Shut Up!
by GreatJobBob

Comment:
Very well done. I marked it lower than some others simply because there are other photos that I like better, personally. But I wanted to let you know that I liked it very much. The only thing that bothered me was it seemed a little too centered. I'd be tempted to have the main image down in the lower left and have more counter (or whatever your background is) on the left.

thanks!

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh
by aKiwi

Comment:
I like the breaking of the rules. Usually you leave more room on the left when the person is facing the left. but bringing it to the edge draws your eyes in to the flowing hair.

Two very small issues: the wisp of hair showing on the left is distracting (extra fan to make sure it's all blowing back since you can't photoshop it?), and having her move the finger more to the left so that it's centered more on the mouth. It's a really small thing, but I liked this picture very much, but something bothered me the more I looked at it. So I thought you might be interested...

very, very nice shot

february
by tnun

Comment:
very nice. I originally thought that there was too much contrast, and too much detail lost in the trees, but actually, I think it works!

Silence: ASL
by ErikTurner

Comment:
interesting idea, but I find the color cast and the shadow behind his head distracting. I think you'd lose the shadow, and bring your subject out more (the wall texture is a little distracting as well...) by bringing him out and away from the wall. Also, I'd recommend fixing the color cast in Photoshop (perhaps a cooling filter?)

Idle Barn
by npasel

Comment:
nice subject, but it came through a little fuzzy. Perhaps sharpening in photoshop would have helped?

When The Bells Stop...
by SurreyHighlander

Comment:
it's a wonderful idea, but it seems a little muddy to me. There's not enough definition to the tombstones because of the trees behind. perhaps a different angle would make them more prominent?

SPEED
by adhikariabhishek

Comment:
wonderful shot, but it's too dark.

Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos Adobe
by boyd2000

Comment:
I would have liked it better without the cactus on the right. The texture of the stone and the texture of the left tree are very harmonious. The cactus is too dark, too blobby, and too intrusive. If it could have been framed without the cactus, I would have given it a 10--the rest is wonderful! Thank you for entering it.