The Long Road Home
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment:
I can't believe this shot has so few comments. It's a lovely shot and I would have voted it about a 7 or 8. I love the linear elements and the nice, crisp colors. The detail in the road is very interesting. Great job.

The Preston Station
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment:
Good use of leading lines, I like this a lot. Great shot.

Surface Tension
by Konador

Comment:
This is an interesting approach, but I think it would be a bit more interesting if one of the ice blocks on the right or left was in tack-sharp focus and the rest were as they are now. But that wouldn't really be breaking new ground, so this is a nice approach for the challenge. Awesome shot, I love the gradations of the blue-to-black.

Swing
by idnic

Comment:
Awesome shot, clearly underrated IMO.

Hot Doggin'
by SprayHawk

Comment:
To me, this photo is severly lacking in contrast and the water looks almost gray. I would suggest adjusting the levels to boost the contrast and also cropping a bit so the subject isn't so centered. Good action shot though. I like the stop-motion of the water particles.

Roman Arena
by elee3009

Comment:
I really like this photo and would have to disagree with pekesty's comment. It works well as a contrasty black and white shot and the repitition of curved lines works wonders for the photo and keeps me interested for a long time. My only gripe is the dominance of the dark lower-right corner - it takes up almost a third of the entire composition and distracts a bit from the rest of the photo. Other than that an excellent photo. Would you mind posting the original so I can see what you had to work from? Maybe I can offer a few tips and possible ways of dealing with the lower-right corner. Nice job here.

Message edited by author 2005-11-05 15:55:21.

Fragile Glass/Light
by justin_hewlett

Comment:

Originally posted by Formerlee: ...The use of on camera flash has blown an area at the base of the glass...

Actually, flash was not used - only natural sunlight coming in from a window - and had this been an advanced editing challenge I would have taken care of that highlight. Trivial matters aside, thank you for taking the time to critique, I appreciate it very much.

Last Light
by dsidwell

Comment:
Beautiful, a very minimalist sunset photo yet it has impact. I love the gradations in the sky, very beautiful. I really like the rays as well.

Message edited by author 2005-11-04 00:59:57.

Pure and Refreshing Translucence
by bruski

Comment:
Whoa, awesome lighting and perspective. I really like this one. Good job.

Three Pair
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Awesome still life - I love the soft, warm, glowing light, but I don't see how the photo benefits from a noisy background. If the background were left alone and more noise was added to the pears, I think I would like it a bit more (assuming the noise was added in post-processing). Nice use of complimentary red and green. Good shot overall. Good luck.