Seaweed Farmers
by pidge

Comment:
It's strikingly beautiful, but also has great substance. The unusual composition with the centered horizon bisecting the two heads reinforces the feeling that this is more than a pretty stock picture, and will reward a bit of study and thought.

Cultural exchange
by PaulE

Comment:
Very good Nat Geo kind of photograph of which you would be deservedly proud. For all the great impact of the foreground scene, the photograph is all the better for the low key presence of the background details and activity. If the two mothers & babies were completely isolated against a plain, "high-impact-low-distraction" backdrop, the substance of the photograph would be diminished. Lovely moment superbly captured.

Banana Pancakes
by crego

Comment:
It's a very Magnum kind of photograph; just enough art to be aesthetically pleasing, and just enough fact to have documentary substance. The scene is at least largely offhand, but the lighting and composition are seriously considered and professional. And I'm especially impressed that you bothered to know exactly what she's cooking. So the picture is all about the subject, and not about what a hot photographer you are. Even though you actually are. Very fine work.

Curb
by chromeydome

Comment:
Not exactly abstract, but it of course has an appeal that is independent of the reality of the subject. So I suppose that is really abstract after all? Or maybe it's hieroglyphic appeal? Whatever it is, I like it.

Mocksi Brown
by Jason_Cross

Comment:
I suppose this is a band? Band pics are usually as lacking in originality as the bands themselves, but if these guys sound as good as your photograph of them looks, they must sound unusually good indeed, because it's an unusually good band photograph. The idea of (presumably) whipping three of them out of the part-exposed frame is not new, but it's rarely done this well. And the facial expressions are so much more real and interesting than the usual 'rock star stare/sneer' in most band shots. Very fine work, and a real standout in this genre. I'd go to hear these guys on the strength of your photograph. Of course, I'm an old fart so they probably throw me out.

Pole Position
by jrjr

Comment:
Very nice B&W conversion and tones.

Waiting for....
by salmiakki

Comment:
The idea of time and patience is beautifully captured here, in the building construction & design, the signs of slow decay, and the implied stoicism of the men and their dogs. Generations have passed without anything in this photograph really changing at all. It's also interesting that the two men sit together by also a little apart; familiar but still slightly disconnected. I am reminded of the Balkans.

Schoolgirl Reflections
by pawdrix

Comment:
It's a photograph that will appeal best to the lovers of the street; the people who think in terms of the moment, rather than the created or orchestrated faux-reality so revered at DPC. This is a pure moment photograph, and so petty quibbles about cropping or distractions have no place in any appreciation of it. It is what it is, and this is the only copy of it; it can't be recreated. A particularly sublime wee touch is the pair of asian imps on the door behind the girls ... it provides that second layer of satisfaction, that sly touch of whimsy, that's so often found in the most durable of street shots. Very fine photograph.

The Sounds Of Silence
by pawdrix

Comment:
This is what I see 12 hours after that Roflmao guy says, "Hey, let's stop in at Moe's for a quick one! Just five minutes?"

hugs
by cgino

Comment:
It's perfect 1950's space comic/magazine style (with a little allowance for aging on the dodgy colour rendition of the day).
Alas, I remember those comics and magazines at first hand.
Here's a chuckle for you; those mags made me think about astronomy as a career. Starstruck, I guess.