Kangaroo
by manic35

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

How about we talk about that damn ear? :P Seriously, the ear cropped out doesn't really bother me. The way you composed the shot does a good job of minimizes that, IMO.

As for the photo itself, I really like it. There's something very sad about it. The dark shadows and it's face visually buried in it's own body helps to convey that as well as the black eyes, which projects a sense of lifelessness. Unfortunately, all of these things that make this photo what it is are the same things that hurts it with the voters especially the shadows and more specifically the eye not showing the type of wonderful detail voters expect/demand. The border I'm not crazy about but the thickness of it does add yet another visual element that supports the sense of confinement which goes very well with the overall theme here.

Looking at the vote breakdown gives me the impression that most probably didn't stick around long enough to really look at this photo and appreciate it. I'm not really sure how you could have improve that other than making that eye more "eye catching" in post but then again I kinda like the darkness of it all.

teamR.jpg
by Balko

Comment:
Badass!

bvoi
by ShaneBlake

Comment:
These are a cool set.

That misty freshness
by Trumpeteer4

Comment:
Congrats on your PB. I really like the fog. It's a bit of a cliche but if you misted the bottle with lots of water and also perhaps added some ice cubes in the fog it would have heightened the appeal of the soft drink.

Lost
by marbo

Comment:
Nice landscape shot.

Get Dirty with a Bud Light
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
Geez. 51 votes of > 3 is insane. No other way to explain it. It's a freak'n Beer challenge. What did people expect?

A portrait of my great grandmother
by LalliSig

Comment:
Never would have thought this was Larus. Great image. So what's your highest scoring b/w? Is this it?

Morning Light
by Artifacts

Comment:
Beautiful shot.

Cirque Deja Vu a la Woody
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
LOL

life
by mreza

Comment:
High contrast isn't something the voters like but couple that with a great use of negative space which voters do like and bam, ribbon. Congrats.