Fireside
by inspzil

Comment:
This is a very interesting shot. There is plenty of negative space :) The soft focus here, i believe, is VERY effective in this situation. When I look at this image, I am drawn directly to the child's face. The interest that i find there is the fact that it is split between light and dark right down the middle. I believe that this would have been a GREAT composition of just the head and shoulders of this boy in the firelight :) As the image is presented here, I would have preferred a minor movement of the subject to the right side of the frame to make the entire image more off balance :) - very nice shot and great idea :) - jmsetzler

Light Dance
by bobtburg

Comment:
Very nice... The lighting is working very well here... I think your model's red hair is a nice touch, but i would also love to see this one in black and white... good job = 10 - jmsetzler

Assignment Due Tonight
by kwinter

Comment:
wow... this would have made a great entry to the fruit/veggie challenge with all those apples :) Ok.. lemme get this out of my system first... Is this negative space or empty space? is there a difference? who knows.. I'm sorta lost on this topic myself :) I do like the shot... good work :) = 7 - jmsetzler

Yellow
by Jacko

Comment:
The lighting on this flower is absolutely perfect. I also love the way everything here contrasts :) The composition is also nice.. pure... great shot :) = 10 - jmsetzler

Dream Catcher
by camelotnorth

Comment:
This is a quite interesting image, but I'm lost on the negative space concept. There seem to be a lot of elements in this photograph competing for attention... - jmsetzler

What's on telly?
by Damitriel

Comment:
Negative space? - jmsetzler

Open Sky
by MaYz

Comment:
The soft color in this image is excellent :) The dark highlights around the edges of the flower petals is also very nice...

Meets Challenge: 10
Technical Merit: 8
Artistic Merit: 9
Creative Merit: 8
WOW Factor: 7

Score: 8 - JMSetzler

Staring Rusty Pistol
by conq

Comment:
This is an interesting concept of negative space... the background, even though it is blurred out, seems to be a little distracting from the subject... - jmsetzler

Hercules - Myth of Strength and Courage
by chakkobbo

Comment:
i really like the theme in this photo.. the dark background is also very nice. I'm actually amazed that you were able to get such a brightly lit subject and keep the background this dark. The composition with the subject in the lower portion of the frame is also quite nice... It gives me a strong impression that I'm looking up at this statue. I'm no expert on mythology (or much of anything for that matter), but isn't this Mercury and not Herclues? I thought that Mercury has the wings... maybe those were on his feet though.... good work :) = 9 - jmsetzler

UFO
by indigo997

Comment:
Indigo, great shot... congrats on second :)