A daughter's last goodbye
by mariodube

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: One of my favourites in the challenge - this is a wonderfully evocative image, full of story and beautifully executed - I particularly like the swaying / blown hair of the girl and her long shadow. The processing is bold too - the lateral highlights and the confidence you have in using the negative space at the bottom of the image is a great touch too.

Critical stuff: Nothing.

Overall: Great stuff. I wish the free studies were packed with interesting images like this.

Cooper
by Spork99

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: So well executed. The distorted bokeh from the lights sells the image to me. I think having the focus set upon the inside of the car is a great choice too.

Critical stuff: The blue car (Freelander??) behind detracts a little but there isn't much you could've done about that.

Overall: Nice, quirky image. I like it.

Defeated
by MAK

Comment:
I expect to see this on the front page. Great work.

Sail Away
by Lonni

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 stark image! One that confounds my sense of scale too - I'm not sure if this is architecture or a macro! The high contrast and sharpness and especially the black background conspire to give something that oozes clarity.

Nothing at all : Even the border has been well judged and matched to perfection.

Overall: A very accomplished image.

A Poet's Hand
by photosensualis

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 a very effective nude image - highly sensual without being at all risque. For me it is as much about the interplay of shadow and light than it is about the subject. I also like how controlled the image is in terms of framing - it actually feels a little constrained. I like that, it adds to a feeling of closeness.

Critical stuff: Not much really.

Overall: A very effective image - humanity and photography in equal measure.

Tilda
by rooum

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: A most unusual and interesting baby portrait. The deep shadows and colour temperate evoke a very warm cosseted feeling and the way the light (and your processing?) catches the fine body hair / down.

Critical stuff: I do think I'm a bit conventional here and feel that better focus on the face / eye would have improved the image (despite the overall soft feel).

Overall: Effective and unusual.

harlequin nights
by krnodil

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 effect - looks like an intricate mosaic. I really like how we can find sharpness and blur in this image and how those elements are intermixed across the whole frame. The trees themselves offer a great primer for the image - we see the trees but the way the branches act to fragment the image is very effective.

Critical stuff: The dark band at the top of the image - this area doesn't really add much and actually detracts a little from the effect you have created.

Overall: Very effective image.

Mirror / Past : Window / Future
by northebound

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 really like this - The metallic colour palette is really nice, particularly the side sections. The architecture, the geometry, the reflected scene all add interest - I think the selective desaturation works too - it serves to emphasise the most interesting (colour) sections of you image.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: A very successful image - I like that we can see ample evidence of photographic choices you made.

Alone, Together
by odriew

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: Nice find / set up. Great use of primary colours and a brave (but absolutely appropriate) crop.

Critical stuff: Not too much - the grass looks a little over-sharpened.

Overall: A charming image.

Succession
by aberration

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 work - the image conveys a sense of photographic control - a real sense of active framing here, like you have placed the horizon 'just so' in the frame. I like the coloration / toning too - just a hint of bronze.

Critical stuff: The overall interest in the scene is intrinsically low so I'm not sure you had too much to work with.

Overall: A nice minimalist landscape.