Ferdowsi
by fereshteh

Comment:
Wow, did people miss this or what? The clouds frame Ferdowsi in a kind of whole-body halo, and his legs frame the child. Aside from the photo meeting the challenge (which counts for a bit too much here at times), it is well composed, dynamic, and technically spot-on. The view from below helps to emphasize the strength and impact of the subject. The choice of color here is fine, but I do think that black & white would have worked quite well.

Basically, this is a good indication that the majority of voters are moving much to quickly. The discerning few who take the time, see an out of the box shot that deserved to place near the top, not dead at the bottom. Good luck in the future challenges.

Camera Sensor Gone! No jokes please.
by kbhatia1967

Comment:
Well, gone in the traditional sense, but you get an automatic art maker in return. This looks like it will be lots of fun to play with...oh, and I'm sorry for your loss. Anyway, this is an interesting shot, that is almost like a spooky landscape if rotated 90 degrees. I'm sure the color is from your dead/dying sensor, but it works to aid the overall weirdness. Good luck.

Chain Link Cave
by Baron152

Comment:
Great textures here. The colors are almost radiant, but not so much that they are over-done. Good luck this week.

Survivor
by Tycho

Comment:
No pun here, but good eye. Composition is nice, and a wise move keeping this in color...B&W would have surely killed the impact. Well, good luck to you...this has the stink of a high score all over it.

Country Rose
by rayg544

Comment:
I'd like to see the church oriented in such a way that it doesn't fall directly behind the rose. Also, the other rose poking its head into the frame is slightly distracting as is...fully in or fully out could be more effective. If you reshoot this, stepping just a tad to the left, the church and the other rose will both be in the shot, but in a different way that might be nice. Good luck this week and in the future.

Finders Keepers
by whiteroom

Comment:
Nice warm tone to your duotone. The crop is interesting to me (how the knuckles on the left hand were cut off) but it works well. The sharpness is just right, being detailed without being harsh. Good work and good luck.

Shooting for Green ... Found Red
by hideout

Comment:
...and some voyeuristic ants, to boot. This is an interesting shot, but it is missing something that I just can't put my finger on...maybe it's the relative size of the subject, but I do understand that you need to show some of the cactus to give context. I think that a different crop could have served this photo better than the one shown here. Good luck this week...

The Dark Side
by scalvert

Comment:
So, this is how you see yourself? Which side is the photog side and which side is the SC side? Maybe they are not so deliniated. To your credit, this is a striking portrait that is unsettling without being disturbing. It makes me stop and take the time to comment...and the only complaint I have is that it looks like your dark half is slightly off from where it should be located - only ever so slightly, but that is just my eye, yours is most certainly better.

Wrinkles
by tooter

Comment:
This works just right. You can see the character and color quite well with the processing and the full-frame face shot. It's not over-processed, and that's good, because the subject doesn't lend itself to such a harsh treatment. Good work and good luck.

Big hairy ape
by LalliSig

Comment:
You said you were the best looking man on the site, and I haven't the will or the data to be able to disagree. Nice work, as always. Your B&W work here is contrasty without begin too dark and harsh where needed, soft where needed. You know, it's almost as though you took this shot on purpose. Good luck.