Secrets
by bcrants

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 bold composition - I love it. A perfect image for the 'Film Noir' challenge we have never had - the aspect ratio suits the image perfectly. Superb use of negative space and the toning is marvellous too. A real story being told here.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: great image - simple, but so effective.

Becca's Day
by vogue

Comment:
Super-fabulous lighting, great model, wonderful room, well processed too.

I would never have been brave enough to use the background so prominently but it works so well.

I know what great work this is but for me the slightly off-verticals bug the hell out of me and I wish it was just very slightly brighter.

Great, great image though - much better than any of my model work.

By Dawn's Early Light...
by ambaker

Comment:
This is beautifully done - difficult to get this level of crispness but to avoid ugly crunchy foliage.

Variations
by jdannels

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 are lots of elements I like about this image - but most of all I like the POV. The curvature of the glass tricks the eye into think there is some distortion of reality here. The reflected sky binds the image together very effectively.

Critical stuff: Not much - the lower part of the street light could've shown a little bit of texture.

Overall: A very nice architectural shot.

Alone
by abuscemi

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 like unusual portraits and this falls squarely into that camp. The hemi-face coupled with the deep perspective offered by the industrial background works really well. I think your choice of aperture offers a DOF that works really well. The aspect ratio / crop is just perfect for this

Critical stuff: There are some minor things that bother me. The blue fringing in the background, the blown highlights top right, the slightly jaundiced appearance of the skin tone - but all of these are only slightly sub-optimal.

Overall. Very nice work

Krisant
by tinkie2010

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 feel ambushed by this image - but in a good way! Spectacular processing elevates this image above mainstream floral work; the coloration, the texture and particularly the gradation of tones distinguish this image.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: tremendous stuff - I'd love to know your processing steps.

Play Misty For Me
by kvickrey

Comment:
This is a very pretty image - has an njsabs feel about it.

Seven Trees
by EstimatedEyes

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 like what you've tried to do here - using the motion blur to emphasise the linearity of the tree trunks. The dappled lighting serves to add some depth to the image too.

Critical stuff: As sound as your vision is, I don't think you've pulled it off. The large mass of ground that makes up the lower half of the image isn't (in my view) particularly suited to that sort of effect and the trees themselves are not vertical enough for the technique to work.

Overall: I like this sort of image but this one doesn't do it for me I'm afraid.

Shadow on Peach
by npasel

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 use of blur (Lensbaby?) - I really like the grain and coloration too; the choices you have made make the viewer become more aware and thus to consider more the lighting and texture of your subject.

Critical stuff: Not much at all.

Overall: Your editing and shooting choices have brought much interest to an otherwise low interest scene.

my eyes aren't what they used to be
by Alicia

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: Wonderfully made. I know the back story to this image which makes it all the more poignant, but even when putting that to one side, this was always likely to hit my sweet spot. The combination of elements in this image - the doll head, the inserted hands and the vertical hair tuft all make for a most intriguing image and the use of a Lensbaby complements the composition perfectly.

Critical stuff: Not much, but a few personal taste things - I do think a tad more space at the bottom may have worked a little better - the lack of edge burning on that side (paradoxically) emphasises the asymmetry. I also think the image could have stood slightly more contrast.

Overall: A wonderfully creative piece.