King Penguins
by Judi

Comment:
Very nicely executed image.

Chasing Seagulls
by fisheye

Comment:
That's a lot of birds - pretty good shot too! The saturation of the skin tones is a little high but I like the rest of it.

Winter still life
by rio78

Comment:
Lovely tones and lighting here.

What Lies Ahead?
by glad2badad

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 always like to see Lensbaby images in the FS. I like the way the light illuminates the steps and the sense of movement you have captured.

Critical stuff: If I'm honest, I'm not sure there's enough intrinsic interest in the scene for it to be a compelling image.

Overall: Quite nicely done but it isn't an image that appeals to me.

Memories of Amelia
by njsabs

Comment:
Very nice portrait image - great tones, great model, great background and I really like the vignette too.

BASE OF THE BAND
by pixstir

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 object and quite beautiful when we are asked to look at it in this way.

Critical stuff: I think too many of the technical are off to make this a great shot - your lighting is flat, the focus isn't quite there and I think there is quite a bit you could do in PP to bring out the texture and colour.

Overall: I can see what you were going for but I don't think you have fulfilled that vision.

Intensity
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Very good! My monitor shows a lot of background target banding but very good nonetheless.

Dart
by aznym

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: This is one to stop the viewer in their tracks! I love it - such energy. The stark black background works fantastically well and the blur makes the image.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: Excellent work - confident, minimalist magic.

Captured Banksy
by pointandshoot

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 image - the juxtaposition of the paw and tear against the expanse of plastic is really effective. Lighting is just right too.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all

Overall: I really like it - a simple (but inspired) concept, well executed.

Lifeless Cycle
by sigfusson

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: What a great scene / set-up; compositionally, it all hangs together really well and the lighting, coloration and post-processing all work with a perfect sympathetic synergy.

Critical stuff: The crop at the top and bottom - is the clipping justifiable? Your call, I'm just asking.

Overall: Very effective image.