Still waiting to be used...
by ragde_77

Comment:
Of course, the date stamp has to go. A very good subject for B/W - lots of texture and curves to catch light. Avaliable light was a good choice, too. Sadly, the tonal range is limited to black - middle gray, so most of the detail and play of light doesn't show.

Mr. Langridge's Compass
by tlalonde

Comment:
Very nice detail and contrast. The paper could be a little whiter, but I like the texture you can see in it. The writing / drawing could possibly be more consistent looking. The thin and thick lines don't work as well as they could, IMO. Also not sure I like the compass obscuring some of the printing. Small nits. Well done!

Angelica
by i3ullseye

Comment:
I envy you the cooperative child. Mine actually will look in the direction of the camera - if anyone other than me is holding it. I really like what you've done here. Might have been better without the flash, as it makes those pinpoint highlights in her eyes, but that's not a biggie. Kind of wish her hand were a little more to the right so it didn't block so much of her mouth and the stem didn't cross her eye, but it's effective, in a way. She's looking at the viewer through the flower. If you were to print this, I'd leave the flower colored, as the rest is slightly soft. Very nice.

Black&Chrome
by vin rigby

Comment:
A natural for B/W. You did a good job on the chrome, and the overall exposure is very good. Only way I can think of to imrove it would be to have it pointing down the road, but that's next week's challenge. Nice job.

A Precious Gift
by byjill

Comment:
Shhh... you'll wake her. {g} Clever you.

High Tea
by Dangerous_blues

Comment:
Shows nice gradations in the pot and sugarbowl. Good exposure and contrast. The one highlight near the bottom of the pot is slightly distracting, and I'm not sure that cutting off the pot at R was the best compositional choice. Looks slightly tilted to R.

grid rock
by lecook

Comment:
Good choice. Textures, play of light and shadow, geometry... my only suggestion is to give the darks just a bit more density.

Yeeeee-haw!
by lecalan

Comment:
Nice and sharp, but the huge DOF makes the bg around the cowboy a little distracting. Could you have caught the guy who's roped the cow as well if you'd been in landscape orientation?

Macro Mic Check
by Tman

Comment:
Great composition, and no-nit technicals. My one suggestion is for the B/W conversion - since you've gone for pure black shadows on the back of the hand and on the grip of the mic, and have that good, bright gradient background, I'd have darkened up the mids just a little to give the detailed part of the hand a little more weight. Bumping up your score on 2nd viewing.

Hair Cut
by Kimbly

Comment:
I saw this on your pbase portfolio, and thought 'she'd better submit that'. Good eye for the light. I wish your right elbow were tucked into the frame. Took a while to see the clippings on your shouldesr, but they'd show on a print.