Reverse Ailurophobia
by mrchhas

Comment:
Very well executed shot. I really like the woman/cat combo. I like the light in the background too.

The blown foot and the thing behind the sofa are a little distracting though. Nonetheless, it's a high score from me.

Sunday morning
by odriew

Comment:
This is an amazingly tender and poignant shot. My only 10 of the challenge.

Bold and full of life.

Brilliant.

Autum Sunflower
by ArnaMarie

Comment:
I think that if you shoot flowers 'wide open' to get a narrow depth of field, it is critical to get a pleasing contrast profile in the image. Here I think your subject doesn't help you too much in this regard.

(I'm offering some critique based on your implicit request for it in the welcome centre)

Succulent
by ArnaMarie

Comment:
Excellent composition.

afternoon tea
by insteps

Comment:


Awarded for the March 2013 Free Study, for the reasons identified below.

This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. 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. My word, what a composition - the structural elements of the photograph, the interplay of shadow and highlight is just perfect.

2. The environmental contextualisation is fantastic. As a viewer, we get a real sense of where we are in the building, it's structure - how the room beyond the upper door feels, how it is lit - like we know it. You've communicated a familiarity of the space despite it being strange to us. It's like we're piggy-backing on someone else's cognition - someone who feels at home here.

3. The woman downstairs, she is interacting with us but remains apart as an observer. But, again there is a degree of familiarity communicated through the scene. A palpable sense of belonging of each and every facet of the image - including our own viewpoint.

Overall, this is one of the best photos I've ever seen. Takes my all time favourite spot on DPC - or at least ties with nixter's headless swimmers.

chapeau bas
by jagar

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. 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. A seemingly everyday scene but with an 'aha' moment. The boy bottom right is fabulous.

2. The bold contrast and deep blacks - many (including me) would have been tempted to bring out some shadow detail. You were right not to - the inky blacks add drama.

3. The head silhouette on the right is almost surreal juxtaposed against the white of the van.

4. The poster of the model adds a touch of whimsy and grounds the image with a modern context.

5. I really like the glow too.

French title aside, the glowing monochrome has a jagaresque quality about it.

Great stuff.

Dinner for One
by Yandrosxx

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

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. Gorgeous colours - that red of the hat and the yellow paint were made for each other - especially in the warm light you have captured it.

2. The guy himself - what an interesting chap.

3. The strong contrast - I like the blocky blacks and the white of the menu(?)

4. The precise composition - this looks optimally framed to me.

Overall, a fine shot that is more than the sum of its parts.

moving the floor
by cutout

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 8s - I like it. 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. Normally a photo of somebody else's art wouldn't do it for me - but here, your contribution is additive and inspired. The positioning of the hands and the associated blur is confounding and fascinating.

2. If I'm right about how you've done this - you've had a very small area to control and influence - a micro-frame within a frame. You 'work it' wonderfully.

3. The juxtaposition between the edge to edge sharpness and the aberrant blurry hands offers surprising dynamism.

Overall: Clever.

Looking at ewe
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 8s - I like it. 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. Wonderful pink and green hues - like those movies that are stylistically graded.

2. Engaging subjects - cute but not sugary.

3. Lovely composition - I particularly like where the horizon is in relation to the frame.

4. The grain/noise. Masterful.

5. The slight glow - a good processing match to the fog.

A photo that is more than the sum of its parts. Well played.

time
by jmritz

Comment:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 8s - I like it. 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. The gloomy light and complementary blur and glow really go together to offer up a very particular mood.

2. The greenish brown tones are perfectly matched to the scene.

3. Despite the gloom, there is great light here.

4. The intriguing foreground block of shadow - like a dark apparition or a malevolent artefact appearing in the photographs of a 1970s horror movie.

Really nice work.