Dance
by lei_73

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Voted earlier coming back to comment.

The twisting curving moves of this dancer is impressive! It is a wonderful shot it just suffers from not being well lit enough for the viewer to fully appreciate all the details. The front of this dancer is a bit too underexposed in that it falls and blends into shadow in spots - portions of her face, legs and hair. Now the light behind her does 'outline' her shape with the arms, upper body and the curve of neck to chin. Depending on what look you were going for another light behind her hair could have outlined the bottom half of the dancer's body better. Then there would be the 'hair light' outline all along the shape of the dancer. And/or you could add another difused light to the front to fill in and illuminate her more.

Staircase
by nikkic

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Wonderful curves that spiral down to the bottom. Love the yellow stripes of the steps that add dimension and visual interest to this scene! Those bold red doors that open out are vibrant, add an additional splash of color and draw the eye in. My one critique rests in the composition of elements in this photograph. The spiral begins at the bottom of the frame and that is where the eye should fall naturally so that it can follow the spiral path down. But here, for me at least, my first view begins at the top and was immediately drawn to the vibrant red doors first. If you flip the photo so that the spiral staircase begins at the top of the frame then it naturally leads the eye down the spiral path towards those red doors.

Money Trail
by rodfulk

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Awesome creativity with this composition! I love the arrangement of coins into two entwined snakes. The layered coins mimic the texture of snake scales. Kudos to you on the time and patience spent on creating these coin snakes! That said I do have a few critiques/suggestion on how to make the photograph even better. Processing or lighting or both seems to have brought out a 'glow' around the edges of the snakes. If it is a processing artifact my only suggestion is to scale back on it to see which step is creating those edges. Second is that the border around the frame really does not compliment the photo. I believe it would work best visually without any distracting border for your main subject is what captures the eye's attention to stay and look. Lastly is a suggestion. I don't know if it would work or not given that the surface may be very hard to work in. Grass(cut or long). These two snakes could be encircling each other in grass so that there would be a subtle nod and fun poke at the idiom: snake in the grass.

Winding
by markwiley

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Love the view of the bike/walking path feature of this park! Now that is an awesome winding path! Love the colors/tones and architecture of that elevated pathway! Excellent work in capturing a cyclist in the curve to the right for it gives the viewer a sense of scale. I do have one suggestion on how to improve the composition a bit more: crop the bottom just up to where the pathway begins so that it gives the appearance that the elevated path is coming directly out of the bottom right corner.

Passing Through
by Ragga2000

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My eye travels on the curving road down the mountain. What a lovely view - from the greenery on the mountain sides to the low level clouds threatening rain, and the snow capped mountains!

Snaking around the harbour
by P-A-U-L

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Beautiful scenery captured here on the dock of this harbor! Love how the twisting snakelike path of the upper pathway on this harbor allows the eye to travel along it's line to the water and the mountains with the setting sun in the distance.

Zebra Curves
by karenk

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As the zebra glances back over his/her shoulder it creates this wonderful curved path from the base of the neck traveling all along the tufted mane all the way to between the ears. Great timing to capture that fleeting moment where the curve is present! And of course the B&W suits this image well for it is not only the colors of the zebra but it shows off all the bold contrast between the light and dark without any other colors or elements to distract.

The Dance
by pearlseyes

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Beautiful capture of the unique beauty of this tree! Love the angle for it places the viewer within the scene as we look skywards following the lines on the trunk to the branches above where the sun tangles among the twigs. And that tree trunk! That wonderful, winding tree trunk with a portion that seemingly slithers all the way up to the top! Love the B&W presentation for it really calls attention to the fantastic details and textures on this tree! Most especially that portion of the trunk that twists up to the top with textures and patterns that gives it the appearance of being a snake.

Sea-serpent
by 2mccs

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I *love* this! Fantastic eye to see the twisting, snaking trail of water that ends where a little girl is at play. I see it as the girl and the water spirit are playing together - A Where the Wild Things Are scene of imagination at play. The puddle in the forefront catches the reflections of the sky and trees. Great composition of the elements for the water trail leads the eye off to the 'horizon' to discover the girl. The B&W is perfect for it really showcases the contrasts of light and dark in the sea-serpent water track on the ground. It also shows of details and textures beautifully in this conceptual pairing of man and nature.

Urban Serpent
by amdprasad

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Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Wonderful long nighttime exposure! The headlights and taillights of cars zooming by on the winding highway becomes 'ribbons of light' weaving it's way through the city's downtown area. Love the sharp clarity, the colors and the composition. The highway path begins at the bottom half of the photo acting as a leading line as it draws my eye further into the city as it snakes its way off to the horizon. Fantastic work!