crooked fence
by mnewman

Comment:
Good subject, and nice tones. Maybe a bit more angle to the fence, to have it complete the diagonal to the URHC? Horizon looks wickedly tilted, but not too noticable. Nice work.

The Grey Cat
by Pete02t

Comment:
Good focus and nice textures from the available outdoor light. Looks like an overcast day, which can produce vey nice, soft, portrait lighting. Personally, I avoid shooting down on subjects unless the perspective is important to the image. If that's the perspective you wanted, I'd have tried to frame the image to exclude the grass. You could still crop most of it out if you rotated the pic CCW a little. A bit more contrast might help, as well.

Pieces for One Earring
by Amphian

Comment:
Excellent contrast and sharpness here - highlights are bright white, but detail is preserved, and the blacks are nice and dense. Good choise of bg, too. The diagonals add interest to the layout. It does go ever so slightly soft at the bottom (don't mind it at top).

Hello
by mattpga

Comment:
Here's one where an oof element in the fg doesn't hurt (IMO). Very good exapmle of using photography to add something to an existing artwork, and well photographed, to boot.

felinesque
by foot steps

Comment:
Very good exposure and detail. My nit is that the L side is more interesting than the R, but the R upstages it by being so much brighter. I'd have been tempted to crop this to a vertical and only include the L window, as the balled up cat and bouse in the bg don't add much to your composition. There is a nice little gradient to the sky there, though.

My dog Molly
by RWTaylor

Comment:
This one could use just a little *less* contrast. The hightlights on her muzzle are blown out, and there's no detail in the fur around her eye. Judging from the grass and the fur on her back at the URHC, the focus was behind the subject. Nicely composed, though, and she's a beautiful dog.

Life Begins
by Tiggarroo

Comment:
This would make an interesting abstract if it were a little more vague, but as a nature shot I think the subject is completely overwhelmed by the background. Probably shows better in color. Cropped very tight it might work in B/W. Contrast is very good.

Tall East Texas Pine Tree
by kristie380

Comment:
Good that you held some detail in the dark shadows of the tree. I wouldn't mind a little more, though, esp. at R.

Reflections on Brush Creek
by AndyLeeG4

Comment:
Nice, simple geometry and very nice reflections - you have the knack of thinking in B/W. The patch of sunlight on the water at R is a shame. I can't help but wonder how this would look from the other side of the creek.

I look cool... don't I?
by fsieradzki

Comment:
Yes, you do. Out in the world you could clean up those specks at UR. Maybe darken up his spots a little. Great composition, light and focus control.