Looking Out
by SoulJance

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 very interesting image which gets better and better the longer you look at it - give it long enough and it becomes rather special indeed. The tones, textures, grain and focus are all deployed to perfection. This is photographic mastery.

Critical stuff: Nothing (of course)

Overall: Dying to know who shot this - utterly accomplished; it makes me feel a little embarrassed about my work which is pedestrian by comparison.

Enlightenment
by keyz

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: Bags of atmosphere in this shot - mainly due to the lighting and your edit to it. It makes me think of a giant corkscrew burrowing into the earth. I do like how the image is just lines and curves and black and white.

Critical stuff: The final sharpness just isn't there and I do think this hurts the image a little.

Overall: A great scene to present, I just wish it was technically perfect.

Controlled Chaos
by jeger

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 an astonishing sight! Certainly not something you see every day - at least I don't! I like how there appears to be layer after layer of ducks and our proximity as suggested by the POV places us right amongst them. I'd really like to know where you were and with what lens when you shot this.

Critical stuff: Nothing really

Overall: Very effective image - you have created a sense of immersion in the scene for the viewer.

Dance of the water nymphs
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: I really like this - I particularly like the bold contrast you have offered up and the way you have let blue colours dominate the image. The sky and the reflection is quite marvellous - I wish the skies I shot looked like that. The background architecture is almost secondary to the natural elements of water and sky but the structures are pretty to look at too.

Critical stuff: Nothing

Overall: Very effective - nicely done.

School's Out
by kvickrey

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 this - puts me in mind of an njsabs piece (though I know it isn't). Great colours, great restriction on the light, fabulous composition and even the somewhat unsubtle vignette works.

Critical stuff: Perhaps a tad more sharpness on the child might have improved the image or it might have just interfered with the diffused look.

Overall: Great work.

``the whispering waters will hold me tonight``
by njsabs

Comment:
Very nice Jennifer (as ever with your work!!)

Tilt
by crik

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: Arrrggghhhh!!! This image hurts my head! I can't get my brain around what I am seeing - where does his ladder go? The top can't be touching the building.... Why is he climbing in the middle of the road?? Why is the top of the lamppost askew? It confounds me! Having said all that, there is bags of interest, vibrant colours and a generally quirky scene. I like it.

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: Very interesting - a bit too much so for my poor brain.

blue morning
by dragonlady

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: Another image that confounds our sense of scale - macro or high altitude?? It almost looks like satellite imagery. The colours are fabulous, the blues and purples working so well together.

Critical stuff: Nothing really, it works just fine.

Overall: An intriguing image with a very peaceful feel about it.

Thors' Well
by mm767cap

Comment:
I saw this on 1x Miles, it is a staggering scene. I'm looking at both versions as I type this and have to say that I think the DPC version doesn't quite measure up. I don't think it's just size either, the deeper coloration and higher sharpness of the 1x version are superior. I wonder if you didn't something different in your edit or we are just seeing the difference between a 300K and a 2Mb file size limit.

Having said all that - this is still a superb image and one that I anticipate will make the front page.

Alone with Nature
by denbote

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 special image - the light is amazing and the composition is just beautiful. The play of highlights and shadows and the coloration is just extraordinary.

Critical stuff: Nothing.

Overall: 10 and a fav. Have you submitted this to 1x? I for one would like to see a bigger version.