Whiz Kid
by RKT

Comment:
Funny, a bit bizarre, but actually pretty well executed too.

Fishing at Sunset
by vlado

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: Beautiful composition and coloration. Lovely light too. Very pretty image indeed.

I really like the vignette effect too.

Critical stuff: I'd like it to be a bit bigger - I think you could have lost a little bit from the left side to give more area within the 800px limit.

Overall: Great stuff.

Snap -- crackle -- POP !
by RianBotes

Comment:
Spectacular!

Close Encounters of a Bovine Kind
by mpeters

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: Love this! I'm not sure you can go wrong with a close-up cow. Great colours too. The POV makes the image and although the DOF is limited I think it still works.

Critical stuff: Not much - a bit of chromatic aberration in places and yes on reflection I would have like to have seen a bit more depth of field.

Overall: Great image - loads of fun.

grey going away
by smardaz

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 moody image - bring your own story stuff. I really like the POV and the use of the straight lines.

Critical stuff: I'm not a fan of your conversion, I think a stronger contrast treatment might have been better - the grain too, enough to annoy but not enough to delight.

Overall: I really like the idea but I'm not sure this is an optimal edit.

Mimosa
by ladibug

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: Lovely coloration and I like how you have controlled the transparency of the various parts of the image.

Critical stuff: It is very disorientating - I actually have to look away after about 5 seconds or I feel dizzy.

Overall: Not quite as effective as it is unusual but interesting nonetheless.

Exercise Ball with Dog, named G G Pee
by Deelyo

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: Completely bizarre composition - I love that you've stuffed something so random into a FS. Ummm.... what else?

Critical stuff: I could just say 'why' but you would say 'why not?' and rightly so. I am normally a fan of grain but here - this gritty, noisy look is a little ugly.

Overall: I get the feeling you know exactly what you are doing here.

Subway
by Haukur Jo

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: Copenhagen Metro? This is a very well executed image - quite precise and clinical, like the Metro itself. My favourite part of the image is the reflection in the left panel.

Critical stuff: Other than the reflection I find the image a little sterile and the tones of the monochrome conversion do little to add drama.

Overall: I do like the image but I am sure you could have got more out of the scene by playing with the reflections a little more.

A Moth a Raindrop, and a Rainy day
by BrianR

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: Well - I was never sure how to address the 'All things being equal' challenge. This is inspiring! Lovely composition - the title actually really helps the eye to decode the image too. Great colours and bags of interest.

Critical stuff: Focus - I can't help but think that I'd like to see the moth in sharper focus.

Overall: Very unusual FS entry. Very put-on-the-wall-able too. Great stuff.

Feeding Frenzy
by vawendy

Comment:
Great image - reminds me of my portrait of a wild bird image but I like the additional interest of the ensuing scrap here.