butterfly
by pookey83

Comment:
i don't particularly see how this photo describes 'your corner of the world'... The focus is also a little soft for my own personal taste... - jmsetzler

Rodeo
by WRen

Comment:
good shot! I like the small amount of motion blur in the hand to show movement in the image. I also like the way you have composed the foreground person on the right so the other people are still visible in the shot. I'm a little curious abou the decision to use black and white on this photo... The contrast and the darker tones throughout this photo seem to create some 'blandness' in the overall image in this mode.. keep up the good work :) = 7 - setzler

De Mare Hall
by heartsdivide

Comment:
Is the subject of this photograph the tree or the building? if it's the building, I would like to see it as a larger part of the overall image... - jmsetzler

My World
by GolferDDS

Comment:
This is sweet :) - setzler

Carefree
by guybrowme

Comment:
beautiful shot :) I love the way the fog softens up this photo... This image gives me the impression that these kids don't get to come here often... In my humble opinion, this photo would carry much more impact with the dark strip of shore along the bottom cropped out of the image. That particular aspect of this photo creates a little too much contrast in an otherwise smooth and very powerful photo. Cropping this part out would also likely create a stronger composition of the children in the frame.... great shot :) = 8 - setzler

Walking the Levee at Sunset
by mjcecil

Comment:
beautiful silhouette :) I love the photos this week where the subject is the negative space... good idea :) Compositionally, I would like this photo better if the walker was on the left side of the frame rather than the right. I don't know if that was possible in this photo or not however.... When you have a subject that is 'moving' in the frame, it is usually a good idea to leave space in front of the subject so that the motion has room to 'continue' in the frame... great shot :) = 8 - jmsetzler

A New Bell Curve
by just-married

Comment:
Very nice... I love the way the symmetry works in this photo... Some images do vey nicely when they are symmetrical and this is a great example of that. The color also works very well against the dark background. Nice!

Meets Challenge: 10
Technical Merit: 8
Artistic Merit: 8
Creative Merit: 10
WOW Factor: 8

Score: 9 - JMSetzler

the best playground bar none
by MagsCoyote

Comment:
I'm having trouble deciding what is the negative space here... if it is the bars, they are competing with the subject for attention... - jmsetzler

The Darkness of Depression
by nborton

Comment:
very nice shot... the contrast here is excellent... good work :) = 9 - jmsetzler

Elephantaisia
by photodogg

Comment:
I'm not sure if I understand the negative space in this photo. Everything in this photo seems to be competing with the elephant for the attention of my eye. I would love to hear what your thoughts are on the negative space here... :) - jmsetzler