The portraitist
by pmotta

Comment:
Very nicely composed! I like that you captured him right in the action! Though I'm sure it would be difficult to do, a little bit of eye contact with the camera would really give this a strong portrait feel for me.

Keeper of the Game
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Plenty to look at for interest in this shot! Good color all around. To me, this photo would pop a bit more if the booth worker were looking at the camera.

Water in a Drought
by vtruan

Comment:
Wow! Nice timing with this capture! Colors came out really well on this shot. Certain parts of the bird look a little indistinct to me...perhaps too much NeatImage? Great job catching that water drop!

cheetah portrait
by micro

Comment:
Very nice detail and lighting on the cheetah! For my personal tastes, I feel as though it's cropped a bit close for *this* challenge...meaning that I wish I had a greater sense of this animal's environment. But nicely done nonetheless.

In his element
by Anastasia

Comment:
I really like that the colored gels are in this shot...gives a small dash of color to the otherwise black background. A very nice portrait shot and fits the challenge very well.

Playground
by Artifacts

Comment:
What a great expression on this face!! Definitely having fun at the playground :-) Nicely shot.

Station Master of his own Railway
by train

Comment:
Great portrait!! Fits the challenge perfectly! I really like that he's in the middle of placing something, giving some action and interest to the photo. He's making great eye contact, which really gives the photo some impact to the viewer. Sepia tones work fine for me here, though I'd be curious to see it in black and white as well! Great job!!

Waitress at a seafood restaraunt
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
This looks like it could be in a restaurant brochure! Definitely tells the story of what this person does--fitting the challenge very well!

Paint It Black, Jack
by gsal

Comment:
The patterns in the paint give this photo some interest. For me, portraits are a little more effective when the subject/model is making eye contact with the camera/viewer--though I can see how that would be more difficult to do in this case.

Sofia Huntingdog
by neophyte

Comment:
Good detail on the dog! Is it a German Shorthair? The cropping is a bit too close for my taste...the dog has such lovely mottled patterns in the fur, but that lends it to blending in with the background. So a little more background might help define the dog, instead of overpowering it.