i'm not lion - it's not a drawing (Day 3)
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Very interesting effect. It does look like a drawing, but can see from original how this was achieved. Quite artistic. Great dynamic range.

Waiting on Momma
by bsatttu

Comment:
I really like the motion in this photo - you can feel the child fingering the blinds waiting for his mother. I think I'd like to see a little more contrast here. Interesting shot, though!

Homage to the Chihuly
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Fabulous Bokeh here - and the background does have a Chihuly look, although I confess I associate his work with undersea fantastia (have you been to his gallery in Tacoma, WA?) Very well done.

treeline
by redmoon

Comment:
Love the simplicity here. Gorgeous dynamic range.

"B Movie"
by smcc

Comment:
Attack of the killer grasshoppers? :-)

The blue forest
by rhipster

Comment:
I recall a different version of this in previous contest. I have to say I actually preferred teh first version. The popped greens are pretty, but the photo no longer has the same aura of mystery.

Rythm
by buzzrock

Comment:
My initial reaction is very positive - partly because the thumbnail stood out enough that I wanted to open it, and partly because b&w photos with a lot of contrast are inherently engaging if done well. Obviously the lines are a strong point here. The photo invites me to search for patterns, and the top right reminds me of piano keys. What feels "wrong" to me: photo seems slightly askew, like maybe it should be rotated to the right a tad or have a slightly different crop. This perception might also be corrected if the area on the far left weren't distractingly bright.

Overall - great gut reaction - thumbs up. Would have voted this a 7 or 8 in a contest.

Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment:
You've got some blown areas, as you realize, but not sure they detract in this case. Interestingly, this almost looks like it was processed in negative. Good job of reducing all those textures via dodging and burning.

Bridge in the Park.jpg
by dsterner

Comment:
My first impression is that there may be too much going on in this photo to lend itself well to b&w. All those textures can get really lost without color to differentiate them. The bridge is very dark, which is a good starting point. I think some more gradiation in midtones would help, but this may not be the right photo for it. As a photo, though, the composition is quite strong.

Structure
by mawear

Comment:
I like this quite a lot. Something almost menacing about it - that empty bridge looks a bit like a mouth. Is this infrared or blue toning?