Rain
by Tiberius

Comment:
My favourite in the spiralish staircases subset :) I am not quite sure what the thing (doll house?) on the rail is, but the umbrealla definetely works great and the hint of a person underneath it also conveys a sense of movement.I like the processing, it looks like handheld hdr but with good taste.

Circle of Life
by RianBotes

Comment:
South Africa? Very interesting subject and composition. Being the image this good, I would have loved to see a bit more details on her dress, but it really is a small thing. Well done.

One White Stallion
by TRath

Comment:
The idea is interesting, the overexposure spoils it a bit and sharpness is midway between a more decided and pleasant out of focus or tack sharp, which I am guessing is either due to limits of the camera or simply to this being a tiny crop from a much wider image. Being closer to the animals would have helped, even if the crop and/or the long focal lens help compressing distances and enhancing the feeling of a tight pack. The range of the image is quite vast, no direct light shining on the flanks of the horses, which makes difficult to retain shadow details on the brown ones. However, this almost backlit lighting is often used when photographing horses, as ri light on horses hair works just great and dust and frontal lighting create diffraction, which works well with this kind of shot. Panning from a closer distance could work as well, if you wish to convey a sense of speed. I have seen the same 'odd one' concept in a photo taken from an helicopter, which really worked great. Sorry for the longwinded comment. If you have a chance is definitely worth another try, you could get some great images.

Longbow shooter
by Darkpixel

Comment:
I like the idea. I wonder if keeping the arm's shadows and bow darker would have made for a stronger, more graphical image

Kitty
by bubeltrubel

Comment:
Very defined and nice, naturally bright eyes (no spot editing allowed it's a great thing in this sense).

lockdown
by kiwinick

Comment:
I like the stark contrast between dark and shadow. Much of the strenght of this image is in the detail, so a bit more shadow detail would have worked better for me, but it might be my monitor. A few drops of water on the lock would have added texture too, but probably it's just me.

Sunday Morning
by Paul

Comment:
Pleasant, good cropping and natural looking. Maybe trimming to exclude the bed post on the top left corner would help leading the eye to the subject. Trimming more on the right as well, but I am less sure. The detail in the air is a bit jagged (not that I would know how to improve that, details defintion in black hair always gives me nightmares :) Good portrait, quite personal.

trellis
by tnun

Comment:
Not too keen on a subject, or lack thereof, maybe because it all appears a bit flat. But I do find the two patches of red attractive in the way they mirror each other. I think a bit of under exposure would have helped retaining detail in highlights and strenghtening colors, while keeping everything sharper. Also, maybe choosing a later or earlier time of the day would have given you a more dramatic light to play with. But that's just my opinion, no offence taken I hope.

Cyclone Fence
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Very nice postprocessing

Stabbed and turned
by andrewmurraydavid

Comment:
Nice concept.