Peek-A-Boo
by 2hoo

Comment:
This is a nice portrait. I love the red of the blanket in contrast with the deep blue of the baby's eyes. I think it is a bit washed out in the highlight areas though. There is quite a large expance of overexposed white blanket in the foreground that isn't doing much for the composition.

Anemone
by Mal37

Comment:
Interesting subject and I like the color scheme. The focus could be sharper on the anemone.

Mc Burst
by keone

Comment:
Interesting idea. It needs to be sharper in focus and lit better to cut down on the shiny highlights. The white background looks a bit pink in my monitor.

Crossings
by Imagineer

Comment:
I really like this Jon. I didn't see it during the voting because frankly I only voted on few before I got irritated with myself for not entering one myself (especially after I came across a photo of my beloved Providence!). Anyway, I clicked on your profile to see what you've been doing lately since I took a year-long hiatus.

I really enjoy the curves,lines, and planes created by the bridge and the train. At first it seems flat and abstract (in a good way) and then you begin to feel a bit more depth and feeling of space from the background. This photo makes me think of the paintings of Charles Demuth, a favorite of mine from my highschool years whom I haven't thought about in years.
Congratulations on your top ten.

I just read the other comments and discovered that Ubique put much more eloquently what I was trying to express about the layers and depth of this shot.

Message edited by author 2006-01-13 22:31:29.

Life in the city of lights
by esaintpi

Comment:
This might be more effective for me if it actually depicted some life (people, pigeons, anything). I think this could have benefited from including the entire fountain instead of cropping it at the top. This looks a bit cramped to me.

A City's broken heart - In Memory of Jane Creba
by Rae-Ann

Comment:
For such a solemn subject, I wish you hadn't chosen a shot in which one of the subjects appears to be adjusting a wedgie. This could be nice exept for that and the rather fuzzy focus.

Survival!
by chadaga

Comment:
Interesting shot of an unusual scene ruined by bad focus.

Multiple Ports
by mthrgse49

Comment:
I kind of like this in an abstract way.The high contrast black and white helps. Ultimately though, I'm too aware that it is kind of a boring view of a satelite dish and an ugly apartment building.

New York Times
by JPR

Comment:
Nice capture of the news guy's expression. I'm not sure whether I like the cropping out of the guy reading the paper or not. I do like that sort of spontaineous cropping but in this instance I think I'd like to see some of his face.

Street
by MadMan2k

Comment:
Cool action capture but this strikes me as more suburban than city. It could be sharper in focus.