A Tree
by yeamg4

Comment:
good atmospheric element. My only suggestion is to up the contrast a bit to make it more of a silhouette - but that's just a personal opinion. nice work.

Not Alone So Much Longer
by Mona

Comment:
good idea and execution. I know that its easy to play monday morning quarterback...but my only suggestion would be to do another angle to get the branch out of frame. But having said that, I won't factor that into my scoring, because this was obviously a spur of the moment thing and complete creativity wins out over staged "studio" shots every time in my books. The vertical framing job is excellent as well. Nice work.

Silent Sentinel
by Artifacts

Comment:
great colors. good silhouette and framing of main subject within the frame. nice work.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment:
good take on the category - i wouldn't have thought there was a way to convey "alone" with more than one person...but you proved me wrong - great idea. My only suggestion would be to use a higher shutter speed to freeze the action of the moving kids. Nice idea to use b/w, that always conveys more of an emotion. nice work.

An Actor's Solitude
by Spanish_Grease

Comment:
great shot - would have done well in the lighting or shadow comps as well. Like the shadow, and use of negative space. Looks like the subject is looking at the camera - my only suggestion would be to have him look down or out into "emptiness" to help convey "alone" more (read: if he's looking at you - he's not really all that alone with you there - but if he's not looking at you - we the viewer have to give some willing suspension of disbelief that he is alone). Nice work. 9.

Nightime Reflections
by genmp

Comment:
nice idea...but a tripod might help some. The grainess i like, but not the motion blur. The shadow is cool too - looks like a ghost or something behind what appears to be a girl - or the grim reaper with the pointy hat =`) 5 for effort.

H2O
by kiwiness

Comment:
wow. extra point for obvious hard work. cool pic.

Fiber
by tkalect

Comment:
i'd like to see more of a close up - but the pic is still very cool. nice work.

Electricity: bringing light
by DBoy

Comment:
beautiful atmospheric element and capture of light. nice work.

Backyard Chemestry
by CDS

Comment:
i'd hate to recommend a background - because that defeats the purpose of your endeavor - however the vehicle reflections are a little distracting and take away from the main subjects imo - maybe taking from a different angle? good effort.