Jules Deelder's Pure passion for Jazz
by DaveSM

Comment:
In voting I gave this image a 5. This image is composed well for the most part, but would have been greatly improved had you moved to the left a few feet so the pole was not coming out of his head and so that he would be standing in front of the white background - this would have allowed him to become the focus of the image. As with your other two posted, the focus here is soft. I would bet, with the lens you used, that you really cropped this down, resulting in the softness.

Enjoying the show
by DaveSM

Comment:
I gave this image a 5 in voting. Its great for a candid - I love the expression and emotion in the image. Unfortunately, the focus is slightly beyond him and he is slightly blurry. Also, the contrast is weak. The brightest spot in the image is the white bag in the background which draws my attention.

Why?
by DaveSM

Comment:
I like the lighting and the pose and the slight desat of colors. I would have given this a 6 as it is. If the face had been a little more in focus (it looks out of focus here rather than soft focus) I would have given it a 7. I think it meets the challenge.

Road to the Rockies
by silverhawk

Comment:
That much sky adds nothing to the image. I think the bottom quarter is interesting but it is completely overpowered by the sky, which is not supposed to be the subject.

No swim, EAT
by veggie

Comment:
when you add that much negative space, there should be a reason for it. While the boy is cute and the bottom quarter of the image is well taken, the top half adds absolutely nothing. If there had been something of interest, I could understand why it wasn't cropped out. Really like the use of red on the child to make him stand out.

The Opening
by jblaylockrayner

Comment:
Not sure all the sky enhances the image. The title leads me over to the 'window' but its so insignificant in the entire composition that I have trouble giving it significance. Image is well taken - tones are good, focus is dead on, I'm just not too sure of the composition.

RAF over Trafalgar Square
by signal2noise

Comment:
Too much background and not a lot of WOW. Negative space does not require huge amounts, it just requires good use. Toning and focus well done.

Abandoned Beauty
by Trumpeteer4

Comment:
The background/NS and bokeh is good here. Unfortunately, the flower is not in good focus. One of the better and more interesting backgrounds of the challenge though. 6

A Quick Bombing Raid ... Home For Dinner
by PhantomEWO

Comment:
Would have liked more plane and less sky. The crop here is awkward, even for this challenge. While the space is interesting, the image is held back by its composition. 5

,,,the lunch
by dougi555

Comment:
For me, the subject here is the sky - it is the only thing that stands out in the photograph. Everything else is in shadow and barely discernable. On that note, the rest does not provide WOW. There is nothing I can grab on to. So, for me, in this challege, this image fails. However, outside the challenge it is an intriguing image; I just wish I could make out more of it. 5