Three sailors
by Jonniboy

Comment:
Wow, I can't say for sure, but based on my own work with water, the colors here look a little too saturated (blue -- but maybe they really are that blue) and the picture overall is definitely very light. I'm sure you did it to bring out all the blue, and perhaps it's a monitor calibration problem, but I think stepping it down a notch or two would have been fine. If possible, getting the subjects out of the shadow of the funnel (?) might have helped as well.

Taking Cover
by timj351

Comment:
My comment may or may not be valid depending on if this is a rainstorm or a fountain. If it's a fountain, I wish I could see some of the bursts of water from the ground on the way up. That might not be possible though in terms of also getting it while it's crashing down on him.

Wave Watching
by Manic

Comment:
I like the layers of color in this photo. The person is well placed, but I wish they were doing something else. Even just standing with their back to the camera. (Skipping a rock, bent down to look at something, etc.) It looks like they're trying to read a letter on a windy day, but I just can't tell.

Month End Madness
by zerplord

Comment:
I think you've captured the chaos really well -- the problem is I don't really have a visual anchor point to come back to before venturing off to look at some other aspect of the picture. The man in the striped shirt almost works, but the candy next to him echoes the stripes of his shirt too much and so I get pulled away.

Small Wonder
by welcher

Comment:
This is one of those photos that totally counteracts all the thumbnail voting arguments. I hope people aren't seeing the thumbnail, letting the first half of this come up, and then voting. At first, I was thinking, "Wow, this is really out of focus." Then it finally finished loading and I thought, "Ah, I see..." The idea is very good -- I wish I could see more of the hand -- especially the fingernails. I also think a simpler background would have been a big benefit.

The Pouter
by jmsetzler

Comment:
I think the highlight in the eye might be a little too big and too bright in relation to the rest of the picture. I'm also not certain I like the direction that the eye is looking -- perhaps that has something to do with the highlight. I like the lighting otherwise, but wish the skin tones, where visible, were a little bit brighter and closer to "18% gray." (If they are already there, and they just seem darker, then maybe closer to 18% perceptually -- if that makes sense.)

Give me the Keys!
by BNC

Comment:
Good use of her reflection to "polarize" the window and let his face come through. I wish his face was just a little bit further to the right in the picture so we could see a little more of her face in the reflection. I was wondering about a much tighter crop, maybe to focus on his face, her face, her hand, and the door handle -- but I'm not sure if that would be enough to identify that they were in the car. Letting her drop her right hand would get rid of those fingertips on the far right edge.

Eye Variations
by hokie

Comment:
It's funny to me that people assume this has been edited. Don't get me wrong, it's a very clever idea. Bu all I need to see is that glare on the cardstock or whatever you used that's above the right eye to know the basics of how this was done. (Either that or you're good enough to think of that and then fake it.)

Personally, I want a little more light on the left eye and a little less on the eyebrow above the right. I also want that focus to be really sharp -- especially on the right, central eye.

Day Dreamer
by MrsKro

Comment:
Very pretty. I'm not sure what the item is just outside the window (a chair?) but I wish it weren't there. It looks, a little, like she's staring at it, but since I don't know what it is, I can't think of a reason for her to be looking at it. Whereas if it's not there, then she's simply staring out the window....

kite flying society
by heartsdivide

Comment:
The shot overall is so dark, I can hardly see anybody or anything. If it weren't for the drummer (good smile on his face) and the drum set, I'm not sure if I'd be able to tell what this is even a photo of. I think the idea of using motion blur for this kind of shot is great -- just wish I could see more of it.