the beach, sea and sky
by zaflabout

Comment:
I like this photo. Although I think the tones are a bit dull, and the image could have been a lot sharper - hyperfocal depth of field and sharp focus would have helped.

However, I really like how the leading line of the shore pulls your eye up through the dots of colour on the beach around the coastline. Also the dots of colour on the beach offset nicely against the bands of colour running down vertically (grass, sand, sea).

And I don't have a problem with the shoreline in the middle of the pic. The bands of sea colour are nicely balanced by the band of land colour. And the dots of people on the beach are balanced by the bathers in the water.

Maybe that centred composition wouldn't have looked as odd if the sky had been cropped away, and all that was left was the sea separated from the beach...

AA Cup
by BlackLight

Comment:
Lighting could have been a lot more flattering. Maybe an adjustment in the white balance would have helped too.

Administrivia
by banmorn

Comment:
Looks like they really swamp you under...

Postal worker
by caba

Comment:
So that's where my mail went... ;-)

House Hubby
by MAK

Comment:
Very funny. And scary. But mostly funny. Would have been improved if there'd been a bit more lighting on that priceless expression - it seems a bit lost in the shadows.

Landscape
by whiterook

Comment:
This is really amateurish. You've got to show us that you put more effort in... The timestamp at the bottom is also really bad.

Farm Living
by Diana

Comment:
Nice shot, but focus seems a bt soft.

Optician
by riot

Comment:
Brilliantly executed. Amazing clarity and definition.

Clown School
by bucket

Comment:
Seriously? That's pretty cool. And a nice photo too. Interesting decision to go with b&w, given that clowns are always associated with colour.

Fishing Guide
by ericwoo

Comment:
Nicely executed. Good lighting and colour.