Night Lights
by zackdezon

Comment:
very cool - love the colors 9

Stranded
by elinias

Comment:
beautiful toning color work very well composition excellent

Summer of concert!!
by sandrawanda

Comment:
love the tones 9

The Children of Biak Island
by ilphoto

Comment:
beautiful capture beautiful face beautiful composition 9

In the Eyes of the Wise
by MAK

Comment:
needs the midtones brightened just a shade or two but otherwise, excellent. 9

Oopsy Daisy
by RKT

Comment:
something so final about this. I love the high contrast.

Suburban Fury
by shutterfly

Comment:
love the composition and the tones.

Passing the time
by lentil

Comment:
negative space really works here.

keeping life still
by liberty

Comment:
I love your black and white toning and I love your subject. Your composition seems stifling to me - a lot at the bottom, which would tend to give an airy feeling, but very tight at the top, which seems to be strangling. Additionally, the very heavy border so close to the subject (at the top) further constrains my view. For me, if the third (background) pot wasn't there, the composition would be a little freer. But, with the toning, I'm led to believe that you knew this would happen, that you know the basic rules of composition and you intentionally confined the subject. And then I read the title and think, "Yeah, they knew what they were doing." Everything seems too precise to be accidental: the DOF, the angle, the deliberate crop, the heavy border. So, there's nothing I can do but give you a 10, add this to my favorites as a reminder, and wish you luck in the challenge.

Beyond These Doors
by BAMartin

Comment:
so whats the secret? I looked up the town and 3K people are still there - guess there used to be more? I love places like this...