Mr. "Math" Elliott
by lawree

Comment:
Perfectly exposed - whites white - blacks black - beautiful saturation in the colours.
Lots of commercial potential.
If I was still selecting for publication I would use this but crop on the right to get rid of the white. Although it means losing the back of his head - his face is still dominent and strong enough to crry the picture

¥ Study Hard ¥
by mrwaffles989

Comment:
The composition is very good and isolates the subject well. Black and white is so hard and very subjective. I changed the curve in PS and it immediately gave it more impact -
I like this picture very much

Before Calculators.....
by debbybris

Comment:
This looks as it has just been pulled from the 1960's
Would make an excellent illustrative picture to go with an education/childcare article and on I would have selected. I adjusted the curve in PS to make the whites - white and that really pulled it out.

Piled High & Deep
by Gordon

Comment:
Really good composition - I would also like to see it "back to front" focus on face - books out of focus. Great use of DOF. Looking at it from a commercial point of view it is certainly one I would have used - there is just enough space foreground left side for some text

Walnut Grove Schoolhouse
by vontom

Comment:
I like the composition. If I were still selecting pictures for publication I think I would consider using this. My only thought is that it lacks "punch" and a the woodburner seems slightly out of focus and it seems that is where the focus should be. There seemed to be a lack of black. I put it into photoshop and moved the sliders around - it makes a huge difference. I would be happy to email my changes and see what you feel. Definately has commercial potential

Early Morning Busride
by jrwyble

Comment:
Really good POV. It lifts the picture out of what could have been an ordinary shot.

"Higher Education"
by tfarrell23

Comment:
I like the play on words - I like the unusual angle - I like the framing of the building between the 2 pieces of vegetation. The only thing that spoils it is the converging vertcles. I accept that some people don't mind them or they can even be exaggerated for effect. I don't think these converge enough to get away with it. Excellent exposure though an an effective picture.

Class of '65
by bruski

Comment:
At first I could not make out what this had to do with the title school days......ME STUPID ENGLISH.....Then I realised what it was nd I liked it

School is fun
by Tiberius

Comment:
I love these - This should be in a newspaper - it should go with a story - I don't know what story but it should be held in a library. It can be cropped in a multitude of ways and still be great. Boy in back row 2nd from right is a character in himself.
Love it

Steps
by Federico

Comment:
I did think of school days when I saw this - specifically school holidays. I suspect some may say "why is that school days".....Ignore them. My only problem is the footprints do not look like a childs footprints and that is where I would heave it out in a competition. I am not saying it is NOT a childs footprint. Maybe a shell or similar would have just put the scale into it. Love the aspect and the high horizon. Reflections are great.