Sheer Concentration
by Swashbuckler

Comment:
excellent closeup :) The detail is excellent and that little piece of red tongue really works well here... great shot :) - setzler

Stained Light
by Tarbini

Comment:
This is a beautiful shot... the color is amazing... great eye to capture this :) - setzler

Behind Enemy Lines
by arnit

Comment:
excellent use of depth of field to isolate your subject... great lighting as well :) - setzler

Ready for use
by johnmk

Comment:
very nice composition here... the color is excellent and the lighting is nice also... great work :) - setzler

Lady Iris
by scab-lab

Comment:
beautiful work with the lighting on this one... the yellow/purple/greem combination here is excellent... the diagonal is strong as well... excellent shot :) - setzler

swims in air
by albright1

Comment:
beautiful work... the color contrast here is excellent and the overall idea is just beautiful... great shot :) = 10 - setzler

Red Thread
by DennisF

Comment:
great detail in this photo... the red thread really pops nicely here... great shot :) - setzler

fear (or 'home alone')
by tomzinho

Comment:
I like the high key nature of this shot... it heightens the sense of fear in this shot quite a bit... nice work :) - setzler

Time to Kill?
by fotofly

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Fotofly...

Congrats on an excellent black and white image. I think, based on your description, that you captured a great moment in time with this photo. This photo does 'speak' on its own about the current 'times' in our world. The exposure on this photo is quite good considering the circumstances you were working with. The silhouetted men in the window are perfect, yet the detail of the objects on the table in front of them are still visible, and the helicopters outside the window are not blown out.

One of the aspects of this image that I really like is the simple candid nature of it. It's so difficult to bring the human element into a photograph (for me anyway) and not have it look posed or rehearsed or simply cheesy. You have captured this very well...

This photo also seems to carry a lot of weight as a photojournalistic piece. I hope you sent this in to your local newspaper to see if they would publish it :)

Kudos on a fine photo...

John Setzler

Symmetry in sculpture
by Gussi

Comment:
This is really neat... I think this sculpture/architecture has been here before... i love it and hope you have some additional photos that you can share after the challenge... nice work :) - setzler