Ski Jumper - 1
by alfresco

Comment:
Fantastic capture!

Only comment is the light areas of his suit seem to border on blown out. It may be due to sharpening a bit to much.

Colors and sky are great!

Happy
by alfresco

Comment:
Hehe
Love the expression, especially since the girls seems to be in a more somber mood :)

Horseface's Eye, edited.
by alfresco

Comment:
Like the edited version, though seeing the photographer as a reflection could have been cool if you'd had your whole body in

Great clarity and colours in this one

Little Women
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
Excellent capture, great use of b&w and the contrast is great

Silenced Noise
by Yellowpeep

Comment:
Very nice. Great subject, well captured, excellent use of light, and good use of grain.

Rebel
by gaurawa

Comment:
Excellent portrait and great use of the challenge topic. His expression is so intense, it makes you wonder what he's thinking. Good luck

Inner Strength
by Bud

Comment:
I really like this picture. Great capture, great expression, but my only critique is it seems a bit stagnant. I'm not sure why, but I think it might be that it is so centered and symmetrical. Maybe having the slat a little bit more off center, or having your subject slightly off center would change that. I know composition is subjective, so this is only a suggestion and a humble opinion.

Despair
by Rikki

Comment:
Nice portrait. I can't decide if I like the shaodw in the back though. And I feel while the light is ncie and adds to the character of the picture, I wish the darks ide of his face was just a bit lighter. It may also just be my monitor. Good job

Howdy!
by parrothead

Comment:
One of the few color protrataits I've seen where the grain enhances as opposed to distracts. Great expression and use of light

Pink Little Flower
by annah

Comment:
Nice use of selective desat and grain. Nice composition. Only nit picky thing is the odd coloration on the edges of her fingers. I'm not sure what it is, but it makes her skin look blothcy which distracts from the picture (IMHO)
Cheers