Bloom Where You're Planted
by jpochard

Comment:
Joel's favorite saying lately. ;-)

Happy Days
by qmdi

Comment:
High Key or overexposed? Not really sure, but I'm erring on the High Key cuz I think it works. Bumping from 6 to 8.

Learn to be nice, not nasty
by steinar

Comment:
Very Nosferatu. Nice! Congrats on the Blue!

Old lady
by sahko

Comment:
I like this shot. The face and detail of the age lines and clarity of the eyes is great. I think a bit soft on the DOF left as it seems her hair and arm should also be in focus. The highlights on this side seem too strong and draw the eye away from the subject. Overall tho a strong image. Bumping to 8

Local Food
by yael27

Comment:
A lower depth of field would have done nicely to minimize the background elements, but the crop has also achieved a good minimizing of their effects. The color tones work well together and her expression is priceless for the candidness. I don't find the border to be distracting or overdone and all the elements seem to be in just the right place. Bumpt from 7 to 8.

Natural Beauty
by librodo

Comment:
If this is truely not a staged shot, then it is serendipity and planning at it best. Excellent DOF use, and softening of skin...ah crap, it's just freakin awesome OK? Bumpt to a 10.

Business
by jjbeguin

Comment:
I have looked at this one many times. The old feeling to the color choice, the wide(squared) crop and everything that has been included work well to minimize the man's presence while not pushing him so far back as to make him unimportant. It is candid and the extra stuff from the wares for sale all the way to the tiled floor add to the ambiance. Only the highlight on his face seems somewhat diastracting to me and could easily be taken care of with a slight burn. Jumping from 6 to 8.

Waiting
by PeterC

Comment:
While I like the grain and the subject seems very candid, there is a lack of detail lost to the shadows that detracts from the whole. Darker areas are blobs of black and not clothing or shadows. This can be adjusted in a way by using the duplicate layers in PS and switching to screen until you get to the exposure you wish to have, then just black out the overexposed areas on the layers to return the correctly exposed areas to normal. A 7.

What Does the World Have To Offer Me
by bruski

Comment:
I started this image on the low end of my rating blocks, but in reviewing it deeper find that I am intrigued by it. The blown out window is placed perfectly, the child off centered just enough and it is simple to a T. A bit of burning in the hair to remove highlights and this image would be outstanding. It does not ooze 'candid', although I am sure that it fits the challenge. I find nothing else I can comment on here. I like the image, it would draw me in for another look and I think some people other than imediate family members would find it an inteesting piece to hang on a wall either framed or as a poster. Bumping from a 3 holder to a 6.

Revisiting this one and bumping again to a 7

Fairground Ride
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Very nice tones, great placement of subjects on a 3rds rule, excellent use of the background image to balance the whole. A bit of a blowout on the railing and the white arm in the corner is somewhat distracting, but a great image anyway. Bumping to an 8