Alice Cooper
by hedinn

Comment:
Alice! Get some new pants, please! Alice's crotch-rot aside, it's a classic rock image; point-of-view and lighting make it look like a shot for a live album cover. 8

Il suonatore
by Kazze

Comment:
This is a charming image. Lovely, spare composition; the subject is positioned well in relation to both the masonry behind him and the roadway extending up in front of him. The folding chair, the furled umbrella, the neat bag and the cup combine to tell us a story about this man. He's an organised and proud street musician, and certainly not some scruffy, casual beggar. I love photographs that stimulate thought. 9

Blues
by TooCool

Comment:
Man those eyes have got the blues! This is a beautiful, evocative capture. As well as being a technically fine photograph, what I especially admire is the mood you've created; so sympathetic to this musical genre. Of course, the guy is responsible for a lot of that ... he's the perfect bluesman! 9

Sounds of the Underground
by Pixelstate

Comment:
Very nice. Effective composition and a powerful capture of the connection between the musician and the passing couple. Eye contact, both ways. Also a meticulously exposed and processed image. 9

As I Saw It
by scalo

Comment:
That's a very fine image (same can't be said for your cheesy title, I'm afraid). The composition is effective and, if you've cropped, then your crop is clever, too. The intense expression of concentration on the subject is great, and his dark clothing contrasts well with the background people, giving him real visual impact. Then exposure is also excellent. It's a photograph filled with interest and even intrigue (e.g. what's with the hat; what's that in his pocket; why are all the people's arms folded; wonder if there were other instruments?) 9. Nope; second thoughts = bump to 10.

From the Heart
by Montereykiddo

Comment:
A very intense photograph, stripped to the bare essentials, and all the more successful for it. 8

Ninety And Cookin'
by lshles

Comment:
Love it, and I applaud your decision to go with just the hands. Presumably this musician has a face that's as interesting as these marvellous hands, but your approach, leaving the face to the viewer's imagination, appeals to me more. 9

Delicate Sound of Thunder
by boomerakl

Comment:
Love those big V8's. Only the really tragic petrol-heads think it's music, though! Nice photo of Murph, anyway.

Joy
by mmusicante

Comment:
This is nice, with a perfect title for the feel you've created. Amid all the joy-less comments you'll be getting about blown highlights, I'd like to say that I think your decision to expose & process the photograph this way is very clever. It establishes the relationship between the sax and the man's rapt expression as the visual hinge on which your image swings. So the peripheral margins aren't blown at all; they're just unimportant, to the man as well as to us. Bravo. 9

Cool Dude
by BKerr

Comment:
Love bass. Used to play one, but I never looked as cool as this guy. It's a nice composition and a crisp, professional-looking image. 7