Brown & Gold
by jfritz27

Comment:
Beautiful shot. Great face detail. Sharp where it counts. I'm certain you'll encounter resistance to the closeness of brown and gold, but I like it anyway. 9

Bubble Trouble
by glennc

Comment:
Super composition. Two colors... well done. I like the bubbles a lot, but find the blurred area not as natural. Just a little overprocessed for me. Gave this a 9.

Hot and Cold Peppers
by jbirkman

Comment:
This is one of my top picks in this challenge. Love the steam (smoke) and the colors. I'm not too enamored by the total black bg on the left side. Sort of makes the red pepper too "cut out" looking. Otherwise, very nice.

SEP1
by vawendy

Comment:
Fine art.

Herman The German
by liberty

Comment:
Great dog portrait. He's a beauty!

Best Friends: Two Halves Make a Whole.
by sjhuls

Comment:
Beautiful shot. Great job! Nice job on the b&w conversion.

A Branch and A Bird
by Luci11e

Comment:
Your concept of negative space is good. The sky with cloud texture is the kind of background which causes the eye to search for the subject. And, one's eye immediately moves to the branch and bird. The silhouetted bird is placed fairly close to the left margin. It would have been much better composition to have used one of the intersections of the thirds' lines to place the bird in a much more eye-pleasing composition. Silhouetted images can be very effective. The bird and branch are a bit small in the frame to be good silhouettes. I do understand that a zoom and crop would have diminished your negative space concept. But, it's a trade-off. Whether the bird has detail, or not, the subject is too distant.

Nostalgia
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
Wonderful image and a good example of negative space. It's a magnificent example of good composition. One of my favs in this challenge.

Which Way Is Safe??
by SteveJ

Comment:
Very effective use of negative space. One of my top picks in this challenge.

Teeny Tiny
by bobk

Comment:
Nice detail and subject.