OldCurves, NewLines
by banmorn

Comment:
good topic, great angle, and the lighting's pretty darned good, too! I especially enjoy the modern-esque reflections in the windows, helping to embolden the statement.

Opposite Worlds
by the-O-ster

Comment:
Great concept, fantastic angle, and the blur of moving person in the foreground opposed to the still figure in the background all lend this shot a good number. But since your main focus is on the text in the picture, a greater depth of field would have been appreciated, creating a greater legibility of "downtown".

Natural / UnNatural
by gpierson

Comment:
Normally I'm a devoted fan of B&W's and Sepias. In this instance, though, especially using a model with such vivid and striking eyes, I feel that color would have been your best tool to show the "opposites". Having the rich reds of the lipstick, the blue or green of a heavy eyeshadow, and the other richness that color would have lent the piece would have most likely made a significant difference.

Opposing Colors Harmonize
by nikon_girl

Comment:
The concept is stong, and I'm also fond of the angle. In my opinion, though, the shot would have been better served by a much tighter crop, and less of an overall gradient in the lighting (the keys in the foreground are too washed out, while the keys in the background are too dark). A crop encompassing, say, F# through C would have probably served you better.

Opposites Attract
by gajmaj

Comment:
I enjoy the concept, and I think this shot makes a good statement. But at the same time, it lacks.... something. I really couldn't say what, but it just doesn't jump out at me. Maybe a different background color to offset the cold tone of the metal? Maybe a more simplistic metal (say, one ring instead of three?) to streamline the angles a bit more? I'm really not sure.

where opposites meet : the sky and the sea
by Jamie2772

Comment:
for a title of "Sea & Sky", this shot encompasses far too much land. The bridge, too, becomes a primary focus that required me to look at the title to discover what opposite was being struck here. And I while I will certainly grant that trying to get rich, opposing colors out of water and sky can be next to impossible, having the only bold color statement in a picture thus entitled be the green of the grass completely defeats any other color statement that could have been made here.

Different as Black and White
by sailracer_98

Comment:
GREAT statement! It actually takes a moment's thought, and I love that in an artistic rendering! While there does appear to be just a bit of noise, and possibly a little lens dust involved, it doesn't significantly detract from the shot. Also, I'm noticing a fair bit of moire in the background, but I'm willing to lay odds that's simply a matter of downsampling for submission -- it probably doesn't appear in the original. All in all, I'm very fond of this one!

Young and Old
by Neuferland

Comment:
Great concept. Watching the photographer in the mirror is a bit too distracting. This is a rare instance, also, that I think you could have achieved a better B&W by stripping out two of the RGB channels instead of just desaturating the shot. Of course, that may be in a very grey area (pun almost intended) of the editing rules.

Opposing Forces
by dahved

Comment:
Personally, I think the topic was too easily struck-at on this shot, and I think it fell short. On the technical side, I feel that overall the shot is too bright without enough contrast. More color saturation would have elicited more of a reaction out of me.

Coin Toss: Heads or Tails
by soccerdad

Comment:
OK, I'm just trying to figure out the trick of getting these four in a "single" shot! Vivat!