Love Templates
by talzam

Comment:
I would contend that this doesn't fit the challenge because your subjects are the boats, which aren't silhouetted. I like the framing of the boats but the grey edge of the wall is a little ugly and maybe you could have gotten that out of the frame and had more river inside the frame.

Beach photographer
by gmink

Comment:
When you selected the figures and the ground, it looks like you didn't use enough points so the dark parts look like rough paper cutouts. If the outlines were smooth and more natural-looking it would add much interest to the photo.

046
by saraclicks

Comment:
There's not a lot to draw interest, just a man in front of some lights, square in the middle of the frame. You have much more context than you need so I would crop it much tighter.

construction
by Mona

Comment:
The shapes are partially obscured by the trees. If you stepped forward and to the right you might have had a nice framing between the trees.

Giddy - Up Cowboy
by candylandstarr

Comment:
It might add more interest if the shadows were darkened to make the lines stronger. Also, not a silhouette, but I'm sure everyone has said that.

Dad and the Kids
by sfalice

Comment:
Your people look like paper cutouts and their outlines are oddly-shaped, particularly the smaller girl's hands and feet. It looks like your people weren't back-lit to begin with, but you individually selected them and darkened them down to turn them black. It's impossible to turn something that wasn't already back-lit into a silhouette without making it look artificial because there's no reason for them to be so dark.

Soldier
by ttroutman71

Comment:
The imagine is very blue. Blue clouds on blue skies, blue reflections on the statue. The composition is very plain, rigidly straight up-and-down and centered neatly in the frame and lacking any pizzazz.

The sun is going to set... MEOW!
by aquaman1227

Comment:
If the cat contrasted more from the background it would make a more intriguing photo. I'd also leave more room on the right side, in the direction the cat is looking.

Fire in the sky
by doctabrez

Comment:
It's a pretty sunset, but they happen all the time. A sunset photo generally needs something else in the foreground to lend some context, especially in a silhouette challenge. Maybe that's why the powerline in there, but it's a distraction more than a major element of the photo.

Chloe
by bobonacus

Comment:
Great job of selecting a pose that makes beautiful lines as well as catching the lights just right to produce thin outlines. It's a shame but I'm sure a lot of people will say it's not a "true" silhouette and mark it down.