Two Carats!
by Elemmennope

Comment:
I'd like to just see the hand with a single light source, as if it's reaching out of the darkness. This is too centered and could use more negative space. IT's also not focused like it should be to get any sense of POW from the diamond.

The Family Pride
by Twyla

Comment:
This has an interesting sense to it. The crop seems to tight. Maybe pull out a bit and show more of the pendant. The focus is good and the use of negative space is ok, but I'd like to see a bit more of it.

"The Proud Executioner"
by keithborg

Comment:
I can't tell if this is a wax figure, or a real person. The light is a bit too harsh. It would be fun to have darker light and shadow play - to create a more deep and forboding sense of it. His hand is blown out and there is a hot spot down to the right of the stockade that's distracting.

Trophy Boy!
by Makka

Comment:
Cute kid. The skin tones seem a tad too pink. The crop is too tight and he has that "bulls eye" sense - being dead center in the shot. I think it would be more effective if you saw him full figure, with negative space exagerated on one side of him, as he's holding the statues up - one in each hand as if to say "TA DA!!" I'd like to see this adorable boy in a regular portrait, with eyes open, showing a toothy grin.

Proud Of My Skills
by Nikolai1024

Comment:
THis would be much more effective if he were in tennis wear and on a court with a ball coming at him. As it is, it just looks like he grabbed the raquet for a quick snapshot. He has an almost angry expression. The focus is clear and the DOF is good. Just put it in a different locale (with him wearing different clothing).

On my own!
by p2jvr

Comment:
Cute little tike, but this has a very snapshot feel to it. The focus is good and the detail of the rocks is well done. I'd like to see light illuminating his face and maybe a tighter zoom on him. Maybe crop out everything to the left of him, including the huge rock and grassy area, and then put it in black and white, upping the contrst. He has that almost "bullseye" feel, being so close to the center of the image.

Mountains Majesty
by 4forfun

Comment:
The crop is too tight. This would work so much better as a landscape lay out with lost of space around the red building. The colors could be enriched - maybe it's the light and time of day.

Nature's Proudest
by elsapo

Comment:
The macro is good and thedetail is ok, but it just doesn't wow me for some reason. The blurred plant being in the foreground is distracting. Maybe a darker background would have showcased his green body better. As it is, he sort of blends into the greenish yellow.

Standing Apart From Another
by rjkstesch

Comment:
This is an unusual wedding portrait. They look like they don't really belong there.The light doesn't showcase her face at all. It doesn't have a very romantic sense, as the couple doesn't seem "connected" and he's looking off into the distance. If it were just him alone, leaning on the post, with that far away look, I think I would like it. The colors seem a bit distracting and busy with the various textures of the column and the shiny metallic gold up by his head. It would make an interresting study by itself without humans in the shot. A high contrast black and white might work better. If he were looking into the camera and she were leaning back into him, it might evoke more sense of solidarity yet not be the typical cheesy wedding shot.

I make the train starting
by mannjudit

Comment:
The colors of this work well together, but the overall shot just looks like a quick snapshot. It doesn't have the artistic feel of a true high ranked photograph. The guy with the blue shirt sitting inside the train is a distraction. It might be fun to have the boy inside the engine house as if he's "in charge." to get the sense of the title. The perspective would work better if you were down on his level, so that your "eye" is where his would look.