The Blue Window
by aKiwi

Comment:
Strong Points: Superb composition using colors that really sing together. Exposure is dead on - and the flat lighting really helps. Suggestions for improvement: I really don't see anything you could have done any better!

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Strong points: Lighting, lighting! You found great lighting and then an excellent subject as well. The golden glow of the tower complements the orangy clouds perfectly. The hint of white clouds and blue sky at the top is an added bonus. Composition could not be better with the perfect amount of nice green for a base. Suggestions for improvement: Downsize the border. Overall: Listen for the whistle of the ribbon train - it's on the way.

Water Bearing Through Time
by labuds

Comment:
Strong points: Composition is nice as is the exposure. The shutter speed was fast enogh to freeze action in the water. Suggestions for improvement: Although it's technically an excellent image, it doesn't have much wow for me. Perhaps a different subject?

All the Good Things
by mbardeen

Comment:
Strong points: The scene is excellent with a great range of colors. Taken at a opportune moment. Suggestions for improvement: It's rather centered and would be fine to remove some of the bottom. The heavey 2-toned border could be downsized a bit.

A Proud Bird
by mariomel

Comment:
Strong Points: The superb Dof on the bird along with the nice soft background make this an exceptional image. Exposure is right on, including the white feathers - plenty of detail in the white. Suggestions for improvement: A catchlight in the eye would really add more wow to a great image. The white border is ok, but I'd like it better at about 1/2 the size - or even less.

Early Morning Seascape
by jonpink

Comment:
Strong points: Time of day (lighting) is perfect. Shutter speed is exactly right for the texture in the water. Composition could not be better, the s-curve of the waters's edge is wowzer.. Exposure is spot on. Suggestions for improvement. The only minor suggestion I have is to re-evaluate the need for such a large border.

The Kozak
by smokeditor

Comment:
Strong points: Great exposure and composition. The costume looks fairly authentic. Suggestions for improvement: The whitish area of the background is ok - but make one wonder what it is. b) If you are taliking about modern English - the word is Cossack - although I believe there is a Polish spelling Kozak.

A Study in Color
by HRoxas

Comment:
Strong points: Simple yet effective combination of colors. Exposure right on. Excellent DoF. Lighting handled well.

Suggestions for improvement: Composition is pretty static - consider more diagonal placement. Crowded on the left. White border ok, but not needed.

Vases Filled With Water
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Strong points: It's an exceptionally graphic image. There is a lot of visual mystery because of the orientation of the lines in the vases - it doesn't male "visual sense." There are strong blacks and whites - but a very narrow pallette of grays.

Suggestions for improvement: Certainly an artist who could create and shoot this image could find a better title.

Spring Flowers
by train

Comment:
Strong points: A true study in lighting - exceptional rendering. This image has a wide light value range - looks to be several stops - which makes it impressive indeed. Colors are great. Suggestions for improvement: May be just a bit crowded at the top edge.