patches
by mitalapo

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Way to us a POV to good effect! Superb (almost magic trick) composition with the zones of population peppering the image. Your title is good too - reinforcing the sense of discrete zones. Excellent toning - I particularly like the 'wave' of black bottom centre.

Critical stuff: Nope.

Overall: Superb scene, superbly seen.

Roman d'Amour
by todbedy

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Superbly seen, composed and exposed. If this is a candid, I'm in awe. If it isn't then I'm impressed that I'm not completely convinced that it isn't! The way the image is broken into two halves - the lift and the stairs - and the way each half is itself beautifully exposed (despite the massively different lighting) and composed is remarkable. More impressive still that this two (quite discrete) halves hang together so well.

Critical stuff: I do wish the structure on the left border of the image had been removed...

Overall: Magnificent work.

STOP AHEAD
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Colour-wise, I'm a sucker for these (getting cliched) retro looks, I'll enjoy them long after they go back out of fashion. What makes this effective is how well matched to the scene it is - this image is meant to have this coloration! Subject-wise, I like the 'everydayness' the communication of a chill in the air and the partial sharpness. The contre-jour technique and long shadows are effective too.

Critical stuff: Not really

Overall: A very enjoyable image.

ossuary
by skewsme

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This looks to live somewhere between a bspurgeon and a skewsme - a pretty good photographic place to be! I really like the way you have captured both detail and glow here. jagar manages that in his street shots and I always like how it looks. This technique really emphasises texture and light and gives the image a well defined artistic identity.

Critical stuff: I'm not keen on the border - it constrains the image and given the grey of the branches - I'd quite enjoy seeing it merge into the DPC grey (the default 1px border aside)

Overall: An image that is true to itself and good at being so!

Morning Walk
by banmorn

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Good overall exposure handling here in what looks like tricky light to me. The people are perfectly rendered, yet we still easily discern the door and the tree shadow. The juxtaposition of the people and the pigeons - both going about their business, works really well.

Critical stuff: Although you've pitched the exposure perfectly, I'd have made some local adjustments in post - I'd have brought the highlights of the wall back and darkened the shadow of the tree for a bit of additional drama. (Though I'm presuming you shot in RAW - you may not have had the dynamic range to do that if you shot in JPEG).

Overall: A fine and engaging shot.

Cold as the Dickens
by Neil

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Great mood you've captured here and you're right - this is suggestive of an old scene - your coloration seems in keeping too, though of course his ear-gear is a little anachronistic. I actually think that adds to it though - it convinces that this isn't a themed place or a living museum but something you've happened upon and interpreted. I like that.

Critical stuff: Nope

Overall: A delightful candid.

Lunch
by Ammie

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Great domestic scene offering up an engaging slice slice of life. The contrast between the internal adult silhouette and the outdoor child works really well.

Critical stuff: I can't help thinking that this might be better in a monochrome rendition.

Overall: Nicely seen and composed.

The cycle of life
by Epsi

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: As a lapsed geologist, I really enjoy this image, the illusion of a fossil within strata is highly effective - made more so by your choice of aspect ratio. The communication of texture is excellent and this is emphasised by the lack of colour.

Critical stuff: I suppose it lacks a bit of depth but that's really part of its charm.

Overall: Very well constructed.

Public Market
by Brent_S

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Standout coloration and a great composition - the looming sign is actually rather jolly and the overall clarity of the image is superb. There is so much to engage the eye here and I keep discovering things like the two people at the top of the steps...

Critical stuff: Not really.

Overall: A very enjoyable transportive image.

in my wallet where all my friends live
by jmritz

Comment:
Brilliant.