The Short Cut
by Coley

Comment:
A striking image, marred by the artefacts in the sky. Nice control of the dark tones.

Bubble Boy
by megryan

Comment:
A pretty luscious image. I'm not wild about the selective desaturation. Maybe if the red were less agressive it would work better for me.

Cowboy Cook
by BAMartin

Comment:
Luscious tonalities, rich dark areas. Awkward composition to my eyes, I'd liek to see half as much black behind the figure and more added in the direction to which he's looking. he's trapped by this framing.

Stormy Ride
by photomayhem

Comment:
A very nice image, but it does not fit into the candid category imo.

I'm Going Slightly Mad
by Tranquil

Comment:
*** CRITIQUE CLUB COMMENT ***

This is a beautiful image and well deserves it's high finish in the challenge. The "face" itself is almost startlingly whimiscal and appealing.

Looking at it as a B/W print, I see a lack of detail in the darkest areas that might profitably be fixed, if the information is in the exposure. Speaking in zone system terms, you have a lot of "zone 2" areas that could be raised to "zone 3" (the zone of minimal shadow detail) to the enhancement of the image. this is particularly true where the cover plate falls off into the background in the lower corners and on the right edge a thrid of the way up. A hint of separation of plate from BG would be a plus in these spots.

Otherwise, the tonalities on the plate itself are wonderfully rich and tactile.

From a compositional perspective, I think it's a little TOO balanced top-and-bottom. I'd prefer to see a smifgen removed from the top and added to the bottom, in much the same way that we matte prints with a bit more space below than above.

Great picture, and a pleasure to comment upon.

Robt.

The Face Behind The Voice
by fotodude

Comment:
*** CRITIQUE CLUB COMMENTS ***

This is not really avery interesting photograph, to me, and I think you've acknowledged that yourself in your own comments. The lighting is quite decent, very tactile; that's about the only positive I can come up with.

The cropping is way too tight, especially on the right. Give it a little more room to breathe. It's also very grainy; was this a desired effect or were you shooting in low-fidelity mode? The scallops on the top edge are very odd. Are they actually there, or is this an artefact created by the rendering of the diagonal line at a low resolution?

Robt.

I will stop photographing flags!
by samtrundle

Comment:
What is it? Sky, building, and a hue-shifted concrete wall, is what it looks like.

Very nice.

R.

Ropemaker's Apprentices
by brianlh

Comment:
Damn, my comments disappeared. Try again 24 hrs later...

This is an almost flawless image. Every time I look at it I see soemthing more. It makes me smile every time. It is SO pure. Every element in the composition Is working towards the ovrall effect. The tonalities are flawless, the colour is rich & luscious without being exagerrated. The framing is squared up perfectly. The expressions, the concentration, are tremendous. FINE image!

To Spend More Time with My Son
by agrimace

Comment:
A very poignant image. Nicely framed int he shooting. I wish he were sharper and the highlights mellower

watching fireworks
by visaksen

Comment:
I have a hard time buying this as a resolution, sorry. As a fireworks shot, it seems curiously unspectacular.