Inside View
by BAMartin

Comment:
Are you trespassing again Barbara???LOL

the offbalance of the image and the fact the floor seems tilted provides a great sense of tension to the shot, that and the beam left lying about make me wonder about the safety of the place

the thing that draws me in is the small sign/ calendar on the wall - it seems so out of place, so left behind, so forgotten

one, two, three & rover
by Retroesque

Comment:
a community of friends is a wonderful thing to capture and the joy in companionship is so well displayed here -

on a technical side - the choice of higher contrast to display the people works so well here - they seem more real than real

Week 5: William
by jasonlprice

Comment:
those are some amazingly big eyes he has! you need to use them more often...

the lighting from behind does not let the eyes shine as much as they could - play around with the angle of light to really emphasize his face

01 - Tree at Water's Edge
by ErikV

Comment:
cold, wind, snow, gray and black and white - a simple metaphor for winter

the placement of the subject, the line of the rocks leading to it, and the sun to illuminate from behind create multiple layers for us to grab - well done

Street Walker
by pawdrix

Comment:
this one simply kicks but - the lighting coming from the left on the subject so that the boots shine is a wonderful little touch - the timing to get an attractive stance and the use of the diagonal lines behind the subject all work so nicely together

main-02-02-08-5425.jpg
by fixedintime

Comment:
the lace work of this big old brute of a tree is pretty neat as a 2D image - i think as an image itself it lacks a center or point of interest, but it sure would make a fantastic texture to another photo...

pensive
by benee

Comment:
the crop and the background work well together - i like the contemplative face of the statue - i am not a fan of the heavyhanded touch with the burn and dodge - i can see where you are trying to go - illuminate the statue so it glows or radiates - but i wonder if the transitions between the burn and dodge are too severe

5.52 Then and now
by Melethia

Comment:
Deb - really nice work on this conversion and edit. I like how the b/w version captures the subtle textures of the paint. I just wish the crop included the entire VW emblem

WK 2 300_0115.jpg
by salmiakki

Comment:
the technique you used to convert to b/w really seems to have worked extremely well - it reminds me of photos i took using TMax 100 when I was in school - you get a richness of whites and blacks that are hard to emulate in basic desaturation techniques. - i would love to learn more

Caryatids
by kolasi

Comment:
A DPC 5 second voter....
" the background is too busy - you really should blur it out - it is very distracting - and you really should add a bunch more color to the foreground - it is too blah- also, the rule of thirds are violated - what is it with this fill half the scene with the subject"

Me...
"Fabulous use of background to set the place, excellent use of split screen to show the ancient and the modern, fantastic lighting on the faces. I especially like how the lady on the far right is missing her arm - but has not neglected her duty to stand in place - very honorable?