Sin City John
by nikant

Comment:
This is what the very best of street photographs is about, in my view ... opportunistic wit and whimsy, but laden with allegorical possibilities too. To have found Lennon flanked by Ali and Harry Potter is wonderful enough on its own, especially as Ali looks so grugingly admiring, and John has what appears to be a can opener growing out of the top of his head. But to have then managed to incorporate the metal security mesh so elegantly is quite brilliant. I'm puzzled by John's shades; how you managed to make them leap out like that in basic editing. That's impressive.
9.

Floored
by e301

Comment:
I've seen lots of pictures of "columns with person", but never one as interesting as this. Beautiful light, excellent processing, but most of all a really brilliant composition. There's something musical about the synergy of it ... delete any one "part" (the man, the columns, or the floor) and the experience is dismantled. 10.

Stripes
by Artan

Comment:
Yes. Clever and complete. And so good that you did not "correct" the perspective effect seen at the lower step. I probably would have, and thereby diminished it. Lovely tonal range and rendering, too. 9.

Beetle
by Simonkasprzak

Comment:
Volkswagen was once proverbial for the artistry of their corporate imagery, in advertising and in every other form. Their heyday in that regard was about when this Beetle was new. If they'd seen this image then, they'd have showered you in deutschmarks. Actually, they still might ... clone out that white arc on the wall & give 'em a call!
Every aspect of this image is superb; concept, composition, capture and processing. Beautiful. Bravo. 10.

Study in Duotones
by TooCool

Comment:
Not just beautiful tones, but a fabulous composition. And the granular texture of the crop in the foreground elevates the good composition into art. 9.

sacred stairway
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Wonderful photograph. At first it seemed too heavy on the midtones, but I soon realised the whites and blacks are all there; they're just not prominent. The histogram (I must admit I took a peek) is very instructive. So was the extent to which the already very fine tones were further enriched when opened in Photoshop; a properly high res version of this must look stunning! As it is, it's still terrific and I enjoy it more the longer I look. It reminds me of something I've seen from the same geographic region, I think by Ansel Adams. 9.
(P.S. I did immediately dump the copy I made for PS)

The Violin Maker
by ezekiel8

Comment:
Beautiful, assured work. The light is perfect, and the connection created between the man and the table with the simple tools of his trade is masterful. 9.

Theatre for two
by anvi

Comment:
A great, original idea. And very well executed, too. I particularly like the fact that she is watching the movie, and he is watching the photographer. Imagine how much less interesting it would have been with both looking at the movie, or with both looking at the camera. I like the effect of the shot being simultaneously posed/not posed. 8.

photo exhibit
by ronrag

Comment:
I love this. Anyone who can't get at least 5 minutes' entertainment and stimulation out of this terrific image has an imagination problem. It's like a particularly interesting board game, or maybe the Rubik's Cube of photographs. And they look like good photographs, too. The photographer (or is he merely the impresario?) is clearly pleased with them .. he even looks a little smug about it. One of the best and most ambitious works in this challenge. 9.

Evergreen
by outland

Comment:
I've never tried to take a photograph like this, but I imagine the snow makes it awfully difficult to get the exposure and subsequently the tonal control right. You seem to have done both perfectly. I admit I normally have little interest in this kind of photography, but this is so beautifully executed that I must give it an 8.

(By "this kind of photography" I don't mean to be insulting; it's just that such images seem to me to be more about the photographer than the subject. That's likely my problem, and not yours!)