Portal
by MargaretNet

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This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. This is immense - the toning and management of contrast is just brilliant.

2. I see you but I don't recognise you - I'm sure I should. I like how boldly you stand there.

3. Then, there are the other stories playing out behind you to the left and right; couples enjoying the scene. Excellent.

4. Then the marvellous sky - teased into drama by your post processing. It adds much.

5. Then the doors, framing each of the three stories lending physical hypothecation to the overall scene.

Overall, I think this is fantastic.

Le Salon de Coiffure
by Tiberius

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Fascinating choices you've made - suggest a story and then confine it to 'mere' background while trying to distract us with a couple of brooms. I think that is a little bit of genius!

2. The back room / scene makes us want to shift our viewing perspective and to get a better sense of what is going on.

3. That flash of green and red attracts our attention and we begin to wonder what those artefacts are.

Overall, an image steeped in ambiguity. Great stuff.

Urban Metallic
by robst

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. I'm a sucker for a good POV and this certainly has that.

2. I really like the colours, it must have been tempting to go monochrome but I'm sure you've made the right choice.

3. I like the bands of illumination down the escalator, presumably echoing light fittings above.

4. I also like how there is just one person and how that is suggestive of a late night.

Overall, I like the 'being there' feeling I get from this.

Street Vendor
by Qiki

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Despite (or perhaps because of) the clutter, this is a compelling portrait image - it seems to be very authentic and is all the better for it.

2. The clutter, as I think about it, does help - it almost forms a tunnel for the eye, leading it to his face.

3. High contrast but gentle tones on the face - it's a juxtaposition that works.

Overall, one that catches my eye and holds my attention.

Morning Routine
by Ammie

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Such a purposeful walk and such wry smile. What a pair they are. I really like the matching (uniform?) colours too.

2. Those stripes of green paint are lovely - they lift the image from an already cheerful scene.

3. Great light too - both for what it is doing to the scene and for the squint it is inducing.

Great slice of life

climb
by rooum

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Despite the slight haloing - there is something compelling about this image. The POV and the dark rendition gives a slightly ominous feel. I like that.

2. Although the child is central, they are also somewhat peripheral to it too - those swirly logs and the brooding caravan draw the eye and get us to inspect your post-processing handiwork.

3. I really like all of the lines too - the edges of the logs, the slide, the telegraph pole and wires - they seem to break the image up like some mosaic.

4. The framing of the child through the hand rails is particularly effective and makes me think of a puzzle where this was the last piece to be dropped into place.

Overall, tons of mood here. I like that.

Winter's Pure Embrace
by jagar

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Ha, how the snow is on the branches almost make this look like infrared - the added glow helps to accentuate this effect.

2. The highlights on the tree should look blown but somehow (careful histogram monitoring?) you've managed to avoid such a look.

3. The overall framing is perfect, giving just enough space for the tree and its shadow.

4. The deeply dark sky offers great contrast to the snow - red filter in software?

Overall, a very well executed and effective image.

Mountains beyond mountains
by odriew

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This is one of my 8s - I like it a good deal. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Such an eclectic (but effective) composition - I like the placement of everything within your frame.

2. I really like the coloration too - the low saturation works really well.

3. The foreground structure (lava?) is really compelling and adds depth and texture to the image.

Overall, an interesting shot.

Some Like It Hot!
by JulietNN

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Superb clarity and coloration - nearly cartoonish but stays on the right side of reality.

2. I like the fact there is a second car, it gives a deeper context and lends some more authenticity.

3. I really enjoy the contrast too - it offers a degree of harshness that give the image a bold feel.

4. I do like the model and I think she contributes a lot to the shop but I suppose I would have preferred a more natural pose for this shot - you have enough authenticity in the shot for more story to be viable.

Overall, I like the immediacy of this image.

Sledging
by benhur

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This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. I know this place well and have sledged there myself - in the summer I would read books sat on the benches overlooking the lake. My parent's still live about 1 mile away from where you have taken this.

2. It's rather reminiscent of a Lowry painting with all of the figures going about their business. I enjoy how the details of their posture can be discerned.

3. I really like how you've manipulated the contrast - many (including me) would have been tempted to keep the sky as white as the snow but your choice emphasises the figures much more fully.

Overall, you get a real sense of the day.