Dune
by Ken

Comment:
Hate the border, love everything else.

Feeling Spring Breezes
by dahlin

Comment:


Awarded for the May 2011 Free Study.

Feeling Spring Breezes
by dahlin

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 is a bold and magnificent portrait. Bold pose, bold light, bold colour, bold processing, bold subject. Some will hate the rope but I love it.

Critical stuff: Some will hate the rope!

Overall: pushes the boundaries and challenges preconceptions. Great stuff.

The Proverbial...
by PetRock

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: I love how you've pushed those colours. The shuddering trail of lights fascinates.

Critical stuff: Not the most interesting scene (but I love what you've done with it).

Overall: great vision.

instant nothing
by bspurgeon

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: I absolutely love this. The light, the tones, the abstracted figure, the footprints.... All marvellous.

Critical stuff: Nope.

Overall: my favourite in the challenge.

Citizen
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 very interesting image. Makes me want to know more about the back story. Despite the very heavy grain, this still works - and perhaps because of it. It adds a lot of ambiguity and imprecision to the image. It encourages the imagination.

Critical stuff: the grain ;-) I like it but others won't.

Overall: Fascinating.

We caugtht a Bass.
by LoVi

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: Highly compelling image. The pair of pairs works really well, especially with the size difference. The overall coloration works too. The object doing the reflecting is quite confounding. I like that.

Critical stuff: Not much; perhaps you could crop more tightly at the bottom of the frame.

Pail

A Different Approach
by 4trtone

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 moment to catch - looks like levitation. I really like the capture of the shadow, it makes it easier to orientated the figure. The stark light and washed out tones work really well.

Critical stuff: The shadow of the bush at the top of the image. Perhaps you could have rotated the image counterclockwise and lost it.

Overall: well seen and made.

Walking by the sea
by ankursomani

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 great near silhouette and fabulous coloration here. It actually feels warm just to look at it. The scene behind the child is simple yet compelling. Are those three figures in the far distance?

Critical stuff: No.

Overall: Lovely stuff

Life Without Internet
by jagar

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: Lovely, pure street work here. Stunningly well constructed with perfect light. An exercise in ambience transmission! Tones and textures are bang on too. Makes me want to take a deep breath for the smell of bread and coffee!

Critical stuff : No

Overall: Expertly done. I can only aspire.