On the Bus...
by NikonJeb

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 kind of skipped through this to begin with only to come back later to soak in the bizarre-ness of the scene. I do like the coloration; the interplay between the yellow and brown. I also like the way the foliage is so pervasive.

Critical stuff: I'm not so keen on the smooth tone mapped appearance. I think the scene is remarkable enough so as to not need quite this amount of embellishment.

Overall: An interesting and well made image.

Parking Cart
by stepwalker87

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 is definitely an image that benefits from a longer look. It took me a while for eye to find the tarmac cracks but once it did I liked how my eye was guided along the white line to the trolley. I really enjoy the way the light diffuses into the light fog and how the lights in the distance begin to offer clues as to the scale of the parking lot. I don't know if you've applied a vignette or that is the way the light from the lamp has fallen. It works though - perhaps more so because I don't know if it is 'natural' or applied.

Critical stuff: Although I can see why you have kept the structures on the left side in the frame to add context - I'm not fond of them: I like the simple construction of the rest of the image to have it interfere.

Overall: Very well made image.

Distraction
by insteps

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 think this would have been a great entry in the recently announced 'unbalanced' challenge - I think it benefits from an eclectic choice of framing/composition; the slight tilt, the truncated shadow, the top centre subject, the dark torso making the image 'top-heavy' and thus unstable. Just as your subject is caught off-balance by the distraction, so you mirror this with your composition. I like the grain and toning too.

Critical stuff: Not much at all.

Overall: A very engaging image.

My bridge
by Abra

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 : Super composition, love the lens flare and the catchlight in the helmet. I really enjoy the arches too and the way the white dashed line guides the eye along the full depth of the 'Z' axis. The boy himself is perfectly placed in the frame and offers an engaging subject.

As I look more, other features become more prominent, the shadow patter, the highlights catching the mesh of the fence.

Critical stuff: The structure is so well shown that the boy is a little lost - perhaps that was your intention? Some may prefer a tweaked edit to bring him out a bit more.

Overall: A very nicely made image.

Friday afternoon
by ScooterMcNutty

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 : It feels like I could walk into this scene, I can almost hear the hustle and bustle. I really like the emphasis you have placed on the signs and how their dominance and scale to the architecture. The high-contrst monochrome treatment works very well, as does the vignette.

Critical stuff: The buildings are so prominent here, the lens and perspective distortion is quite prominent.

Overall: A very engaging image.

Equus burchellii
by whiteroom

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 is lovely blurry stuff - it would have been easy to have been tempted to offer up a vanilla wildlife shot but I'm so glad you didn't. The degree of motion and the overlay effect it has produced is fabulous and although I wouldn't have picked that colour for the toning I'm glad you were bold enough it works perfectly.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: Lovely stuff - bumping from a 7 to a 8.

Homecoming
by Windtale

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 is very cinematic - I like that. Such a story to be told here, the suitcase makes the image, the way that it looks large and heavy and only just clears the ground seems to me to be a metaphor for the character's wider life. The landscape and your subject reaction to it is most compelling. I really like the conversion/toning too.

Critical stuff: The foreground snow is darker than the snow on the hill behind - I think the brighter snow has a tendency to draw the eye away from where it should be.

Overall: Very nice image.

in the square room
by arngrimur

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 : There is something about this portrait that is honest and magnificent - the intense gaze, the clinical background, the greenish hue, the general lack of fuss - its straight-up-ness if you will. The POV and framing too - perfect.

Critical stuff: Nothing

Overall: Sublime. Bumping from 9 to 10.

Christmas Blues
by Spizzer

Comment:
This is a great street scene and one I didn't fully appreciate in my first pass. Your exposure is just perfect and that choice elevates the image considerably. The light playing on the sax while the figure remains as shadow all combined with the colourful background bokeh makes for a really delightful scene.

Bumping to an 8.

swimming with the natives
by rider808

Comment:
Lovely image - made me think of this one:



Makes me want to get an underwater housing.

The figure and reflection is interesting enough in its own right but with the dolphins below it is flat out amazing. Very bold choice to go monochrome too.

A 10 from me.