Chillaxing
by Hipychik

Comment:
I second dahlin about not using a centered comp, but the post does add a nice unbalanced feature to this.

I Don't Want to Clean Up
by dahlin

Comment:
A little more blur on the background would've been nice, since it's so cluttered in the back, because it distracts from the obvious focal point of the photo, but very nice timing. This would, of course, somewhat necessitate a different caption. I could also see this one looking great in BW- the tones on her face look perfect for it. A great capture in any case- that expression is excellent.

Message edited by author 2011-02-13 04:24:39.

Empty Road
by rajron

Comment:
Oh I love this. Reminds me of a shot I took in October-
Very nice.

Follow the Lead
by Ammie

Comment:
This would benefit a loot from us being able to see the fence continue. It gets lost in shadow. In a similar vein, the dog's head is the same color as the background beyond, making them bleed together. I would also consider boosting the brightness of your midtones a bit, since it seems a bit dark (but obviously you couldn't have exposed much higher since the clouds are bright).

Silver
by haleylbee

Comment:
Somewhat strange, but I like it. The lights feel particularly serpentine, especially how they fade towards the end, like the tail thins or is under the surface of the "water" (whatever it actually is).

linescape
by bvy

Comment:
While this looks like a jumbled mess of crenulations on the surface of the concrete, it is actually pretty cool visually. What's interesting is the various horizontal levels, which lower my as on a ladder, down the image, but those two diagonal dark lines bring me back up. Interesting effect, like the photo is forcing me to engage in elevator eyes.

downstream
by tome

Comment:
Very nice- the line of trees, and their decreasing size especially, pull me into the image. An interesting thing about this shot is that I visually began at the left, which is unusual, since it was the darkest portion and we are normally drawn to light areas. I can only surmise that this was due to the sprawled branches. At any rate, the row of the trees then pulls the viewer into the scene, into the sky that spreads back out with the clouds. I agree with Robert though- initially I completely missed the stream, and I actually thought that the lake was in fact simply lighter colored grass or just illuminated more fully. I'm not entirely sure how it would be possible to make the lake more obviously a lake, or really if that's even in the interest in the photo. Sometimes some ambiguity works, and it's certainly not obtrusive, leaving the viewer wanting, so I think it's alright as is.

Super Conducting
by wetland

Comment:
Interestingly, my eyes instinctively traveled DOWN, and wanted to go down out of the frame, not up, which is what I would have expected.

Alone On The Beach
by Dazzermas

Comment:
I like this very much.The seawall pulls me to the left, which at first seems pointless, but then after following the wall to the end I discover the lone person, hiding. Excellent application of the challenge topic.

Lake Pink
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
Nice lighting, but something about her pose/outfit makes her look heavier than I think she actually is.