In the Night
by Silvi

Comment by Loki:
Very mysterious. You did a good job on the rule of thirds too.

Night shift
by Silvi

Comment by Tygerr:
These Free Study challenges are usually hard, because everbody votes relative to the other entries, instead of simply rating an entry on its own merit. And when some of the best photographers on this site have entered, that sometimes makes it tough on the other entries.

I think this shot deserved a much higher score. Nice colour and a very sharp silhouette. Well done.

Metropolis
by Silvi

Comment by Crisik:
original and beautiful. I am sorry I did not vote on this challenge as I am really curious whether I would appreciate it enough during its 2 seconds :-)

Guardian Angels
by Silvi

Comment by srdanz:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I liked this photo a lot when going through the best of voting. I'd like to emphasize what IMO would have made this photo stand out more. (In addition to existing comments you've received).
- yellowish color cast is odd. You could have adjusted the color balance somewhat to make the girls' faces more natural looking.
- the farthest girl was apparently moving faster than your shutter speed. You haven't indicated your exif settings for the photo, but I assume that since it was taken in the low light it must have been on a slower side, 1/10-1/30 or so, which is then very subject to blurs due to subject motions. You could have re-taken this shot (when shooting Candids sometimes it pays off to shoot in a burst mode, and then pick the best out of a couple you make of one scene).
- someone suggested to use black & white for this photo, and that could have worked fine - it would have eliminated the bad color cast, and would have let you enhance contrast in places and dull the other uninteresting areas, e.g. highlighting the poster by enhancing its contrast with dodge&burn, and dulling the surrounding distractions.

Good things:
you have what is the basic premise for making a good photography: an eye for the scene. Great find - your everyday scenery from metro turned into the story about lives of these women waiting for the train.

Keep up the good work, pay attention to camera settings (balance the DOF more carefully to achieve desired effects) and I'm sure that we will see high placed images from you in the future.

PS. it is a good idea to specify the ISO, aperture, flash used/not used and shutter speed with your photo, as suggestions for improvement sometimes could benefit from that information.

Good luck in your future submissions.

-Serge

Metropolis
by Silvi

Comment by kari1:
This is quite neat ... I think that I would have liked to have seen the picture straightened using the pole that is a feature here.

Metropolis
by Silvi

Comment by jfwolpert:
do you have to get a model release for this kind of street shot?

Threat in the metro
by Silvi

Comment by Silvi:
Hi, Thanks for your comment ! :)
No, I didn't yet try it in B&W but that is a good idea ...
Sylvie

In Your Eyes
by Silvi

Comment by elee3009:
Another excellent take!

Threat in the metro
by Silvi

Comment by elee3009:
This is a very cool shot! Great job on a super juxtaposition. Did you try it in black and white?

Guardian Angels
by Silvi

Comment by Silvi:
Thanks to everybody for your votes and nice comments !!!
Sylvie