Seen Better Days
by brownsm

Comment:
On second look bumping this one up, really like the contrast and composition.

Light Study
by RolandB

Comment:
Interesting study, nice lighting to create interest with shadows, good contrast.

Freedom
by nico_blue

Comment:
Outstanding sky, very very beautiful, I am not sure but looks a little over sharpened in the front but still very nice impact and nice contrast.

Study in Black and Light
by GeneralE

Comment:
Definatly meets the challenge well the stark clear whites and pure blacks really stand out. I would like to have seen it completly fill the frame but still very nice.

Autumn Equanimity
by NerdJNerdBird

Comment:
Really like the composition, great framing of the subject and nice contrast.

Doyles at the Quay
by GregoryB

Comment:
Nice interesting compostion, I really like the use of space and lines, the way you have filled part of the frame with the building and left the space on the right is very nice. The contrast between the sky and the building is also very appealing. For me what I would have like to have seen would have been more highlights and shadow in the building itself, more pure whites to make the picture pop and more shadows to make the different shapes more defined and interesting. Overall I really like the picture just think it could have been more dramatic with more work on highlights and shadows.

Hibernation
by Kathe

Comment:
I like the way I can see the crystals of snow, its really quite pretty, the very light against the dark is also appealing, very nice contrast. I am not sure I really like the composition here though, for me I think it just kind of cuts through the middle and there is not alot of interest, I think I would have liked it better if it was on more of an angle just to break up that area at the bottom which I find just a little flat. Still overall a nice photo though. Hope you don't mind the opinion.

Recordkeeping, Grandpa's Way
by kat75

Comment:
I think this picture needed more of a focal point, when I looked at it my eyes just kind of wandered everywhere and nothing really stood out for me. Maybe something should have been highlighted more. The light is flat across the whole picture and being in black and white can make it more difficult to grab someone. Hope you don't mind me saying so its just an opinion.

Stuck in a bucket.
by Ragga2000

Comment:
Cute child in a bucket, how can you go wrong? And you didn't, I like it from the cute expression on the face to the shine on the bucket.

Bare Trees
by Bosborne

Comment:
Nice lights and darks, I like the crop at the bottem, works well without any land in the foreground. I wish I could see further up the trees but still a nice balanced picture.