Morning Surf
by idnic

Comment:
the coloring makes the surfer blend in with the bg too much. depending on the original, this might have been better in color.

White Men CAN... 't Jump
by cpickett

Comment:
crop is pretty severe, but good idea

Score in a Flash(or 4)
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
very cool. excellent job.

spacepods.jpg
by Falc

Comment:
uh... i mean "lends" itself to b/w. lol.

spacepods.jpg
by Falc

Comment:
B/W Club!

i really enjoy this shot. it's got great lines and structure and really blends itself to b/w.

it seems that the top half is a bit dark and the bottom half is a big bright. part of that might be the available lighting, but it does seem to be an abrupt shift from dark to light and it's a bit jarring. i think too the whiteness of the structure takes away from the pods themselves which i feel are really the subject.

composition and cropping are excellent. i love stuff cut off on one side or the other. :)

Convoluted
by sher

Comment:
B/W Club!

gosh. i just love this image (i just noticed that i was one of your three 10s :D ). the noise and dof really speak to me. the tones are just stellar and really run the gamut from white to black. excellent work!

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment:
B/W Club!

i love this shot. it really tells a story and gives some emotion. i'm not a big fan of selective desaturation -- here i think this image is powerful enough without the need to draw the user to the ring (i think the ring is only pertinent if this were a shot of a couple or if there were two rings to work with).

the color and tones are great. the dark sweater sleeve is SO dark that it leaves a little bit of a hole in the shot, but it's nothing that can't be corrected just a tad. :)

Asian Lily
by admart01

Comment:
B/W Club!

i think this is really a stand-out image. the full-frame composition might be a bit much because i think this should be further framed with some "white space" (or, in this case, "black space") to give the viewer a little bit less white to take in.

i also think that just a touch more lightness on the tips of the petals would work better. they seem to trail off into nothingness before their shape is complete and it interrupts what is otherwise a nice leading line.

Painted with fire
by tristalisk

Comment:
B/W Club!

this is a striking shot and i totally agree with you that the color is much stronger than the b/w. gorgeous gorgeous color here -- no reason to mess with it.

Deadwood
by Truegsht

Comment:
B/W Club!

good range from black to white while limiting the "blown out" areas. i like the rule of thirds for the composition, but it could even be shifted left or right even more to break up the balance a bit.

a little more detail in the clouds and the bark would help as well. i think there are more tones in this that we can improve upon.