Pig Head
by kcm

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: An interesting choice of subject - a brave entry. I think the general balance of the image is just about right - albeit with the caveats below.

Critical stuff: I think the slightly angled composition distracts from your subject somewhat. Also, although the pink pig is powerful, I think a monochrome presentation of this work may have been better received.

Overall: A good capture of a good slice of life (and ham!).

Snowqueen
by Azrifel

Comment:
I love the POV on this image. Great looking dog too!

Airport Abstract
by jomari

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: Nicely framed frames! Excellent coloration and I like the distortions too. I think your choice of aspect ratio works very well.

Critical stuff: Those not attracted by studies of geometry might not have too much time for this.

Overall: A well balanced image, the shooting and editing match the subject matter very well indeed.

Happy New Year, Me!
by h2

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 unconventional portrait and so very, very well executed - well lit, well shot, well processed.

Critical stuff: I hate looking at the image; I'm the most anti-smoking person I know and I've seriously struggled to look at the image for as long it has taken to write the comment (I know that must seem strange to a smoker).

Overall: Very good work albeit one I really, really don't enjoy.

The View From Here
by caseyface

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: Oh, I really like this - but what's really annoying me is that I don't know why! What sort of a critique is this going to be?? Let me try - I like how it is inside / out / outside / in; hidden and revealed; public and private; free and constrained. Does any of that make sense?

Critical stuff: Perhaps the crop? I keep wishing the window was central in the frame but I suspect if I played around with it, it would look better just as it is.

Overall: So much more than the sum of its parts - taken by someone who really 'sees'.

Flurries
by Melethia

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: Such a dynamic image - I think you must have moved the camera vertically on a tripod in the snow. It works tremendously well. The monochrome, high contrast treatment is perfect for the subject matter.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: A very effective image - a brilliant fusion of subject, technique and edit.

A Taste of the Tropics
by ace flyman

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: An interesting scene - you have captured the bizarre juxtaposition of the themed cafe with the chilly waters and landscape beyond. Technically is is very well done - great light and coloration.

Critical stuff: Not too much really - I think you have gotten full value out of this scene.

Overall: A well executed rendition of a curious scene.

Pipes and Pumps
by wetland

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: A nice study in grungy pipework and the coloration is well suited to the subject matter. I like that you haven't lost the sense of depth amongst the 'clutter'.

Critical stuff: The amount of intrinsic interest in the scene is fairly low - many voters will skip by at a rate of knots.

Overall: A nice rendition of this scene but one that might not hold the viewers interest for them to explore the scene fully.

Classic
by Lutchenko

Comment:
Great model - great front-on composition. The saturation looks quite high, perhaps it's just my monitor / colour profile.

Here Comes That Rainy Day
by Jutilda

Comment:
I actually really like the window view here as much as the dog - and what a dog!