The Call
by J-Me

Comment:
What do you want this image to tell the viewer? How does this engage us or make us spend more than 2 seconds voting on it? Is there something here that you see or feel that you want me to know or is this a picture that technically meets the challenge so you entered it? Yes the woman behind him has some interest with her head down and I can wonder what she may be thinking, but overall the image falls short of being meaningful to me.

She promised...
by Prash

Comment:
Taken while you walked past? Overall the image doesn't pull me in or relay a story. I see a man sitting on a bench and you walking past hoping to snap a pic without being seen. Engage the subject or change your position and it may have been a stronger shot.

Jaws
by BrianR

Comment:
Not sure what the woman is doing, but the ship and kid in the background along with her standing in the mouth of the shark makes for a surreal image. This is interesting and the more one looks at it the more it feels like a painting that should be hanging in an art gallery. Wish her hand was down, but that's not within your control while shooting the shot.

The Worker
by BigK

Comment:
This is probably an image that may have worked better in color. The muted b/w conversion as well as the centered subject and square crop leave the image a little lack luster.

Wasted Youth
by MAK

Comment:
To the speed voter you'll prolly get a low or average vote, but if the person spends any time appreciating the textures, lighting, and shadows along with the crop and post processing,they'll realize that this is a very good image. I'm not usually a fan of centering the subject like you have, but with the environment they're in, it works well.

Bad luck
by Zigomar

Comment:
Good capture and is very emotive. Only thing I would suggest is maybe boosting the contrast just a little.

Grafitti Alley Reject
by VitaminB

Comment:
While it may not have been, this image looks a little bit contrived and planned. That being said, the post processing is great. I like the b/w conversion. I do think your shutter speed may have been just a little slow as the person is just a bit too blurred. Also, the area to the right of the image does not add to it. A square crop, cropping out the right 1/4 of the image will bring the viewers eyes to the subject on the left. As it is now, I drift off to the right and don't return.

Lonely Monday
by SandyP

Comment:
Moving the browser size I cropped off the top of the image from above the white wall on the right, making it almost a square composition, and I find that it is a stronger image keeping the eye down to your subject matter. Don't be afraid to crop out things that pull the eye away from your main subject.

Power Nap
by Patsfan

Comment:
I'm sure I'm not the first to comment on this, but he looks dead, not napping. When dealing with this many textures and patterns a black and white conversion may improve the feel of the image. Your subject and composition has a hard time capturing the viewers attention and there is no overall movement in the image. My eye is stuck on the cane.

Black and White
by Blackbox

Comment:
What are you telling me with this photo? I see a leg out an open door. Not much else going on here. The composition is ok, but without a main subject the image doesn't hold the viewer's interest.