Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

Comment:
Wonderful picture. Love the background and the diagonal lines. I have no idea how to improve on this. : )

...rorrim ,rorriM
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Clever idea well-executed. I like the clean/simple background (although I think the horizonal bar would look better if it were lower in the picture to use the rule of thirds and to have relatively more of the dark reflective background bureau (?) mirror that gives added punch and contrast). I love the blue tones generally, too.

spooky
by DanSig

Comment:
Spooky? I'll say. Especially the eyes (which are bordering on mesmerizing). I like the sharp focus (hair on the back of his hands is clear). I don't know what I would do to improve upon this photo. It's already eerie enough.

Reflectively Staring at Her Man
by chalice

Comment:
This shot obviously failed (especially without a tripod to help me sharpen the focus - although the thick plate glass window hinders a sharp focus too). Having said that, this was the intent... I had a polarizer lens on the camera and intentionally left all of the reflections (which most people found distracting) in the image because one of the reflections was the face of "her man" in the lower right corner. I left the line in the glass in the shot (after experimenting with cropping it out) because I wanted an artificial division between the mannequin and the real man...a sort of contrast between artificial person and real person. If I had cropped the line out or reduced the reflection to improve the clarity I would have lost the point of the shot. So I went with this one. I guess the failing is that it doesn't work. I need to rework either the idea or the execution, or both. I knew I would be hammered for this shot (I have tried something similar with a mannequin before and was scored down) but I still wanted to test the idea. Nothing ventured, nothing gained...or even learned. Your comments are appreciated because the learning part is critical for me. Thanks.

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment:
I did not comment on this photo during the voting (I think because it appeared on my monitor near the end when I was a bit rushed) but I remember two things about it: (1) it is very very colorful, which I like, and (2) the shape of the window frame is relatively narrow given the verticle space, which I am not so fond of. I know there is not much you can do about the shape of a window (and this one at least echoes the shapes of the flags) other than to include some of the wall in which the window sits or, perhaps, crop out the bottom pane.

It strikes me that the slatted shutters and the shadows they throw up on the wall, as well as the blue object in the lower right corner, make this picture a bit "busy" for my taste. I think that's why I like the idea of cropping out the bottom pane.

There are many things that I do like. Besides the very vibrant color, which I have already mentioned, I also like the glass windows because they are more muted and allow the flags to take center stage. They are the "canvas" upon which the flags are "drawn" so to speak. I might have even used a polarizer lens to further mute them if possible. I also like the perspective created by the horizontal bands of metal on the glass wall. They give depth to this photo. And I like the black frame of the window itself because the color contrasts nicely with the flags.

All in all, there is much more to like than to question with this photo.

Touching the Clouds
by Nikolai1024

Comment:
Should have gone even higher. I scored this the highest of all.

Reflectively Staring at Her Man
by chalice

Comment:
Yes. It is definitely out of focus. I left my tripod home and should have left this shot in the camera. : )

Thanks for the comments.

Escape from Poverty
by cislander

Comment:
This is an unusual perspective, nicely executed.

The Flower Shoppe
by Elaine

Comment:
Good desaturation here. I am surprised that the flowers in the box did not retain their color too.

elder's chair
by undieyatch

Comment:
Love the tone of this picture. interesting composition and perspective.