At Waterwheel Farm
by skewsme

Comment:
what a wonderful and interesting subject to shoot.....your choice of the duotone color was a good one....... I do think that you could improve the composition of this photo by shooting it from an angle that isolates the waterwheel from the rather mundane background in this shot.

She played on ...
by kari1

Comment:
I imagine the histogram looks great on this shot as it is so well exposed...... your title gives me goose bumps.. she is playing on is spite of the gathering storm the sky fortells.... I would have loved to have seen only the darkening sky behind her....... impossible to mend in basic eding but you might want to do so after the challenge...I would buy an edited print of this shot because her expression speaks to her determination to make her music heard

Playing fowl
by Caillie

Comment:
Sepia was a real good pick for this shot.....your crisp focus highlighted the amazing pattern in the bird's feathers.... their eyes are so expressive, esp the guy on the left... ha.. his expression makes me laugh out loud! The body of the third bird is superfluous and kind of detracts from the story you are telling with your photo....I know you can't clone it out for this challnge (basic editing) but you might want to after - hope this helps!

Ol' Man Winter's Vision of a Perfect Day by the Water
by rick13601

Comment:
What I really love about this photo is how everything is iced over..... great composition and well focussed.. the blue is on the warm side and maybe a cooler blue would have been a better choice.... still, a really good photo that suits the challenge and makes me shiver!

Industrial Revolution
by EricMGB1974

Comment:
When I look at this photo I say to myself "what is that.. what is that little house doing up there? what did this used to be?" - when I ask questions like this after viewing a photo, that is a good sign, and what I like about this shot is it makes me think.. what might improve the overall composition is getting rid of the tree brances.. they take my focus away from the industrial quality of the shot. I realize that might have been impossible to do in a basic challenge

National Past Time
by yanko

Comment:
Strong compostion, beautifully photographed with crisp focus.. your choice of duotone color was perfect... for me, I would rather not see the text at all.. just the beautiful texture of the ball (which you rendered perfectly) I really appreciate how you contrasted the old baseball with the new.... good job!

melting frost
by margiemu

Comment:
Interesting backlighting effect...... the drop of water is a very nice touch... the muted background a perfect choice.... crisper focus on the leaf would have really have improved this shot

Lucía (Noise & Quiet)
by hfresneda

Comment:
Lighting/tone and shadows are all very good.... the pure white in her eye is a nice contrast to the tones in the rest of her body... she is a beautiful model with lovely eyes/skin - I would like to have seen her look directly into the camera, and cropped tighter on the knee and arm - her shoulders are very lovely and more emphasis on them would have made this shot very exciting.

Valentine
by magpie5212

Comment:
I like how the angle of the background works with how the flower comes into the photo.. I think you took a chance in using red but... it works.. the only thing that might improve this shot is a crisper focus on the petals of the flower... this would make a very romantic valentines card

Gothic
by commendatori

Comment:
What I really like about this shot is how you achieved the opposite shadowing in each of the models faces..... this photo gives me an eerie feeling .. as in gothic horror rather than gothic fashion and that's a good thing - I am not sure why you choose to have the buttons on his jacket in crisp focus and their faces not. might have been more effective the other way around... your exposure is great - good job!