She Tried to Kill Me Right After We Got Married
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
I think this is a bit of a stretch for dichotomy, but I like the concept all the same! I assume this shot is an originally non-humourous photo gone wrong? Either way the bride and groom do not look sufficiently involved in murdering/being murdered! It's a pity about the white shirts, as a darker colour would have worked better against such a light background.

Nature and Mankind... Earth's future is in our hands...
by xtian

Comment:
I'm not sure whether you've selectively blurred or just used an incredibly shallow depth of field, either way I do find the blur a little too much though it undoubtedly brings the leaf to the fore and emphasises its outline. A nice and simple use of selective desat and a powerful concept well illustrated.

Dichotomy of Levitation Mysterious Quality or Power.
by BrianR

Comment:
Your choice of colours is bold and unusual, however I can't pretend I understand your intentions and how the concept represents dichotomy.

Howling at the Stars
by dannylee

Comment:
An interesting abstract well-shot. The contrast between red and blue is evident and well emphasised by the refractions in the glass. I don't feel this is enough to represent the challenge however.

Eggregation
by scalvert

Comment:
Wonderful. Had me in stitches - and that was before I saw the title! I can only say how highly jealous I am of your wit and creativity.

Good Girl / Bad Girl
by Kelli

Comment:
A good concept imaginatively shot. Seriously over-sharpened however! The colours are washed out as a result of your camera (a trip though PS or equivalent could make a difference but not enough of one) and I think that a greater focus on their expressions in a simpler setting might have proved more effective.

Brothers - angelic and devilish!
by snaffles

Comment:
You're right - the one on the left looks stupidly angelic, and there is definitely something a bit Hannibal Lecter about the other. Unfortunately, and I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, the quality of the image is too low and the colours too washed out for this shot to do well.

Hunter / Hunted
by rosiehall

Comment:
It's always great to have shots like this where you feel the creature making eye contact with you. Composition-wise, having the subject off-centre is a great choice, but your background doesn't do you any favours - it is too close for you to play with DOF so we're just left with some out-of-focus brown rocks which for me are a bit of a distraction; not that you had any power over this. Looks like we have a bit a purple fringing in vital areas which is a pity. But none of this detracts from the fact that you clearly have the eye for a very striking shot.

Between Thought and Action
by elizadeb

Comment:
I like the composition here very much. However you have a big problem with noise artifacts, probably as a result of a less than ideal jpeg conversion, or even just a sub-standard camera. I don't think this addresses the idea of dichotomy as much it could.

The Contrast of Nature
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Nicely converted but the lighting is not ideal - if the duck's face had been brought out more it would have made a big difference I think. The lighting conditions were obviously very harsh and I think you have done well out of that situation. Unfortunately whilst contrast is shown, the concept of dichotomy is unexplored and the score will suffer as a result.