new beginnings - a new perspective
by mgarsteck

Comment:
I can't see how this has been done in 'Basic' but I'll score as if it complies.

daylight wanders
by tate

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 this so very much! The figure walking the dog takes this simple foggy woodland scene into another league. I do like the foreground Silver Birch too though.

Critical stuff: Nothing

Overall: Fab 10 and a fave.

"Dutch Weather on New Years Day"
by pjotre7

Comment:
Rather wonderfully executed. 10 and a fave.

If you say 'smile' one more time...
by smurfguy

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, unconventional image - one that sidesteps 'mere' cuteness (and there is plenty of that) and offers up something that is funny, insightful and wonderfully executed. If portrait work is about capturing personality - you have nailed that here. I love the shallow DOF too (I looking forward to seeing the lens you have used) and you needed to nail the focus, which of course you have done. The crop / composition is great too - adds to an 'in your face' feeling.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: Portrait perfection!

All that is British
by TiN

Comment:
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 just flat out brilliant - one of the best uses of selective desaturation I have seen because it contributes to the feel and the meaning of the image so effectively. There are so many British elements here - the obvious stuff and the subtle too (the hashed traffic box, the cones and the traffic sign for example). The light is tremendous too.

Critical stuff: The background looks a tad moved and then recovered with sharpening but the strength of the image easily carries it.

Overall: An amazing image. 10 and a fave.

Hotter Than Hell
by De Sousa

Comment:
Reminds of a De Sousa image. Very, very well done.

Silently on the March
by BJokerud

Comment:
Powerful stuff, one of my favourites from the challenge.

reclusive
by Retroesque

Comment:
Perfect.

Ruakaka
by rinac

Comment:
This is quite wonderful - like a dream.

Risky Business
by yakatme

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 the way the context of this rather bizarre image is left so open - the suit, the white tiles make this a very open image. It can be interpreted through both humorous and sinister lenses. I particularly like the manic eyes - a touch of the Ray Liotta's about them

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: A most interesting offering - I am really glad to have seen it.