Into the Night
by Elaine

Comment:
Beautiful diagonals, moody shot. Looks good in B/W.

Amur Falcon v2 (PAW 1/52)
by HarveyG

Comment:
I prefer this version. The slanted horizon line doesn't bother me, as the slight diagonal ads dynamics to a photo that otherwise is very static.

MJO_8948
by MattO

Comment:
Adorable little girl, beautiful photo of her. I'm sure her parents are going to treasure this for many years.

01/52 - overlayered character studies
by mitalapo

Comment:
I like the upwards POV. I find myself wanting a bit more space at right (a number of the people here are looking in that direction), and less space, or context, at left, since it doesn't seem to ad much to the story. I like how there's a bunch of other people in this photo also making pictures.

Week 1
by bsluijk

Comment:
Learning how to capture light is a worthwhile endeavour. I am constantly trying to figure that one out :) Anyways. I think the lighting in this picture is interesting because it lines out all the cuts in the glass bowl, which makes the bowl look rather wild. The lighting looks a bit uneven, there are two dark areas at both top-sides of the bowl, and I think the contrast between these dark areas and the areas where the cuts are brightly lit is too proounced. I think that as an exercise in lighting, this is successful. As a picture of a bowl, well, don't know, it shows the cuts in the glass without really showing the patterns clearly. Not sure overall. I have no comments on how to improve this, I am almost completely unfamiliar with softboxes and other such things.

Amur Falcon (PAW 1/52)
by HarveyG

Comment:
Good in-air catch of this falcon. The background is beautifully blurred, and the colours are pleasing overall. I like how the bird seems to almost be looking at you. What I don't like as much is that the falcon looks so very much just suspended in the air, looking as if he isn't doing anything, just suspended there. Also, the large empty area at bottom, but little space at right for the bird to fly into, doesn't work for me. It's a good photo to identify this bird, but, as a photo to enjoy, it is lacking something. I hope that makes sense.

Helvella Lacunosa
by MacDonald

Comment:
That's a very beautiful mushroom, and the earth looks so juicy. You could do a lot of close-up studies of this species :)

May I introduce... Hoover (1/52)
by Kroburg

Comment:
That lens has beautiful bokeh, you're right! I love the blue/white colour scheme here, very appealing.

Week 1 - Textures
by BeckyT

Comment:
Rust! Looks almost like it is boiling. Beautiful colour.

_MG_5812
by sulamk

Comment:
Beautiful colours. I particularily like the out of focus yellow and white flowers, that look like inverted fried eggs (eggwhite on the inside, yoke outside).