Space - The Final Frontier
by mtngoat

Comment:
The 'space age' carpeting is weirdly interesting, and I like the crescent 'moon' of the highlight on the coin.

cactus
by djbdj

Comment:
A good subject, and pretty good contrast. I wouldn't mind some pure white, as well. Might have been more effective to isolate just one part of the cactus, but that's another image. Nicely done.

X-Rayed!
by pabletto

Comment:
Nice, fine grain - just enough for crunch. Why not a vertical comp? I like the light, but don't need to see the source at R. Might tone down the highlight just a little. At least the bg is B/W.

poweplay
by queen 91

Comment:
The blacks in the power poles could be a little denser, and it's a shame about the foliage at R. Maybe a vertical composition would have been better. Could you have moved to catch more of that great light at UR?

Dear John. . .
by blueeyedemoboy

Comment:
Looks like he's thinking, 'My *mirror*! Damn you , Claudia...' A little tough to read against the shirt.

Old Deserted Boat
by terrentius

Comment:
I like this better with the left side off to make a vertical comp. You'd lose the white XXX on the bank and that stern rope, too. I like the open shade in the fg in contrast with the bright sun on the rooftops, for some reason. Nice work.

G-Strings
by simtengleong

Comment:
You were robbed. It's a shame that people who don't know what they're looking at can't keep an open mind.

G-Strings
by simtengleong

Comment:
Just have to break from my "from the ground up" commenting scheme to acknowledge my three favorites. This is an excellent piece of work. The inversion gives the tuning pegs a great chromed look. I guess I'd like the fg in better focus, but you get high marks from me on impact. Congratulations!

Ying & Yang
by zerplord

Comment:
Hard to tell, but I think the lighting might have been flat on the day you were shooting. The image has been given adequate contrast overall, but the whites have mostly been soaked up by the wall in the bg, leaving the dogs looking a bit flat. Possibly some camera shake or a focus issue, as well. Most of the time, B/W needs to be tack sharp.

Magnolia
by elemess

Comment:
Increasing the brightness a little more would give a nicer range of contrast in the flower (at least on my somewhat calibrated monitor). The very center, in particular, would be improved through greater visible detail.