The Antique Flavors of Home
by aimee_skittles

Comment:
5. Fits the theme well enough, and there are no blatant 'you suck!' flaws to it, but neither does it really grab me for any reason at all. For reasons of composition, cropping, or subject choice, it's just a photo, and doesn't do especially much for me, aesthetically.

I do like the colors on the building, but the overall tone of the photo seems artificially dark (maybe to keep the sky from being blown out?), as if I'm viewing it through smoky cellophane. Probably due to your lens, the nominally vertical lines of the traffic signal and corner of the building lean to the right as they go up, giving it a slightly vertiginous feel.

Rolling Down Sunset
by buck4free

Comment:
Ha! A shot I've attempted myself, but you pulled it off better than I ever have. I love how everything's in focus, including the text on the mirror, and you clearly either rolled down the window or have much cleaner windows than on MY car. I also adore how the cloud line is contiguous between 'sky' and 'reflected in window'.

Road To Nowhere
by aurora

Comment:
The focus is ... weird, in this. I wanted to say it was blurry, but it isn't - maybe it WAS blurry, and then was sharpened enough so that the odd flat bright areas (leaves) were simply given sharp edges? It feels strange, as if some of the pebbles on the road were closerto the camera than the grass that's even with them in the frame.

CA State Capital Dome
by ChrisW123

Comment:
Nice detail/lighting/focus, but the overall subject isn't particularly compelling. Maybe a different crop could have drawn the attention to particular architectural details, or something; as-is, the eye just kind of wanders without being drawn to anything especially.

Pensive
by Aaron

Comment:
The lighting on the cheek/neck is very harsh, and distracts the attention from his expression. This is a coulda-been-great that is instead just kinda neat. Good concept. Better focus and lighting might well have gotten a 10 from me; as it is, 7.

Cemetery Angel
by sunflower

Comment:
What a charming model. :-> And good lighting to bring out her personality and contrast her from the background.

Black & white H2O
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Very contrasty, which is sort of good, but the very flatness of the tones makes it look more like an abstract painting (in chunks of solid color) than a duotone or nuanced photograph. Also, the glass, straw, and bottom drape are all just enough out of focus to be kind of annoying ... to me. Personal taste. :-> 6.

Concrete Christ
by davidspyle

Comment:
I know where that is. :-> That Christ is darn hard to photograph, major kudos. Every time I try it looks wrong, or awkward. Good lighting-angle choice, too. However, the 'pose' is a little awkward (though better than I've ever managed), and the crop feels strange for some reason I can't quite articulate. Good try. 6.

Fragility in Blue
by moodville

Comment:
Gorgeous focus, lighting, contrast. The color adds nicely without being distracting (despite its strong saturation). Very, very well done.

TOP SECRET
by jimmyn4

Comment:
Sweet concept, well-executed, and cropped just right.