Little Tufted Titmouse
by karenk

Comment:
Quite exceptional.

Festival Spirit
by denbote

Comment:
Congratulations on your 2009 Best of Show juried red - this image really is so vibrant and dynamic - you can almost hear the music.

Street Photography
by Melethia

Comment:
Congrats on your juried blue Deb!! I was already familiar with this shot at 1x - I love the way it 'looks' set-up, I love the colour palette too!

Well done.

gently
by skewsme

Comment:
This is a nice shot but I do think the vignette ruins your shot.

f o r w a r d
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: If I were going to guess I would say this was a zeuszen with an outside chance of clive_patric_nolan. The coloration, the grain and vignette all conspire to offer a crafted feel. For me, the appearance of the pointing figure shape is second level element.

Critical stuff: I think this surfs the boundary between well seen and (dare I say) a little contrived - however, I can see that all images are in a way contrived.

Overall: Pretty nice - not one of my favourites from this type of work but still quite convincing.

Moose Meadows
by PAN

Comment:
A nice panoramic but these really don't make too much sense to offer up within the DPC image size limits.

Rocket Ship
by freakin_hilarious

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 this is certainly unconventional and the little snow rocket ship is pretty well crafted! The colour palette works quite well too.

Critical stuff: I've been looking at this image for a while and I don't see it's value as a photograph - I can see the value in the snow rocket ship, why shoot it, why share it - I'm not convinced that the photo as an artefact in its own right has a purpose beyond showcasing the rocket ship.

Overall: I'm left a little puzzled - have I missed something...?

Close to the Edge, Down by a River...
by mgsmith53

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 effective juxtaposition - it's as if the whole parking lot is afloat in a cloud. The splash of red on the jacket works really well too. Of course the blurry foreground gulls make the image here and gives the work a sense of life and dynamism that might otherwise be lacking.

Critical stuff: I can't think of any changes in your edit that might make this more effective for me.

Overall: A fine piece of work.

Dawn
by Tlee05

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 think the lighting on the face is pretty good and this area of the image would make for a very effective portrait; the rest of the image is very quirky- I don't regard that as a bad thing.

Critical stuff: The pose, the lighting, the clothing, the story, the background - all of these seem a little at odds with one another; in one way, there is inherent interest in that, in another it frustrates the viewer... I feel a little excluded from the image, my viewing experience is incomplete, I have become detached by being confounded.

Overall: Interesting but not fulfilling - if that is what you were going for, you have succeeded.

HAPPY NEW YEAR (now that was a smashing party)
by Oded

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, this image got an instant reaction from me as it burst onto the screen like some recreation of the moment of the insect's death. It is certainly pretty well executed too - with the exposure displaying maximum goo.

Critical stuff: Do I like it? Not really - I'm not at all squeamish and I am quite unfazed by gore but in the end I'm left with the question - why show it, why share it. From a technical stand point, I wish the corners were a little brighter.

Overall: The main reason for me to write these longer comments is that it forces me to spend a long time looking at each image, often this enables me to form an appreciation which a shorter look would not have offered - with this image though, I find that after the initial impact (excuse the pun), there is little in the way of follow up. Pretty accomplished, but not an image for me.