Wild West Winery
by sbeaumont

Comment:
Very nice landscape. I like the way the rode leads into the shot, and with such interesting curves. On the other hand, this is more difficult to appreciate in black and white because of the strong contrasts on the land and the sky make it appear very "busy".

Also, either the landscape is pitched right, or the camera was inadvertently tilted.

Remember the Time
by anatolio25

Comment:
The tones are very good here, but the combination of the strong backlighting and this crop don't work for me personally. IThe chin is ever so slightly cropped, and in general I think the guideline when you do this is to either REALLY cut it or don't cut it at all. This is perhaps also true of the top of her head. So the overall image feels more cramped than a close crop, as some images do so effectively. Also, a little fill on the shadow side of her face would have done a lot of good, including maybe getting some light into her right eye. Hope that helps.

A Path to Eternity
by soheil

Comment:
Good tones, and good lines. The one thing that doesn't work for me is the framing in the askew (because of angle) doorway and the large amount of negative space relative to the geometric pattern presented.

contagious smile
by whiteroom

Comment:
Nice capture of what looks like candid emotion. However, IMHO, it needs to be crisper (sharper) and the exposure better controlled. Also, model has something on his front tooth--either food or an implant!

Shadows
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Nice. You might also consider cropping the first two shadows at the bottom, making the pattern fully consistent.

chris/sonnie
by daisy77

Comment:
Hi Margaret! Good pose and good tones. Some suggestions: crop the left side, which is a bit distracting, and that will get them out of the center. Also, try to recover data in the flash burned areas of their faces...copy the layer in PS and use multiply as the blend. If there's detail there, it will recover it.

Reflections
by Gallatin

Comment:
Nice contrast and composition. Would have liked a little more sky, but overall, it works!

All at Sea
by Imagineer

Comment:
Jon, I like this very much--I'd perhaps like to see some contrast or other adjustments that brings the boat/sail out a bit more, but even then it may turn out that the somewhat high key nature also gives this its spark.

November - Bonfire Night (UK)
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Amazing capture of the flames! Great color/exposure.

Fall impressions
by rhipster

Comment:
I like the effect here in the leaves. The tree trunks, however, show up as light blue and you can't help but think--needs to be leveled.

Actually, if you crop the left side, eliminating all traces of the white sky, it get's bumped up a couple notches, and for some reason, the light blue trees don't bother me, and it becomes painterly.

Love to see more of your experiments in the thread.