Hotel lobby
by Melethia

Comment:
I bet you stayed in a way more upmarket place!!! After the symettry of day two some lovely assymetry. Not a big fan of borders but this one works well.

Not sure what it is but the item obscurring a part of the flat screen tv is a bit distracting and just as an aside it felt a bit off that it was so (apparently) bright outside yet the lights on the right appear to be on
(my goodness I am paying wayyyyy too much attention to these pics)

J

Stairs, lights, bird
by Melethia

Comment:
Your obsession with German train stations grows ever stronger!!!

I love the symettry of this shot (you should have shooed that pidgeon away!!!) and the really harsh whiteness coming through the skylight (Is this wonderfully reflected behind the platform sign or is it another section)

Not sure how much cropping went on but I do like the effect

Bleak
by Retroesque

Comment:
Nicely titled and an excellent image of urban blight. The smoke coming out of the chminey is great in terms of standing out against the clouds (It cant be good news when the smoke stack looks clearer than the sky)

I love the range of shots you are taking for this challenge

Possible thoughts for minor tweaks

Crop a fraction higher to lose the curb?
Crop slightly to the left to losr the lamppost (which just doesnt quite have enough omph in terms of it standing out)
Maybe(????) clone out the poster on the wall (but definitely leave the graffiti)

Jon

Light and dark
by UrfaK

Comment:
OK, well for me this a pic of two elements

Technically super, love the dof, the contrast and tones

In terms of being appealing as an image in its own right perhaps less good.

Day Two: Comtemplative
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Look into my eyes....You WILL learn the nefarious black art of photoshop

Really like this shot (certainly my favourite in the challenge to date) and excellent self portrait, with beautiful lighting tones and contrasts and the bookcase background works brilliantly for the pose

Possible tweaks I would consider would be to get rid of the label on the cuff, which for some reason really attracts the eye away from what you should be looking at. Possibly also lose the watch, although the (I'm guessing) canvas strap actually works quite well with the (corduroy?) material of your top and if the label disappears then it may be fine to keep it

Jon

NINA_IMG_1846.jpg
by dsterner

Comment:
Fantastic to see such a natural smile< Not sure if she posed for this or if you just captured it? Either way it has a lovely feel to it (and what I guess is a white T-shirt sets it off a treat in this format)

Love the shadow play as well

Jon

DSC_0277-man_in_blu_01_web.jpg
by alexjack

Comment:
Great portrait, which works very well being centred as the slightly asymettric tilt of the head does not make it feel too 'blocky'

DoF just right

day 2 - tennis court
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
I like this shot, lovely feel of slight dilapidation that is enhanced by it being in B&W. Nice DoF and cropped to perfection

hands
by krnodil

Comment:
Great I love the evolution of this image from yesterdays.

For me this works much much better. The tighter crop on the face together with the fact that you can see all three hands clearly makes for a much nicer image and you have done this without losing out on any of the key elements of the previous shot

Lovely

House of Sand and Fog
by noraneko

Comment:
I think it is fantastic that people are using the challenge to get out of their safety zone. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt, in this instance it most definitely gets a huge YES from me

Great repetitive image of the fencing which is complemented by the double shot of breakwaters

Good fog capture (I always struggle on this)

Stands well as it is but I might also like to see another version where you dont see the house and the fencing goes on to the vanishing point (on this shot you can just make out a small black rectangular object in the far distance)

Splendid isolation