distant (and walking away from you) remain pristine.

3. I really like how you have the tonal range well covered - great shadows, great highlights and brilliant mid tones too.

4. I really enjoy the figures at the end of the tunnel.

Overall, a really engaging image.

Hope
by Neat

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. I find the POV staggeringly effective and really enjoy the eclectic composition - I suppose this was chosen for you given the position of your subject but nonetheless I enjoy its uneasy balance.

2. The juxtaposition of the gull and people on the platform works so well - not only does it give the image depth but it sets a broader context that conjures a richer spectrum of imaginary (associated) sounds.

3. I really pleased you went for black and white here, I don't think colour would be nearly so effective.

Overall, it makes me want to be there. Enough said.