Wisdom and Innocence
by dali_lama_2k

Comment:
Crop's a bit tight on the right. Title is unnecessary. An angle that showed off the gentleman's warm smile a bit more would have been nice. But I suspect this was a casual sort of snap, and I'm probably nitpicking. The warmth of the moment holds up just fine.

Peek a boo
by Neat

Comment:
Nicely composed. Full of good humor.

Warren
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Astounding. The framing is perfect -- being closer or farther away would have been at the cost of some impact. Color would have been gratuitous. Really, it almost feels manufactured. That's not a criticism, but more a statement of disbelief that you could bring together so many details in a portrait -- and there are a LOT of them -- to tell your subject's story: The reflective, slightly crooked glasses, the sloppy shave, the plaid shirt, the unexpected single earring, the unruly wisps of hair, the hat whose textures complement (or do they contrast with?) his weathered skin and whose brim draws a saddle curve of an orbit around his whole face.

But it's that nervous and tight half-grin that's the icing on the cake. For all that this portrait reveals about your subject, he seems to be trying still to hold a little something back. It's in vain, of course, but I'm not sure he knows it. And therein lies the great irony, the rewarding impact, of this wonderful character study.

Anticipation
by larushka

Comment:
Model looks ill-at-ease. Whatever she's anticipating can't be good.

Placid Pines Lake
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
I do like the singularity of that cloud -- the way it dominates the landscape, and, with its reflection, seems to contain it.

Skagit Valley
by spanishbeach

Comment:
I do like tulips, or any colorful flower, in black and white. A few quibbles: I wonder if a different filter (either physical or in post) would have given the flowers some better, more defining contrast. Also, this feels very unlevel which is distracting. Otherwise, nice.

Almost human
by Mof72

Comment:
Blue cast is distracting.

Ominous
by Cuttooth

Comment:
A study in dodge and burn? A little too much for my taste, but I imagine it's doing well for you.

waddie
by lobrin

Comment:
Nicely done. Looks like he's talking, maybe reminiscing.

The Crack of the Bat
by AndyD

Comment:
Great stop action, perfect timing. I guess the ball's already in the mit?