Deliverance-Winter on the Chatuga River Valley
by mattforbes

Comment by krgl:
I agree with Larus. However, gave you the benefit of the doubt, I gave it a 10.

Ivory Coast
by mattforbes

Comment by krgl:
I gave this a 9. I love this photo except that the subject is a bit dark.

The Escape
by mattforbes

Comment by _eug:
Just not groovin' on this one for a portrait... Sorry.

The Escape
by mattforbes

Comment by tjbel05:
Im sorry, but I dont get this???

Ivory Coast
by mattforbes

Comment by yianisn:
Beautifull capture. I like it that the angle is from below, I believe this works very well with small kids.

The small finger of the little girl's right hand annoys me a bit. I also think a small black border or a bit tighter crop to get rid of the small black line on the top of the photograph would be nice. And I believe under advanced editing the spot editing of the small imperfections on the fence is allowed.

The Escape
by mattforbes

Comment by roz:
wow... very different ... and thought provoking, partly because i cant work out if this is a real person or a statue!! ... wotever ... great contrast, great posture, great arms!!! ... lol

Ivory Coast
by mattforbes

Comment by posthumous:
I like this more every time I look at it. It's like a home movie by Ingmar Bergman. 9

Ivory Coast
by mattforbes

Comment by quinde:
very suggestive

"I'll get it on the way home, they stay open late."
by mattforbes

Comment by kanaj:
I think this one might have been more striking with tighter vertical crops at the left and right to draw focus more squarely on the very warmly illuminated shop. I might also have used a perspective crop to "straigten" the vantage (which appears a little crooked to the right). Overall, a 6 from me.

"I'll get it on the way home, they stay open late."
by mattforbes

Comment by bmartuch:
Cool shot. I like the BW.