African Violets in the Morning
by silverleaf

Comment:
Heh, from the title I expected to see some blossoms, but I like the tack you took with this. Great light usage, really like the vividness of the green. This type of image always goes well with black background. A rather simple subject, beautifully portrayed. 9.

Braking The Barrier
by sjonni

Comment:
Interesting use of light. Good focus, I like the position of the guitarist, but I have to say the lighting does kill it for me. I think this was a purposeful choice, but my personal preference would've been the intense light behind him, so it cloaked him from behind, giving that feeling of power radiating around the subject. In an aside, it looks like half his face came off and the light burst out from inside.. but I'm kind of weird. :) Strong image, and I've decided it was a conscious light choice, gave a 7 even tho its not my cup of tea, still a gutsy different vein to go in.

Ancient Gaze
by jkiolbasa

Comment:
I love this image! I especially like the slightly dark, yellow tone of the photo, plus the waves are give it a wonderful movement. The sun ball flares on the beach and water are unfortunate, but I think the overall appeal of the image overcomes those slight imperfections. I can't fully explain exactly what it is that I like about it that really grabs hold for me, but I gave a 9.

Tree and Light
by Coley

Comment:
Nice composition, wish the lightbox wasn't in the photo though. Also find the bright white lights to be distracting. I love the warm orange color and then the stark black of the twiggy tree against it. I also like the reflection on the ground helping to tie the whole composition together. I think it would be better if it was cropped more at the top, the shadows above the ledge draw the eye up and out of the image. Great photo! 7

Weathered Tree
by grogan

Comment:
This I think has a light written all over it, but I think the photo's interest actually comes from the light on the tree, rather than the tree itself as the tree doesn't have much of an impact on me as a viewer. I like the fact that the tree does have great focus in the areas that are lit. Gave a 5

Magic Windmill
by ChrisW123

Comment:
This is different. I like the contrast of the pinkish red color against the black, but it looks pretty ragged, like scribbles which does detract for me. The reflection? of the red in the trees is distracting a bit too, but that may have been unavoidable. I like the uniqueness of the image as well. 6

Blue Ribbon
by ganders

Comment:
Hm.. an interesting image. I can't tell what it is, but I like the color. The white is a little glaring, but not so much that it kills the shot. As a personal preference I would've liked a larger field of focus. Other than that, a nice unique use of light and shot altogether. 7

I wish her well.........
by jmritz

Comment:
The title gives me the impression of someone who has broken up and gone away, and so when looking at the assembled items, they are with the light of things left behind. With that view, I really light the muted lighting and the arrangement of the items is good. I particularly like the red and blue coordination. The items in the surrounds I do find a bit distracting, mainly because I'm trying to figure out what they are, sort of get clues about who they could've belonged to - not being able to determine the nature of the items brings me out of the image a bit. Other than that, I really like the composition and subject. I hope I'm reading what you wanted folks to get out of it - if not, well it still works for me! 8

ordinary driftwood
by mbardeen

Comment:
Wow, I love this image. I think the lighting on here is perfect, just enough shadow to add mystery. Fills the space in a nice way, not too overbearing. It may be ordinary driftwood but it really caught my attention and interest quickly. I also like the fact that there isn't a distracting border pulling my eyes away. Very simple but dramatic piece. 10

Abstract
by oskar

Comment:
Hmm. I think the subject is interesting, I also like the lighting, gives the whole image depth. Background color sets the piece off nicely. Only thing I find myself doing is trying to figure out if there is anything on the face of the object, instead of looking at the image as a whole. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing, heh. I really like it though. 7