depression
by bmartuch

Comment:
I didn't check out this challenge but this is tremendous.

Very well measured.

untitled
by ubique

Comment:


Awarded for the November Free Study

Reclination
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by bspurgeon: Sheesh. Bling hog! Not only the bling, but you go on about a handheld nude. Ha! Well done Paul.

Ha! Definitely hands off nude in that sense!

spin
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: Masterfully ambiguous, dancers, cyclists, a scooter, priests in cassocks, people on Segways - no idea (and a good thing that is too). The strong sepia works really well, as does the slight grain.

Critical stuff: Nope - I like the choices you have made.

Overall: An intriguing image.

Here and There
by Magnumphotography

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: I love how you made me read before I looked - steering my eye around your image with you crisp focus on the signs. I also really like the tri-partite nature of the image - the signs, the walking girls and the background scene. Great choice to go monochrome with this - it really adds to the feel.

Critical stuff: I might have been tempted to clone out the car bottom right.

Overall: Well seen, well composed, well executed.

untitled
by ubique

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: Such a pure and simple image; unfettered by superfluous choices or stylistic devices. Truly wonderful composition, great toning, excellent handling of the light and a great sense of being there.

Critical stuff: No

Overall: Perfect choice of monochrome. A really great image (I mean great as in significant). Utterly masterful.

confidants
by LevT

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: Lev, I saw this on 1x so I know this is yours. It's not going to stop me including it in this comment series though! What wonderful light - how it catches the dog's eyes is amazing; and their closeness - your two characters - is quite lovely. I really enjoy the 'through a window' framing too.

Critical stuff: Nope

Overall: Delightful image.

awe
by FourPointX

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: An unusual image to take and therein lies its appeal - lives in the moment, a fragment of time from a very specific and under explored perspective. The bizarreness of the exhibit should dominate but the intimate portrait of the viewer is what grabs the eye - I like that.

Critical stuff: perhaps the colour saturation is a little high - I wonder how a slightly softer feel might look.

Overall: A highly unusual choice / viewpoint - I really like that.

Understand now
by Neat

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: What a great silhouette and the ambiguity of the animal works really well. I really like the straightness of the edge - a wall? A roofline? Not knowing adds drama. I like the clouds too and how oppressive your treatment has made them become.

Critical stuff: The vignette will be a little strong for some.

Overall: I find this to be very effective.

She's Leaving
by GinaRothfels

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: Very nice vintage feel to the colours here, great light too. For some reason I'm particularly fond of the back of that chair - something slightly HDRish about it. I also like how minimalist the pallete is - just red and blue with the barest hint of yellow.

Critical stuff: Not sure about the Dutch angle, it feels a bit contrived for an image as honest as this.

Overall: Deceptively powerful - I like it.