Johannah
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by MaryO:
Cute pose and the light is fine. Her face looks a little OOF (maybe she moved?).

Johannah
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by Tiny:
I like this ,but to me the eyes are out of focus which kinda spoils it.Great smile.

Johannah
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by bvy:
The pose is good but the tree is overexposed. Did you use a tripod?

Johannah
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by SandyP:
SHE is PHOTOGENIC! What a beautiful, radiant smile!

Untitled I
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by bvy:
Very original, creative. Keep it up!

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by MadisonPolansky

Comment by PennyStreet:
lovely abstract

Untitled I
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by gregsnyder:
3.5

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by MadisonPolansky

Comment by aircooledguy:
The colors are right on, but the set-up seems rushed with difficult lighting. 4

Watermelon Head
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by Abstract:
she looks like Ellie Kemper(Erin Hannon in "The Office") :)

Into the Abyss
by MadisonPolansky

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This photograph was treated rather harshly by the vote in my opinion. But my opinion is just that. From viewing your profile, I see that you are rather new to the site, so welcome aboard :)

I find this photo quite appealing. I'm a fan of black and white and I tend to use it frequently in my own photography. Removing the color forces the viewer to focus on shapes and textures which is probably a good idea when the topic is as simple as metal on metal.

I think where this image failed in the voting was probably the abstract nature of the subject. I'm guessing that voters that gave the image more than a 5-second view found themselves lost in the idea of what they were looking at rather than what they actually see. This, in my long experience with this website, is problematic. I often found myself shooting photos for what I thought the viewer here would like to see rather than shooting what I thought was a nice photo. Unfortunately, that sorta pushed me away from challenges and I don't participate much these days. It's always a trade-off...

Good luck in the future :)