Sand and Snow
by Ammie

Comment:
So simple but the rich tones and dramatic lines of the gate and shadows are very appealing. One of my favorites. 9

Silent Soliloquy
by vawendy

Comment:
I just love this one but find myself wishing the distant horizon was straight so I could focus on the lovely foreground and that delightful girl. I can feel the waves lapping her bare feet. Great colors and light. 9
eta: Ouch - you are so right. The horizon is straight. I had to stand up and look down on the image to see the trees and the real horizon. Sorry.

Message edited by author 2012-06-18 00:05:18.

Watching
by Germaine

Comment:
Nice blur. Is that a sock or a cast? I like the lines of the composition a lot - railing, chair back and then the chair arm and reclining figure coming across at an opposite angle.

I Pray
by markwiley

Comment:
Cool. I especially like the fit with the graffiti message and the light to shadow.

1 2 3 4
by markwiley

Comment:
Wonder whether those numbers are meaningful to someone - like "2" goes to the bedroom :) Nice textures, lines and shapes.

by bspurgeon

Comment:
Great expressions. How much control over the point of focus do you have when you use a lensbaby? Just a question here as I don't have one. In this image, for example, I don't at all mind the softness in the figures but I wonder about the sharpest part being the backpacks (admittedly part of the story, but not the most important part IMO)

Distractically Assisted
by alexlky

Comment:
Lighting is nice. The background jumble works well with this subject, I think, and it's dark enough that it doesn't distract. They do not look over-fed :(

1750
by pixelpig

Comment:
You did a good job of bringing out all the people - you made the back lighting work for you.

Symmetrical Stripes
by JiaBob

Comment:
You said you would like comments on entries, not necessarily this one but on entries, so I came over to see what you have that I voted on. Gave this one a 6. I thought it fit the challenge very well and was nicely focused. Head on is tough but you pulled it off and again it works particularly well for "symmetry". I think this one could have scored quite a bit better with a few post-processing tweaks. I would have liked to see blacker blacks (especially) and whiter whites in the zebra - maybe a little dodge and burn (esp). The image feels crooked. I would rotate clockwise. You might also try this in black and white - zebra images work particularly well that way and the green wouldn't overpower the subject if you did. Just some ideas I would try - I think you have a very nice photo here.

Family Values
by Germaine

Comment:
Definite sense of the family that plays together stays together here, especially in the main grouping.