Symphony in the Park
by npasel

Comment:
Good subject matter in good location, but composition is lacking.

Napoli
by Rino63

Comment:
Great shot, nice tones.

Another Friday in San Francisco
by pjangel

Comment:
Wonderful photo, just wish there was a bit more separation between subject and background. Colors are great and subject is very interesting.

River of Life in the Broadway Valley
by tvsometime

Comment:
Very much like the cropping here with the heads just about the bottom border.

Rush Hour
by GIS_boy

Comment:
Conveys the challenge theme very well.

Urbanity
by Paul

Comment:
Nice processing, but the composition is a bit haphazard, imo.

Saturday Market
by ThingFish

Comment:
I like your viewpoint. Distant enough to get a broader view, yet close enough to see faces and detail. Your photo also conveys the hustle/bustle of a market and the HDR processing is not over-the-top, although the sky is a bit more dramatic than street level so that I think you processed it
separately. Nice job, on the whole.

head and heart
by posthumous

Comment:
I love this low key image. Mysterious and a bit haunting. Bumping up to 9

Bum a Smoke
by NHzJOKER

Comment:
Edgy and in your face. I hate him (like a bum or drunk) but a good concept that's carried out very well. I like the realism here: scruffy 5 o'clock shadow, red nose and lips (ETOH abuse), harsh and discolored street lighting, dirty and hardened facial features. There's a fear factor like you're meeting up in some backstreet alley. Quite refreshing from the milquetoast portraits, actually, but some may find this OTT and a bit too theatrical, like excessive makeup. Strange donut shaped background bokeh. Mirror lens? 9

me and my peonies
by liberty

Comment:
I love the color scheme, arrangement of props, and vintage feel to this. However, your pose looks a bit stiff, your feet are cut off at the ankles, and overall I feel it's a bit on the bright side, almost overexposed. A little cloning in darken mode to the glare on the skin, as well as, selective burning around border and corners would really make this pop, imo. Also, I think an improvement in pose would be to hook your feet under the crossbar of the chair while crossed at the ankles (feminine); and to not show the broad side of your hands, (masculine). One last issue is that there's a bit too much room at the top. 8