Frozen in Time
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Lovely, but way oversharpened.

Contemplation
by Kelli

Comment:
Hopefully your time at DPC will improve your photography from basic snaps to more accomplished portraits...
this snap is underexposed and onboard flash has given a very unflattering shadow which is most evident behind his mouth, nose and eyes. Choosing blue as a duotone gives an emotionally cold effect which doesn't suit this image. Composition doesn't seem to have been thought about, he would have worked better on the right hand edge of the frame. You've chopped off some of his hands which he's concentrating so hard on. The marks on the background are distracting.

The Dog
by dleach

Comment:
You've captured a fantastic expression but it looks like a lucky capture for an amateur rather than a professional shot, here's why:
You've not made the most of the composition... this would have real impact if the dog was on the right hand of the frame with loads of negative space in the rest of the frame.
Highlights are burnt out on the dog's fur.
The background is way too similar in texture and colour to the dog which makes this photo lose a lot of it's potential power.
But your timing really is superb here.

Sailing Away
by garrett14

Comment:
I like the way you used mostly the red channel to make the clouds stand out, what a lovely sky. Boat seems a bit boring though, and a little too near the centre of the frame to make this feel dynamic. I'd have thought about zooming out, getting loads more sky and put the boat right at the edge of the frame.

Night Sky Reflections
by MacDonald

Comment:
Wow, great abstract. It's the top half of the photo that really makes this work. Not quite sure that the exact duotone you chose has complemented this, but the composition has worked well. Not sure about your burnt out highlights at the bottom.

Reaching in Vain
by Katspetkat

Comment:
The silhouettes aren't striking and simple enough for this to have real impact. The foreground takes up quite a bit of the shot, and the shadow detail isn't interesting enough to keep my attention. Compositionally a bit bleh, but when you find the right tree this would be a great shot. Just leave more of the foreground out.

Harry The Egg Man
by hotpasta

Comment:
Could do with darker shadow tones, but a nice documentary portrait. I'd have made more of the eggs in the foreground and avoided the overexposed background to the left by repositioning myself. Shame it's not sharper.

Melon with an attitude
by marvin

Comment:
Humourous snapshot for the family, not a very well carried out shot in a photo challenge.
Onboard flash and high ISO hasn't worked well here. Composition isn't bad though, at least it's not dead centre.

I am protected
by greslizzz

Comment:
An interesting take on this common viewpoint, but the composition is a little too chaotic for my taste.

Autumn Dreaming
by havy2008

Comment:
Nice feel to this photo, but the composition feels awkward. The blob to the left of the leaf puts me off.