Oldie But Goodie
by Germaine

Comment:
Instead of wishing for an uncluttered background, this image makes me appreciate the reverberations of color between the car, umbrellas, roof tiles, and even the sign.

(June 11th) Richmond SPCA
by WickedSound

Comment:
Stark hallway with swinging doors evokes a sense of hospital or clinic. Interesting to hear about bright colors being used (probably helps set a positive mood). Contrast and tonal range handled well.

Christian-Fellowship-reflec.jpg
by jomari

Comment:
Excellent composition with multiple contrasts, old/new, colorful/monochrome, lines/waves, secular/religious, and more. Great playground for philosophical musings.

12 Honjo Park
by ordinaryangel

Comment:
Formal symmetry works well in this park setting, and the star patterns lend a decorative and almost festive counterpoint to the otherwise somber mood of a dark setting.

Platform 3
by Melethia

Comment:
Capturing a sense of rain is harder than it looks. The splashes the train makes and the reflections on the platform, waterdrops in puddles, and rain streaks across the train windshield really do the trick. Waiting until there were no people waiting out there addes extra emphasis.

Kayak Rental
by Germaine

Comment:
This could haved been an entry in the Impressionism challenge a while back. Colors handled very well.

IMG_2993-Graffiti-Alley.jpg
by jomari

Comment:
Timing to get the person in mid-stride was perfect. The little group of circular symbols with diagonal slashes conveys a full set of authoritarian "don't do this or that" instructions where little official attention exists. Artful on many levels.

9-june 09 where i live. my desk
by roz

Comment:
Caught in the act of flying to the computer screen to look closer at the DPC thumbnails. I can relate to that!

strawberry cascade.jpg
by risenphoenixster

Comment:
For the crop, you have a nice balance with the tender shoots out away from the main part of the plant. This captures the curve of the lower curb, but with the disadvantage of a rather dull left upper corner. During shooting, moving a bit to the left might have been something to try. As it is, making a crop right where that chopped off stem ends could produce a nearly square image that takes better advantage of the upper curve behind the plant. Different, but not absolutely better.

I notice that you only registered this January, making you somewhat new. Navigating through your profile, I see a lot of pretty good comments not yet marked as helpful. People do notice that. Especially when you ask for help, you might consider clicking the "helpful" box under the comment as positive feedback to encourage the commenters, even if it is mostly just to acknowledge their effort (unless, of course, what you receive is really obnoxious or particularly unhelpful).

Strangling the Goose
by scooter97

Comment:
Having the background blurred out by the water and your approach really simplifies the image and improves the impact. We are faced with an image of rather harsh treatment for the goose, but I suppose sometimes they get obnoxious enough that one might think about drastic remedies.