Been there...
by LandzEnca

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Pretty sure this this is all motion blur but I like the way this looks like a Lensbaby image. The isolation of your primary subject works really well. The leading lines add much depth to the image to and guides the eye to the child and beyond.

Critical stuff: I feel this is underexposed - it makes me want to do a bit of levels manipulation.

Overall: A fine scene, well presented. I'm a sucker for blur of all sorts so this is an easy pick for me.

Hudson's Point
by tnun

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Wonderful cinematic aspect ratio and a great visual/title pun. The contrast profile is wonderful too - highlights and shadows dominating in different areas of the image as a consequence of the flare. The three people create quite a story and the pointing arm is highly communicative. As a viewer though, I feel this isn't a photograph that disappears revealing the moment; rather, this is a photograph that creates its status as a photograph in parallel with the moment. It is limited and bounded by the choices you have made. I should explain myself further - this is like a documentary image in a book, we are aware that the photographer was there but we are conscious that we are not (thus I feel like a 'meta-viewer'). The choice to keep the viewer at a distance and to not involve us in the image seems deliberate to me (I wonder whether it was to you).

Critical stuff: That central area of brightness on the opposite shore, whether natural or not, draws the eye a little too much. A swift bit of local darkening there would help me appreciate your image even more.

Overall: A lovely crafted image - one that made me think of ubique actually; not for how it looks but for his passion for photographs as artistic products rather than photography as an artistic process.

And danced by the light of the moon
by vawendy

Comment:
Great silhouettes and shadows and a really excellent POV too.

Bubbles of joy
by varlyte79

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This should be family snap-shotty but for me it brings something extra and I can't say why. Sure we have the great framing through the bubble but it is more than that. It seems to be a moment distilled if that makes sense. I was in Stratford in Avon a few weeks ago and partook of a similar scene myself; perhaps that's why I feel this resonance.

Critical stuff: The guy on the bike is a little distracting - I'd have been tempted to crop him.

Overall: A moment shared. Thank you.

three sheets
by jmritz

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: A painting in all but media. The suggestion of a figure on the right adds much interest as does the suggestion of writing top right. The colour palette is highly complementary too. Despite its abstraction I get a very strong impression of being in an ornate music room.

Critical stuff: No

Overall: Compelling and mysterious. Excellent as much for what is excluded as for what is shown.

Park
by Mwilton111

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Standout tones draw me in and then the sign stops me in my tracks! What fabulous light you have found here. The aspect ratio is perfect too and the various beams add much depth.

Critical stuff: There's only so much interest to be had from such a scene (though I think you have found much of it).

Overall: Well balanced and presented image.

There's Room For Another
by Venser

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Superb street performance image. Nailed focus, good action, great eye contact, balanced composition, excellent toning and great isolation of your subject.

Critical stuff: I'd perhaps shave a little of the right side.

Overall: A very engaging image.

Half
by IAmEliKatz

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Beautifully understated portrait - subtle on many levels, great toning too. The shallow depth of field works really well here and drawn out freckles are the icing on the cake.

Critical stuff: Although I like your use of negative space, with a 800px maximum dimension, you might of bought a bit more real estate back by curbing it a little.

Overall: Nicely crafted portrait benefitting from good photographic choices.

w 37 st
by bvy

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Great street-based image that benefits from your choice to keep it in colour. The foreground rain drops work really well, as does the motion blur of the people. The highlight of course is the cheeky title of your image top right - It anchors the frame wonderfully.

Critical stuff: I might have been tempted to suppress the yellow/orange coloration - the rest of the image has that slight cyan and red coloration I often envy in Leica M system images. The yellow detract a little from that.

Overall: A little gem.

Architecture
by antje1777

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Love the hook here - I see the column and then the building and then the birds! On spotting them the image comes instantly alive. It's like a visual magic trick. I love that. Once I was hooked, I found the windows compelling - imagining the stories behind each of them.

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: So much more than the sum of its parts. That's the trick of a really compelling image.