Morning Mist
by spiller

Comment:
I like the way all the different backgrounds - water, clouds, misty mountain - are all shades of grey and can be looked upon as one whole. It's great how you have detail in each of these so it's clear what the location is, and yet they are so harmonious. The size and position of the colourful boat within this grey really gives a feeling of isolation to it. I think this is a strong example of visual negative space which isn't a completely solid colour background.
8, Kavey

Negative Mapplethorpe
by Alecia

Comment:
This feels like negative and negative - without a positive. I have seen this idea in art books etc. This one just doesn't appeal to me. Apologies.
4, Kavey

Burnin' One
by LindaLee

Comment:
I love the way the blackness surrounds him and bleeds into the shadows of his face, hat and hands - the darkness really drives us in close to him - the way the light shows us his only his face and hand makes it very intimate. This wouldn't work with any other background. Feels like a shared moment in time.
10, Kavey

Hangin' On
by karmat

Comment:
I like this simple image a lot. It's a great rule of thirds example and yet still original and punchy.
7, Kavey

Tranquil
by labrynthe

Comment:
Wonderful shapes.
8, Kavey

Seven Lines
by mcmurma

Comment:
Great colour and lighting but nothing to look at/ focus on. Which bit is the positive space?
4, Kavey

Blew it
by Froober

Comment:
Nice emptiness. The vivid blue is striking. I find the paper infront of the bin too blown out, and merging into the background too much for my tastes. And I'd prefer the blue paper further to the left of the frame to balance the bin, but that's just my preference.
6, Kavey

Froggy Morning
by Gotcha

Comment:
The grey background is very atmospheric and I like the limited objects - especially the repetitive nature of the two brds at the right and the way they are balanced by the shrub to the back right.
8, Kavey

Hannah
by Zeissman

Comment:
I am not usually a fan of baby shots at all, nor do I usually mark them highly, so this is an exception for me.
The shapes here are just fantastic. The angle of her head, and the way her arm pushes into the negative space are exactly right. Makes for a great composition. The highlights in her eyes are great and you've caught her hint of a smile so well. There's a little too much blow out in the highlights of her skin, but not massively so.
Great shot!
9, Kavey

alone
by LanSnake

Comment:
Wonderful texture in the water - I am almost more interested in the water than the duck. In that sense you could say the negative space is wowwing me, but at the same time the duck isn't strong enough balance against it, in the positive (for my tastes).
6, Kavey