Slick
by caba

Comment:
Does it always rain there? :) This is a popular spot for DPC challenge entries with the wonderful light reflections. I like the way you used the lines of the bricks where they merge. Good luck!

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by TomH1000

Comment:
Nice macro lens? :P

Hope
by Rae-Ann

Comment:
Nicely framed subject and overall this photo says street just fine. I'm finding the selective blur distracting because of the bg area still sharp where it was missed.

Serenading the Seagull
by PeterPic

Comment:
Simply wonderful!

Betrayal
by GeneralE

Comment:
The theme/idea you've used has potential. It fits the challenge and the photo doesn't need some drawn out title to explain it. The image does need a little more attention to detail IMO. Either the DOF is too shallow or the hand moved a little because the fingers seem blurry. For a B/W photo the tonal range seems short. Your black could be darker and the white a truer white. Some of this could be easily adjusted via a histogram adjustment or a slight bump using curves or levels. A small shot of contrast might help as well. There is also some graininess (or noise) that takes away from the photo. Use a lower ISO, run it thru a noise reduction program, or go all the way on noise and add more intentionally.

Just some observations, and certainly JMO. :D Good luck.

Neon
by roby21112

Comment:
Subtle, but nice. Well done.

Good luck in the challenge.

OCD: Disturbed Thoughts.. Disturbed Emotions..
by ho0joker

Comment:
Interesting title for this image. Pretty deep for a pair of hands on a bottle of sanitizing lotion. BTW, what's OCD?

I guess part of the question for me is, if you didn't have a title for this photo, what would the photo "say". I'm not getting the connection to the challenge. Sorry, nothing personal.

Good luck.

Tom
by holdingtime

Comment:
Hmmm. Tom. Something about Tom is extremely emotive here... I know, the dude that's OOF wishes he had a smoke? No, that can't be it. Nothing extremely emotive about that, unless the guy's trying to quit. Wait, oh no - you're not insinuating the dude in the back has a thing for Tom are you? Well, I guess that could be extreme, a major yuck factor, but certainly emotive.

From a technical standpoint the image is well done. Good use of DOF to isolate the guy in front yet leave enough detail in the bg to recognize it. The range in the B/W is well balanced covering the full scale.

Definitely an image that makes the viewer wonder I guess. Good luck in the challenge.

Beaten by the elements / Fear
by ksymeon

Comment:
I'm glad you pointed out the emotive part of this in your title (fear) as I don't think I'd have picked up on it otherwise. Nice action shot. Good luck in the challenge.

Expectations
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Delightful! Although I must admit the man's hands threw me off for a second - the way they are placed I expected to see the woman's hands instead.

Should do well with this (I hope). :D Good luck!