Humayan's Tomb
by dougi555

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 image which has given me pause to take a longer look; the subtle coloration and vignette - the slightly tone-mapped appearance, the low POV. This is masterful work. I think you have offered a piece of work whereby you have both authentically captured the scene whilst stamping your own artistic license upon in. It communicates an old feel - partly as a consequence of the parchment like sky.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: A magnificent image - a potentially cliched tourist shot transformed into so much more in your hands.

Angel in color
by danielcheong1974

Comment:
My word! How vibrant! The eyes are amazing.

Come Fly With Me
by macrothing

Comment:
Extraordinary capture.

house of the rising sun
by skewsme

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! I love the blurry base of the trees and how there is a soft glow there and how line of your motion suggests a quick whippish move. The coloration is great too - it offers a sense of warm sun despite the evidently chilly scene.

Critical stuff: Nothing really - though I'm not too keen on the title.

Overall: Great stuff!

Waiting for Winter to End
by bobnospum

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: An interesting shot - almost abstract in its composition, with the red barn acting like a block of colour. I like the stark white too - it gives a sense of complete coverage.

Critical stuff: The tree line - of course there's not a lot you could do with the composition but I wonder how selectively darkening the sky may have worked to de-emphasise the trees and allow the barn and snow to be placed into even more stark contrast.

Overall: A nice image; one that I'm pleased to have viewed.

beware of the leopard
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: An interesting abstraction of blur and texture. I like the way that this is so reduced down - distilled almost. No compromising with shades of grey - we'll have white and black and we'll like it! The motion blurring gives a sense of urgency and this is captured in your title and the radiation of the linear components lead us on, offering us a sense of direction and purpose.

Critical stuff: No suggestions to make - any changes would upset the balance of what you have created.

Overall: Obviously not everybody's cup of tea but I like it.

Into the Marsh
by Ivory

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 use of parallel lines; I wonder if this is a carry-over from that challenge? I do like the coloration of this image and I think the amount of tone mapping you have added suits the scene very well. I like the moody sky and the detail in the distant tree line too.

Critical stuff: I think scenes like these only have so much interest in them - once you have fully milked them they have little else to give.

Overall: A great job capturing an OK scene.

Power!
by rurikkarl

Comment:
I much prefer your Free Study entry - I can't blame you for putting the picture there though - it is fabulous.

Having said that, this is really good too - the detail on the structural sections is quite striking.

Snow White...
by grgkopanas

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 often start these pictures by saying 'I don't normally like cat pictures but...'; I think I've said that too many times for that to be true anymore! This one is rather special though - fabulous use of exactly the right depth of field, exposure is bang on, as is the focus. I like your brave composition too - offsetting the cat and having the confidence to offer up that amount of negative space. The eyes of course are a major factor in the success of the image - how they glow! Did you do that in post?

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: Great image, technically and artistically excellent.

Waiting to Change Dreams
by raish

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 nice evocative image with a title that makes you think about people, their lives and our assumptions / preconceptions. I like how you've edited to the light here and by so doing you have maintained the atmosphere that was no doubt apparent when you took the image.

Critical stuff: Not much - I think I might have been tempted to crop out the guy on the left, I know you would lose the left side of the frame but I think you'd have gained a little more emphasis on your primary subject without compromising much of the environmental context.

Overall: A nice effective image which reminds us of how we share the world with other people - people with their own agendas and dreams.