view with a room
by mitalapo

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 like the mystery of this image - quite intimate whilst remaining completely anonymous and even discreet. I really want to peek around the door though. I like the distortion on the top of the frame, it gives us a sense of being enclosed. The shoes are a master stroke - in many ways they are the secret to the image; are they there fortuitously or have they been placed. In the answer to that question lies the answer to the story of the scene.

Critical stuff: Nothing really - this defies such triviality

Overall: Made with care. I like that.

The Nightmare
by Shanny403

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 well made image - no doubt about that; it will however make some people uncomfortable. Personally, I think that's a good thing! The stand-out eyes, slight grain and the lighting/vignette work very well together.

Critical stuff: The earrings - they rob the image of some of its power.

Overall: Very pleased to have seen this. I like unusual portraits and this is right up there.

Alone
by keyz

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: It's been a long time since I've seen a selective desaturation look this good. It is perfectly (and eclectically) judged and the tones in the background add considerably to the overall effect. Those browns and the blue complement each other perfectly.

Critical stuff: Nothing really

Overall: How to make gimmicky not. Excellent.

Commentary
by MeMex2

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 certainly bold stuff; excellent clarity and I like the way we want to get closer and look over the wall and through the glass. I like the yellow lights (?) too.

Critical stuff: With such images I often wonder what, since the scene was there, the photographer has brought to the image... this does feel crafted though, so you must have done something. Whether it is enough is another matter.

Overall: An interesting scene, well presented.

heian
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: Smooth and subtle. This should be boring but somehow you've pulled off a magic trick and made it oh so very engaging. Very little for me to comment on, so ethereal is the presentation, my brain cannot readily grapple it, the image slips from my cognition.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all

Overall: Quite something from nothing. Well played.

Leading Lines
by scarbrd

Comment:
Oh I really like this!

Camera Lucida
by mariuca

Comment:
Utterly fabulous. Such story here.

Peace
by buffysnee

Comment:
Amazing. Shows us the way.

Lens Affair
by Breeee123

Comment:
Very well made indeed.

Friends Forever
by Ammie

Comment:
Brilliant and bold - that low contrast on the left should be ugly but is utterly masterful.