in the teenage environment
by smardaz

Comment:
i like the rather scary colors here but this is cleary either not a teenager or this is not her room, it is far too tidy.

The stand-up comic
by burtct

Comment:
No mic, no stage, no audience, no environment. Techniclaay strong image, but...

The Butcher
by Iraklis

Comment:
What a find! I wish you had a bit more light in the shadows of his face, but his is a great entry, the limited color palate helps the feel.

The Scientist
by artvet

Comment:
One of the best examples of a subject in their environment so far, i just wish that the DOF was a bit wider, his face, the key element in any portrait lacks the sharpness of his hands and the rack of tubes.

"Pipe Men"
by mariomundo

Comment:
Great composition, and the contratst between the loose arms of the workmen and the coil of tubing is particularly strong. The processing however seems heavy handed, with a huge fall off in light on the edges, if you didnt burn the edges here you might want to check your sensor.

HOPE : ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY... (Bureuan, Philippines)
by hotpasta

Comment:
wow. so far the best integration of subject and environment, and the strong lateral composition is great.

Carpenter Chris
by naomik

Comment:
I know this is knitpicking, but as someone who swings a hammer for a living the model's wearing of a lose chain on the hand he is holding the hammer in bothers me. In a glance it tells me that this is a fellow who is not a carpenter, or if he is he would be told to take the bloody thing off before he did himself a serious injury on any real job site. Between the movement of the chain, and the risk of it hanging up on something he would have no skin on that wrist if he swung a hammer with it on for two hours.

you got a nice soulfull expression here, and the duotone processing suits it well. the framing creates a nice intimacy but the cropping of the hammer, the symbol of the stated profession, draws the eye off the page.

Shift worker
by IreneM

Comment:
The only envornment in the shot is the smutz on the fellow's face, but it is a lovely shot, well lit and the uniformity of grtty textues from his facial hair to the scratches on his hard hat make this a very strong portrait.

Emu Handler
by boyd2000

Comment:
This looks a bit backfocused; I see good defiition on the bushes and ferns behind the subject, but the beak and eye of the emu are a bit soft.

King of the Road
by Hauxon

Comment:
Lovely colors, and great framing along the center axis. I really like this image. Some of the other very good portraits in this challenge dont have enough environment, this one suffers from too much environment, and almost no face or expression. While this framing makes it a very stong shot, it loses a point or so for not being as good a challenge entry as it does a composition.