Street Performer
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Awesome shot. Great isolation of the subject without completely losing the background. I love the kid in the striped shirt (lower right) who's just convinced something terrible's going to happen.

get lucky
by Alicia

Comment:
Hehe. This'll get you some comments. Nicely lit; focus is a little soft.

Robot
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Huh. It's remarkable to me that people didn't 'get' this shot. Perfect capture of a particular era... Tones are great, slight softness of focus is not only ok but absolutely necessary to preserve the feel. on my monitor it could use just a touch more contrast, perhaps? Maybe that's just a personal taste thing. But a finely crafted image nonetheless.

I didn't vote this, but I would have given an 8 or a 9.

Hope
by elsapo

Comment:
This is why there's a place for expert editing rules. Nice work, and congrats.

Family Time
by whiteroom

Comment:
Great sepia and vignetting, on a great capture. Fantastic shot.

day dreamed
by crayon

Comment:
This is a beautiful shot that I expect will get slaughtered in voting for being too abstract. Don't let them throw you. I say 9; would be a 10 except for the light spot in the upper left, which distracts.

I hope I'm wrong and this does very well!

"Queen" Victoria on Canada Day
by BeeCee

Comment:
Hilarious! Great capture.

Hanging Out
by angela_packard

Comment:
high-key treatment is interesting; I think it works for your subject but might work better with a simpler/cleaner background. Composition has a little more foreground that I think is necessary; it doesn't add to the shot.

These sorts of treatments are underappreciated 'round here - I like it. Good work.

Checking out the Garden
by sfmorris

Comment:
Very nice job! colors are great, bokeh is beautiful, though a touch more DOF might have been nice - the moth comes out a hair soft.

Love the composition. Nice capture.

Weekend with Jake
by manic35

Comment:
This is a fabulous shot. The expression is priceless, the background seperation is perfect, the composition definately strengthens the image. Lighting is very good.

A couple of critiques, things I only mention because the overall image is so strong:

Nose is slightly OOF. You likely know this. It does distract a touch.

Eyes seems slightly milky - it'd be nice if the pupils were nice and black.

The tuft of hair of the left side of his face is a little distracting. Maybe caused by the collar? You might be able to clone this out under Advanced rules, though it might make me nervous to do so.

Great job. A 9 from me.