Flying lessons
by Melethia

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: Fabulously constructed image. Everything is right here and because of that your image, like the bird, soars. The coloration/toning, the light, the exposure, the subjects, the backdrop - it's difficult to see how it could get better than this.

Critical stuff: Umm... no.

Overall: A DPC great. I'm sure you'll ribbon. I hope it's blue. If you haven't done so already, I'd try this at 1x.com too (if you are so inclined).

A Seat in the Sun
by Louis

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 use of a shallow DOF and even better use of SEP2 (am I right - the burn pattern and toning are suggestive of that). The subject matter is most compelling too; the springs with their own form extruding from the fabric below. It all begs the question as to where this mattress (if that's what it is) is.... the very information we are denied through your low DOF technique.

Critical stuff: Although I like burnt edges, I think the transition is a little harsh here.

Overall: Very nicely seen and made.

red&black
by cutout

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 really like how this image confounds -where is the light coming from? What is the scale of the image? What is the red thing? What is the black surface? All the better that we don't know - we can just accept and enjoy the marvellous form and colour.

Critical stuff: Nothing

Overall: Great stuff. It would look great on a wall.

Agoraphobia
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: This is a fabulous quirky portrait. The colours are tremendous, particularly the curtains! The pan.... a masterstroke. That decrepit frame... marvellous. The light on his face is just perfect and this contributes to outstanding balance across the frame.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all

Overall: Magnificent. 10 and a fav.

Modern Signage
by Wobble

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 the rawness of this - with the acid colours (Bleach Bypass??). I really like the curve too - particularly how it causes the disjunction at floor level. The glow of the lights contributes a lot too. The whole effect is rather cinematic, almost like a memory sequence.

Critical stuff: I think the colour noise top left is a bit distracting: I think desaturation of the magenta and cyan channels might have reduced this with little negative effect on the rest of the image.

Overall: A brave shot to enter, but nonetheless one I like a good deal.

Room with a View
by spiritualspatula

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: One of those pictures that is more than the sum of its parts. The scene through the window makes for a beautiful abstract landscape in its own right and those streaks of light bottom left are lovely. The walls add to the wonder - as much as by what they obscure as what they show.

Critical stuff: Nothing

Overall: A most pleasing image.

black skimmers
by skewsme

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 really really like this. A bunch of Puffins? the coloration is fantastic; pure yet still complex and oh-so-assistive in allowing us to discern the structures. The slightly curved nature of the blur is most compelling - we can almost calculate the radius of curvature from what we see here.

Critical stuff: Nothing,

Overall: There aren't many people who, having the chance to shoot birds at this distance would choose to create this. I'm ever so glad you did.

rendezvous
by ubique

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 really like the high contrast here; loads of excellent shapes to see here too. I feel the figure comes with a story which adds to the enjoyability of the image.

Critical stuff: The figure is so close to the centre that it is slightly annoying that she isn't!

Overall: Nicely made.

Satisfaction
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: Great coloration, just the right amount of blur. Lots of mystery too, the physical context is unclear - I like that. It has a slight claustrophobic feel about it - again, very effective.

Critical stuff: I'm not so keen on the background clutter.

Overall: An interesting take on a fairly engaging scene.

granite
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: Something about this says Pittsburgh to me - I'm not sure why. Perhaps I'm seeing bvy tones and extrapolating from that. There seems to be grief here and the thought of that emotion imbues power in the image.

Critical stuff: I don't like the tilt but I would guess the image is stronger for it.

Overall: Compelling.