Kojo's Story of Hope
by Tranquil

Comment by doctornick:
Now this a beautifully done portrait, great lighting, great expression, nice composition. All this said, it does not show poverty, it shows a happy person. I'm torn here. This would have been a 10 in a free study or portrait or people challenge.

Kojo's Story of Hope
by Tranquil

Comment by ciubie:
Great close up. I would have liked to see a bit more cropped off the right side, so as not to see the shadow of the eye socket.

Kojo's Story of Hope
by Tranquil

Comment by PhilipDyer:
This is a beautiful portrait and a great shot for this challenge. Really nice job.

Kojo's Story of Hope
by Tranquil

Comment by AndrewTO:
Cool, I like this picture, the composition is great, bw works very well. (10)

Lines of Perception
by Tranquil

Comment by Kylie:
Fascinating and endless. Perfect execution of a great vision.

Lines of Perception
by Tranquil

Comment by davidbedard:
I know you weren't in control of the lighting, but if the human subject had been clearer it would be a much more striking photo.

Lines of Perception
by Tranquil

Comment by riotspyne:
man, i was rating implied lines for a while now lounging back in my chair and when i saw this i set straight up. WOW! Beautiful!

Catch
by Tranquil

Comment by blemt:
Loosing points for the Browns football. ;) Go Broncos!

This image screams for a selective Desat to help move the emphasis to the band. The football is just bright enough that it draws the eyes the wrong way. The band is clear and sharp, prefectly in focus. You just needed something to help direct the viewer's eye. Another option would have been a title change.

Edgy
by Tranquil

Comment by blemt:
The shadow on the leaves really make this image interesting. The dark line behind the image is distracting. I'd clone out or move the black line. I also personally prefer brighter green in the leaf. But I'm fond of overly colorful images.

The shot demonstrates the concept of backlighting well, but there's nothing else to the image. Because of time of day, the shot looks a smidge washed out. The addition of another element (bug on leaf?) would help move this from a solid technical image to something with a bit more umph.

In voting I'd have done a 4/5 depending on what else I'd seen during voting.

Lines of Perception
by Tranquil

Comment by tristalisk:
Dark gloomy gothic feel. Do you have this in color? I would be interested in comaring the two if you did. I like this one...