fork you
by muckpond

Comment:
Love the background here; good crisp photo with good exposure. As funny as a rude gesture can be, but perhaps funnier because of the twisted literalism. But I hate to tell you--forks do not have a middle finger (or prong). You needed to find a 5 toothed fork. :)

A Path to Eternity
by soheil

Comment:
Good tones, and good lines. The one thing that doesn't work for me is the framing in the askew (because of angle) doorway and the large amount of negative space relative to the geometric pattern presented.

contagious smile
by whiteroom

Comment:
Nice capture of what looks like candid emotion. However, IMHO, it needs to be crisper (sharper) and the exposure better controlled. Also, model has something on his front tooth--either food or an implant!

Shadows
by Refocused

Comment:
Nice. You might also consider cropping the first two shadows at the bottom, making the pattern fully consistent.

chris/sonnie
by daisy77

Comment:
Hi Margaret! Good pose and good tones. Some suggestions: crop the left side, which is a bit distracting, and that will get them out of the center. Also, try to recover data in the flash burned areas of their faces...copy the layer in PS and use multiply as the blend. If there's detail there, it will recover it.

Reflections
by Gallatin

Comment:
Nice contrast and composition. Would have liked a little more sky, but overall, it works!

Mystified
by TSaylors

Comment:
Very nice. Tthe exposure in the back seems perfect for this mood and setting but the front is a bit difficult to see. It may be ok, but I think a little more brightness there would have been good.

All at Sea
by Imagineer

Comment:
Jon, I like this very much--I'd perhaps like to see some contrast or other adjustments that brings the boat/sail out a bit more, but even then it may turn out that the somewhat high key nature also gives this its spark.

November - Bonfire Night (UK)
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Amazing capture of the flames! Great color/exposure.

Fall impressions
by rhipster

Comment:
I like the effect here in the leaves. The tree trunks, however, show up as light blue and you can't help but think--needs to be leveled.

Actually, if you crop the left side, eliminating all traces of the white sky, it get's bumped up a couple notches, and for some reason, the light blue trees don't bother me, and it becomes painterly.

Love to see more of your experiments in the thread.