incoming
by Phil

Comment:
what amazing grain and color on this image - so foreboding and dark - love it (and I read your comment that you didn't like the processing!)

DSC_0068-trailer_&_trees_02_web.jpg
by alexjack

Comment:
this image really has a great feel to it - the lines of light across the path really add depth and intensity to the lightened area that the path lead.

Boyce Arboritim Shack
by BAMartin

Comment:
love the perspective following the front of the shack lines back to the windmill. the bright empty sky actually adds to the desolation of this image - very very solid.

Day 3 - Book Store
by menele

Comment:
Boy, do I love b/w images of brick buildings - the have some many great textures and details that a typical color photo doesn't really show. I would really think this could be a little stronger of an image with a little more contrast and a little more definition of the bricks themselves - maybe on the unresize image with some USM say at 25,50,0 to bring out the contrast just a little. I think your idea about reshooting this is a good one - but I think it would actually be better with a little more shadow across the image - more dramatic that way.

run
by boysetsfire

Comment:
The whole image is really cool - I even like the border on the top - but it seems to get a little unclear due to the dark sand/rock

With Back Turned
by lovethelight

Comment:
I gave this a 6 during voting. The bokeh in the background is really nice and smooth. The interlocking flowers has a really sweet and gentle quality about it and the intersection of the two stems is really nicely placed at the upper third. The colors are really rich and deep - especially the golden hues of the flower. I think a little more separation of light between the subjects in focus and the background would really make this one stand out much more. Nice work.

PAD B&W Day 2 Untitled
by noraneko

Comment:
i like the grain and strong contrast work really well on the vast majority of the photo. But as others have noted, the halo around the hair is a problem. I almost think the vignetting accentuates the halo effect a little. One option is to dodge in the background to smooth out the halo so the entire background is lighter. Another nice effort - and three that are REALLY different from each other...

day 01
by Firsty

Comment:
wonderful shot - the tones, textures and contrast are really well done

Body language
by Melethia

Comment:
I am not sure what people were looking at saying this didn't follow rule of thirds. Maybe people are interpreting the rule to apply only in the vertical direction?!

I gave this a 7 for clearly meeting challenge (in both horiz and vertical, by the way) but that I didn't find it a 'wow' photo that could have bumped it up to 8...

Day 2
by edmeng

Comment:
The crispness and depth of the focus is very impressive and the conversion to B/W provides very nice contrast and good tones and textures. That sigma lens sure seems to work pretty good!