she
by jmritz

Comment:
Hmm, looks like a portrait of a strong man, at least on my screen. Good powerful gaze but the grain twists the nose into a funny shape from the eyelashes eyebrows down. So, grain wins and the beauty of the picture fades.

The many faces of one boy
by Neat

Comment:
Nice idea. But there is something not working. Perhaps too many borders. They take the shot into an album composition. I would have been happy just with the extreme righht shot on the middle.

imsensed
by tnun

Comment:
Thunder!
Is this you really?
Not the older, poised gentleman with a white long beard, cane, pocket watch and golden fob ...

C is for C
by jmritz

Comment:
I keep looking at this John. I seldom touch 10 before really looking long and hard, as if marks are of any good. It was instant applause. Now, did you just stumble upon this? I love when you get out a bit of the "cataract look" - cataract as in the eye problem.

The Barman
by MAK

Comment:
You told his story very well. The barman is a listener.
Bump up

Metamorphosis Incomplete
by sfalice

Comment:
You left me speechless here. Which is usually a good sign. I see no use of it as a photo BUT it's important as a document. Yes, the document of the incomplete metamorphosis! (and an exercise in expert editing)
The expression of the man is wonderful, especially the one in the background. The metamorphosis did not take away his poise. It's the surprised look that we have at ourselves when we grow old.
Bump up to 9

Morning Routine
by ecmguy

Comment:
I can almost see it on tv for a Crest ad! An illustration done well but less of an artistic shot.

Father & Son
by Bear_Music

Comment:
This is truly a great family picture. That's it. No mark

first ear lowering
by leonedavis

Comment:
Absolutely splendid. More so since it has a child as main character. Who needs to see all the cute babies in the world? The family and friends only. Or in a challenge requiring that.
But this is a great candid, a great catch, and great processing. The allure of the child, the moment when the father turned his head ... You can almost hear the silence, the bumbled question, the barber in stop motion. This IS NOT A BABY PICTURE and applaud you for that.
Yes, a 10

On a loss of a daughter
by HighNooner

Comment:
That's an uncanny picture. If the title is true, I am at odds of the fact it's published.
The eyes only, without the close up, would have said it all, without any title.
But I am probably totally wrong. It's in this context, in a DP challenge, that I feel bad having to look at this man in the most horrible pain. We look plenty at wars, the known and unknown. it's a great picture but ....