CURIOSITY
by MIN-BITER

Comment:
Nice use of the border. However, I find negative images more "clever" than "talented". It makes it look like you are not confident on your abilities, so you rely on special effects. I inverted this, and it looked pretty good "straight". The overall effect is dramatic, though! And grabbing things is a habit I see a lot in my shop. So, an 8 from me.

Deadly!!
by Kalli99

Comment:
the composition is very cluttered. Particularly unfortunate is the coffee cup in front of the windows. They sort of run together and flatten out your perspective. I wonder if it would have been better to crop in very close to your center of interest, even to the point of cropping off the top of his head, the left shoulder to the neck, and everything to the right of the fingers. This would flatten the whole thing, and the coffee cup would be less distracting.

My first habit
by rkfoote

Comment:
I wish you could have found some other way to light this besides the attached flash. The glare on the baby's face spoils the softness of the scene.

My Daily Vice - Take 3 times a day with food
by C-town driver

Comment:
Nice presentation of the subject! I like the way the sunshine makes the ale glow.

Cycling to the beach
by denispray

Comment:
Lovely! Crop a little more empty sky off the top, for a more dynamic horizontal composition, and it would be perfect. Still, you get an 8 from me!

The Blue Hangover
by starmackin

Comment:
More depth of field would have helped this a lot. Fuzzy glass just doesn't sparkle like it should.

I really need to quit.
by awpollard

Comment:
Overall the composition is nice, but you have an unfortunate overlap.
The position of the hot end of the cigarette adds a diluting touch of humor to an otherwise dramatic and intense image. Your beard is on fire!

Nail Biter
by beckettboots

Comment:
I think black-and-white was a poor choice for this shot. Grey skin looks dead. Either sepia tone or full color would have been more appealing. I am impressed by the clear focus and dynamic composition.

Morning at Starbucks: A Daily Ritual
by boomer

Comment:
I like the motion effect of the server behind the counter. It contrasts nicely with the stillness of the people in the foreground. *They* aren't in any hurry. Using the natural lighting with a slow shutter worked great on this.

Always Smiling (no matter what)
by Mark

Comment:
Distrubing image, but the flash was not the right lighting for this. A bounce off the cieling would have created more interesting shadows, and made the image clearer.