Celebrating New England's Maritime Heritage
by Bear_Music

Comment:
stamps a nice touch, congrats

Rarity
by snaffles

Comment:
impressive

Rain Don't Get Any Hotter Than This!
by toddhead

Comment:
what n tarnation

IMG_1138 800
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
lol.....

She
by gpuretic

Comment:
well done

The remains of the day
by Neat

Comment:
your styles getting some serious recognition - congrats.

~ Pinwheel Watercolors ~
by Ja-9

Comment:
another one of my favorites from this challenge.

Message edited by author 2013-08-06 06:40:07.

Untitled
by dtallakson

Comment:
this was one of the top contenders for me. nicely staged

20130525_77
by Damon

Comment:
Nice portrait. Decent focus. Reminds me of one of those towns where people wear olden style garb (not sure what they're called). You subject does not seem pleased. This could be a detractor but her expression is interesting. Big fan of the light fall-off. I also like the strands of light on her cape in the bottom left area.

Critique: i 'd like to see some more detail in her eyes, i think the image is sharpest there and a little more detail would help elevate it. I'd like to see a version thats not quite as tall - maybe with a slight shave on top and bottom. he headgear is just a bit overexposed on my screen, and i m sure you're aware that this might be the case.The blown highlights don't help this image and take a little focus away from her face, maybe experiment with a tad less?

Disconnect
by romil

Comment:
there's some strong emotional elements to this shot that i can see and they really help make a case for it.
The expression of the old man is really the anchor for me, the crack right behind him on the pillar adds to the impact. The man in the back seems to be holding what looks like a cellphone? Regardless the idea of disconnect between the two humans comes across really well.

critique: There are also small bits that can be considered distracting (the cut off head) if that's the approach you were going for, maybe experiment with removing more of his scalp from the image to get rid of some of the distractions from the top edge of the frame?

The man in the back switches between complementary and distracting roles. i'd like to see him just a tad bit more in focus to see if that changes- but i guess that's not a possibility at this point. This might just be because the man in focus+ the crack almost make the image by themselves, the one in the back - for me - needs something - not sure what - to make him part of the image.

Message edited by author 2013-08-05 23:22:15.