Burning Desire
by amateurboi

Comment:
The fire is a bit blown, but I get your concept. :)

Self Revisited
by zaflabout

Comment:
OMG - you look like Kaysar from Big Brother! :)

Winter Bird Food
by ralph

Comment:
Good use of DOF to isolate the subject here. The subject itself - not quite interesting enough to hold my attention. I'm also wondering why your title references an element not present in your composition. Overall, I can see good technicals and while there is some visual interest with the contrast between the subject and background, I'm not emotionally attached or invested in it. Still, I'm giving a decent score because of the technical superiority.

Paradise Lost
by figaro

Comment:
Good use of architectural line to lead the viewers eye through the frame and to the subject; however, I just wish he was doing something more interesting. Black and white treatment was definitely the way to go. Good job!

Clear Blue Joy
by debitipton

Comment:
Excellent capture of personality. Good use of point of view in that you aren't looking down at the child from above. My one small nit is that because her shirt matches the doorway, she's getting lost in it and doesn't pop out of the frame as much as she would if she'd been wearing a different color top. Overall, this is a very good shot.

Playmates
by alanfreed

Comment:
Technicals here are well met with regard to exposure, composition, focus, etc. I don't mean to hurt your feelings, but this really seems like a standard portrait that you have to know the person to really like the image. There's no story - the girl and the cat aren't interacting -- there's no true personality captured or anything that makes me wish I was a) at the scene or b) knew the people in it. Technically though, you got it spot-on. Artistic merit - although pleasing, it's rather ordinary.

The Seven Sisters star cluster
by jlanoue

Comment:
Perhaps I'm not sophisticated enough to truly appreciate astrophotography; however, I like how you've used or created vignetting to make the subject cluster pop.

Little Miss Mischief
by MaryO

Comment:
This seems a tad underexposed/lacking in contrast, but the facial expression is priceless and you've definitely captured personality here.

What are you looking at?
by Sting11165

Comment:
A shiver just went up my spine. Nice job with the macro detail - definitely evoked an emotion with me! :)

The North Shore
by Sachlichkeit

Comment:
I can see basic rules of composition at work here with the placement of the horizon line and the rays of light. Something is missing though, perhaps it's visual drama or perhaps the whole thing is just a bit too blue? When I put my hand over the left side of the frame, I found I didn't miss it as part of the overal composition. The true focal point is the rays of light, and that should take up more of the frame. Overall, it's a decent image that with some different cropping could be even better.