Local Food
by yael27

Comment:
Lovely. I wish we had a bit more on the top, that's a pretty tight fit there.

Pastiche
by zeuszen

Comment:
Simply striking. Be even more so if his (her?) hair separated a tad better from BG. I'd have toned down the chain (?) in the center bottom a couple stops too, it's an eyetrap.

Practise
by leaf

Comment:
Rich and evocative, beautifully composed. Separation of hair from BG on left is fantastic. Perhaps use healing brush to mute the nose higlights slightly? Very strong image.

Fairground Ride
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Extraordinary overall impact. I wish more work had been done to separate the figures a tad from their dark surrounds. If we could just SZEE his arms where they cross the seat bolsters, the hands would be a much stronger element.

Game Faces
by Skip

Comment:
This is just SO dine, the expressions, the tonal control, the overall human richness of it. The face in the mirror TOTALLY takes it over the top. Fine candid!

kate fixes her ipod
by muckpond

Comment:
I LOVE this for the genre of "accidental snaps", it is stronger precisely because it is so obviously spontaneous and irreprodicible. The overall composition is remarkably wacky. You obviously cropped this; I'd love to see the original. A solid high score from me, I hope others see what I see.

The Cookhouse Window
by Bud

Comment:
Immaculate in every respect. Clone away the tiny, bright dot center right? The red hat and it's associated ear are simply wonderful.

A New Year's Laugh
by banmorn

Comment:
Fine expression captured. Jester is apparently using a cellphone, pity we can't see it. I wish the point of critical sharpness were on the woman's face and the jester were slightly out of focus. A strong entry.

Or Just a Smile if Nothing Else
by strags

Comment:
In this example, the selective desaturation looks much more natural than in most cases. I think the figure behind the pole should be desatted also, though. The image is marred by not being rotated ccw to a truer vertical; it's so close that it looks accidental that it's NOT vertically aligned. I could wish for a little more sharpness too. A fine, gritty slice-of-the-streets.

Anticipation
by ellamay

Comment:
There is just a world of emotion in this. A true candid. Marvelous shape formed in the negative space between foreheads and noses, as if their whole world were there. Lovely how the noses don't-quite-kiss. I wish her ear were sharper, and perhaps a little green cast removed from the image. Wonderful picture.