D E S C E N S I O N
by Ja-9

Comment by bassbone:
this gives me vertigo....

D E S C E N S I O N
by Ja-9

Comment by gintay:
nice details

D E S C E N S I O N
by Ja-9

Comment by tate:
not entirely original, but still wonderful and heart-pounding 8

D E S C E N S I O N
by Ja-9

Comment by Lydia:
Way cool!

Pho Hoa
by Ja-9

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

This certainly fits the challenge theme. I like the way the bins are also a part of the larger graffiti mural. Compositionally I think I would have tilted the camera to exclude the sky and roof furniture it doesn̢۪t add anything whereas more street foreground would help contain and concentrate the focus more

Step Away From My Home...
by Ja-9

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

What an amazing bird Janine, I̢۪m intrigued to know what it is, presumably an owl of some sort? This is quite different from your normal entry a refreshing and effective portrait. Those eyes are incredible!

Step Away From My Home...
by Ja-9

Comment by MaryO:
What a cutie! Nice capture.

s h r i v e l e d
by Ja-9

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hmm these challenges are tough to critique...not easy but I try. Personally I life leaves and the stages they go through, all the textures and curls, and think you have shown that very well here. I like the b/w as it helps reduce the leaf from probably uninteresting colours, at this stage, to more of a study in form and shape.

However, I feel that this shot translates more as a leaf macro which borders on cluttery, whereas most of those in the top ten show lots of negative space and a definite sense of the randomness in which the subject is found. I think just a portion of what appears to be one huge leaf would have been adequate.

Hope this has been helpful! Susan

Pho Hoa
by Ja-9

Comment by tjbel05:
This is pretty cool. I might have cropped in a little tighter and straightened out the top line of that wall but....The colors really draw you in to this.

s h r i v e l e d
by Ja-9

Comment by Charlene:
Beautiful b/w, great texture!