Street Cafe Eavesdropping
by Greetmir

Comment:
Great stolen moment. The movement of her hand, the expressions on their faces, the half drunk beer all draw the viewer into this image. I like the processing on this one, too.

guitar man
by arsenal

Comment:
What a great street scene; the guitar man is fabulous, and putting him in the middle of the street scene really makes this picture as it gives context to the image, much more than a close up on him alone would have done. The barely hidden guy in the background slyly watching him walk by is priceless.

Carnival song
by Windtale

Comment:
Nice eye ... I like how both of your subjects, as well as the singer on the poster in the background, are all looking off to the left. Adds an air of mystery to the occasion.

Street Circus
by StuM

Comment:
Nice capture. The expressions on the crowd, particularly the girl on the left, really make this a nice image.

Thinking About Summer
by vtruan

Comment:
Great subject, and the light accentuates the facial features and "arms" in the rock. I wish you would have opened up your f-stop to blur out the branches, though, as the background is distracting.

Witches See All
by 100Proof

Comment:
I love the composition on this one, the shallow DOF really works here and the repeating eyes make the shot. 9

Give Up Smoking or Give Up Life
by De Sousa

Comment:
Very graphic; I'll be surprised if this one doesn't ribbon. Great exposure on the cigarette ash.

Opening an umbrella inside … filed under "BAD LUCK"
by tate

Comment:
Crfeative idea, well executed. 8

Finnegan
by Citadel

Comment:
Since you asked for comments ... I gave you a 4. Here's why. Finnegan's facial expression is good, but its hard to see the eyes, and that's what really grabs you in a great pet shot. We get a little of the left eye (and what we see is good), but nothing on the right. The light is also a bit harsh on the left, and you've lost the detail in the area above his eye. The background is distracting, even though blurred, because of the lines of color and form that distract from the subject. A more monotone background would have worked better. The image also could have been cropped much closer to his head, to minimize the distraction of the background. Finally, the leash going out of the frame on the lower right is distracting. Some of these are little nits, but they add up, and its the details that really matter.

Mermaids Jewels
by Judi

Comment:
Nice dreamy image. Colors are a little pale, but overall the image works very well, and great use of shallow DOF to meet the challenge. 8