The Blue Window
by aKiwi

Comment:
I love the vibrant colors and the soft light in the image. I think I would have preferred just one main focal point, I find my eyes moving back and forth between the sundial and the window. The window is non square, probably due to your viewpoint below it, I would have tried to distort it to make it absolutely square, although it also works well as it is.

The Bearded Lady
by ellamay

Comment:
I am going to be critical (well I usually am anyway). I like the shot but think it could have been better. I like the colors and details of the butterfly and the soft green undistracting surroundings. But the butterfly is in the perfect position to get full sharpness and in your image the top of the wings and the top of the antenna is outside the depth of field. You were probably limited from using a smaller aperture due to low light (I don't see sunny highlights or flash) but I am making my comments anyway.

Haunting Absence
by tyt2000

Comment:
I like it that this image makes me wonder what is going on, what is the story behind it. It looks overall slightly soft. Also I find my eyes moving back and forth between the lights and the chair and, considering your title, the chair should maybe have had a more prominent position so it becomes the one and only focal point.

Naughty .... but nice
by agwright

Comment:
An attractive image to me, appealing, but no WOW factor. Could be used in advertising with some more empty space around it. Technically I cannot suggest any improvements. Nice clean background. Good focus on the strawberry, nice depth of field and blur, good soft light without overexposed white parts.

Ethan, Dirty Face and All
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
The expression is great, the eyes are radiating, full of energy, and the B&W works well. To fully appreciate this image I think you must be a relative or close friend. For me it does not have the appeal that some of the others in the challenge have, but a good image anyway.

Aloft
by Brad

Comment:
Great, fantastic atmosphere, great choice of toning of the image. Such a sailing ship can really give a messy image with all the ropes going across, but I think you have managed to use that to your advantage here. The diagonals created by the sails, the line of the mast, the ropes and then on top of it the lines in the sky all add to a well composed image. Congrats.

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Great job, what a dramatic and beautiful atmosphere. I assume the colors are not fully like they were in real life, but I think they are not too artifical to hurt the image. It all fits well together, I especially like the low light across the grass and against the tower.

Interlude
by Pedro

Comment:
A great image, a fine capture of the moment with a great expression of concentration. It reminds me of the streetwork of Henri Cartier Bresson, although this one is maybe a bit too clean. I would not have disliked a bit of grain or noise to add to the atmosphere. All other technical aspects are just perfect to me, good background blur to bring the subject forward. Great natural light to give depth to the person.

Warmth
by joanns

Comment:
What a lovely portrait, great soft atmosphere and a very good choice of props and colors. And a beautiful model. Nice soft light distribution on the background as well and a border which really adds to the image. Fantastic. I personally love tight crops and wonder whether a slightly closer crop on the right side would have made it even stronger, I would have tried to crop out up to the black shirt, no skin showing.

An eye on the cider press.
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Wow, really love this one. Like one of the classical masters. The hard shadow fits perfectly with the pose, with the diagonal created by the arm. Great empty space as well. I don't like the title, it explains too much what is going on, while the image is open for so many interpretations. I think you should have left the viewer wonder what he is looking at or what he is thinking about.