The Principal
by scarbrd

Comment:
Tremendous shot which really meets the challenge head on. More than just a good idea though, it has been executed wonderfully, from the great black and white conversion, to the way the principal is looking directly at camera, to the lovely motion blur of the students traipsing past

a wonderful 9

Building The Future
by mfz

Comment:
Nice nice nice! Great capture of a person in their environment but also pretty spectacular in terms of the way the beams frame the subject - most notably the head, but the right hand and torso as well. Good strong colours and nice sharpness 9

The stand-up comic
by burtct

Comment:
Nice portrait, although I am not sure it screams stand up comic to me. Compositionally strong and I like the slightly unusual positioning of the subject. Good technicals. especially given his checked shirt

Changing the Guard
by facesastheycome

Comment:
Nice shot with very strong colours and a great moment in time (perhaps moreso than a portrait) capture. I almost feel like saying I wish it was not quite so tight so you could see a tad more of Buck Pal, but if you did open up the image then I have no doubt I would be saying I wish you had gone tighter on the guardsmen, which I guess just goes to prove you are damned if you do and you are damned if you dont

Just a Good Ol' Boy
by JawnyRico

Comment:
What a great image of 'western' USA. Superb portrait and an outstanding black and white conversion. I have no doubt the subject (human not equine) in this shot would absolutely love a copy of this image. Strong conceptually and technically

Very nice

Soldier of Innocence
by ocelot

Comment:
An intriguing shot, no doubt that there will be some that say because the subject does not appear to be aware the shot is being taken it is not a 'pure' portrait, but in this instance I dont think it matters.

The real thing that will make this shot 'suffer' at the hands of voters is likely to be the blur in the lower fifth of the image (not sure whether this is another person who crept in shot or vignetting, but it is quite distracting from a very interesting subject

Portrait of a pensioned miner
by Mephisto

Comment:
Ver bice subtle image and an interesting POV. The harsh white (grey) sky has actually contributed to the image by giving the subject a degree more pop, perhaps a shame there is not a colliery wheel in the background - although a counter argument could be made that a touch of subtlty is a good thing

Very nice portrait

Night Shift Driver
by AP

Comment:
Very nice!!!! Great perspective and a strong black and white conversions (optikverve dramatic?). Really glad that you got the meter in the shot. Excellent sharpness for a night shot

Good job

Shift worker
by IreneM

Comment:
Unfortunately (if that is the right word to use) this portrait is so good that it actually looks like a studio shot with a made up model rather than of a shift worker in their natural environment. I am sure this is an image that the voters will either love or take a tad of glee in telling you that it does not meet the challenge. From my own perspective I am just really inpressed by the the muted colours and the sharpness of the subject

Excellent portrait

Stunted
by killjoy181

Comment:
Oooooooooo man this is EXACTLY the sort of picture that sprung to mind when I read the challenge dtitle, however from reading threads on the challenge it appears that environmental portrait means something quite different. No doubt you are getting dinged all over the shop for this interpretation, but looking at it in the spirit that it was taken I would say that it is a nice 'message' shot, though perhaps could have been a touch sharper