On Target
by menele

Comment:
Nice shot. Good cmoposition, great use of Dof to draw the eye to the main subject in an otherwise busy shot. 7

Swashbuckling
by idnic

Comment:
great shot. Top 10, I think. great B & W conversion, great Dof, great focus, great composition to just get the head. The only detraction, IMO, is the OOF foreground element (I can't even tell what it is -looks like it might be the top of steering wheel???). An 8 from me.

The Piper
by cjhunter2540

Comment:
Nice idea, but I find the lighting to be very harsh, and from a bad angle. Having the suject turn slightly and step more into the light, and fixing your exposure would avoid the blow outs on the face and arms.

Boy in Mumbai carrying a baby
by chetandesai

Comment:
Not sure how this is an event, but I'll assume it is. Nice colour tones. The guy in the left in the white shirt drawa my eye away from the subjects. Perhaps waiting a few seconds for him to leave the frame would have really improved this shot. Also, a bit dark on the smaller boys face. Getting them to turn just slightly so the light hit their eyes better would have also help. 5 from me.

Masquerade
by shutter22

Comment:
Good lighting, but I think the focus is just a bit soft. Also the large white space at the bottom distracts my eye from the actual mask. I would suggest cropping up a bit to remove some of that. 6

Cinco de Mayo Dancers
by alexjack

Comment:
Interesting composition selection. IMO, it seems too tight, and I wish I could see more of the costumes, which I would think should be amazing, given the headware.

Demonstrating Cultures Of Old
by atupdate

Comment:
Great color tone. I know the subject needs to include some foreground earth, but, IMO, the image would be improved by cropping up from the bottom just a bit, to avoid having the bold line between the plowed eartha and the background fall so exactly in the center of the image. Stepping back a few feet to get more space on both vertical sides would also help, I think, to show the amount of work that needs to be done. But those are nits, it;'s avery nice shot - Overall a 6 from me.

Cinco De Mayo dancers
by kandykarml

Comment:
The tilted horizon detracts a bit, IMO, especially around the ceiling of the room. The B&W conversion could have used just a bit more contrast. Subjects and composition are good. Overall a 6 from me.

Domestic Abuse
by Ubersteiny

Comment:
I promised you a more detailed comment - it is totally the subject matter that I don't like in this. I find it offensive. So, I skipped it in voting (and just left the comment) because I didn't want to vote you down just because I dislike the subject.
Technically, I think this is a great set of shots. My very few technical suggestions are - - the top right photo is a bit dark on the left side, especially contrasted against the girls photo. I might suggest that you do a vertical flip the shot of the guy digging to even out the lighting in the top two. Also, on the bottom shot, the horizontal bar above the sink detracts a bit, you could have perhaps cropped it a bit to remove that. And, I would also suggest cropping up by about the same amount from the bottom of the image, to remove a bit of the extra arms, so overall, cropping in tighter from the top and the bottom, but leaving the sides as they are, since the tightness on the sink really draws the eye into the center of the overall triptych. If I could have voted without dropping your score due to the subject matter, I'd have given this a 7 or 8.

Grieving gelding
by snaffles

Comment:
Not sure the blue bars add anything to this photo.