Winter fogs
by Windtale

Comment:
This is just gorgeous! 10.

Loves her Mommy (candid)
by supacohen

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Very nice shot - well caught and well presented, I like her striped sleeve - it helps to draw the eye straight to her and keep it there.

Critical stuff: I'm a bit less convinced by the tones , it looks a little like information has been lost somewhere.

Overall: A very effective image.

Nativity at Night
by malski

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Great perspective and coloration here and the blurred presentation allow us to see form over structure.

Critical stuff: I'm not sure what you could've done to avoid it but I don't like the blow highlights, they lead the eye away from the blue trails.

Overall: An effective image.

Rain outside My window
by Madukes

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: I think you have to offer something pretty close to your vision here, it does seem to be well executed. You have managed to make me most curious about the landscape beyond - it actually looks like a poppy field!

Critical stuff: I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this image - I find it to be a little drab, everything seems to be choked back in an effort to resist any possibility that the image might delight.

Overall: A strange one to be sure, I can see what you've gone for - it's just not an image I'm responding well to.

Screen
by organic

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: I like the 'feel' of this image and how it makes me stop and look. I really like the grainy, scratchy look too. I also like the vignette.

Critical stuff: I'm not too much of a fan of the blur - at first I thought it was a Lensbaby shot but I've never got a shot where focus drifts and then returns as it does here.

Overall: An intriguing shot but that I find a little unsatisfying.

A cute little ladybug.
by rrdjserv

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Interesting high macro offered with an almost clinical presentation. Quite different to most ladybug shots we see.

Critical stuff: I'm not a fan of the reflection / highlight - was your light source diffused at all?

Overall: An interesting shot albeit a little bit ugly!

Through the Years
by karmat

Comment:
Endearing and captivating portrait work.

The Mother City
by prperold

Comment:
Very well executed - quite striking. I like the way the image has separate sectors, each with its own appeal.

~visions of sugarplums~
by Jutilda

Comment:
This is a really, really effective portrait.

Frances
by NikonJeb

Comment:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Beautiful lighting here and the colours too are tremendous. This has an understated quality which I really like.

Critical stuff: It may be a little quirky for some viewers who may balk at its faux-portrait-ness.

Overall: I really like it.