kiwi
by spydr

Comment:
I know it wouldn't have worked otherwise, but I do find it a pity that your fingers are showing. The green is splashing though!

Do you like my hair do?
by qnjt

Comment:
funny, sharp, good contrast, nice desaturation!!! Loving it!!

Huddle
by karmat

Comment:
for me this one is one of the greates in the challenge. Nice sharpness, nice black and white, really good compostions and subtle use of the desaturation - 10 This one should really win!!

Not Now Sandy Im On The Phone
by ConcreteDonkey

Comment:
damn nice!! Sharp, nice contrast in the black and white (I find that always hard with desaturation) nice composition, nice model!!

Lunar Landing
by scalvert

Comment:
This photo is probably already been put up for disqualification already. I'm really amazed with this and, at first sight, can't believe this can be done without cheating...The moon that big and in focus AND the very small animal in front in focus together...If it is genuine, I really think this should win! I voted a 10

molo
by slonko

Comment:
serene, peaceful, lovely balanced composition, beautiful subtle colouring, (why isn't that horizon straigt?? that's the only thing..but that won't keep me from scoring a 10!!)

Alone
by arnit

Comment:
The drama!!! (I also think I know who's pictures this is, because that certain one from Iceland has a specific own style :) ) Great sky, great colours! Did you backlight this one?? Or is it pure nature.... Lovely shot!

Bed Of Mellows
by ConcreteDonkey

Comment:
nice idea! (did you eat them all afterwards?)
I like the graduate use of light, the back is much more dark than the front, adding even more depth in this picture. Too bad that not all marshmellows are in focus though...

Listening for the Rain
by crabappl3

Comment:
ooh I LOVE this one!!! The sky could have been just a little more threathening to add even more drama to the picture, but it's also ok now!
Your colours are realistic, though strong, your compostion is great, that little bush in the background really confirms your deep DOF..this must be a winner's photo!!

Isolation
by BikeRacer

Comment:
:: Critique Club Comment ::

this is a very peaceful photo to look at, first of all because of the composition and second because of the black and white.
In the composition, everything is working for the middle piece, the vase. The lines seem to cut the photo, leaving the middle. The vase itself is not really in the center, but you absolutely created the IDEA that the vase is centered.

It seems to me that the lines are a bit tilted, I don't know whether my eyes are playing tricks on me, because you didn't stand in front of the cupboard, but slightly to the left of it (because I can see the sites of the right board, but not the sites of the left board), or because the photo IS tilted. You can easily figure this out in Photoshop (for example).

For a black and white picture, there is a lot of grey showing. The vase is nice and deep black, but the parts of the cupboard that aren't in the shadows, would have made the photo more attractive when they would have been a bit more white.

There is nothing wrong with this picture, but the centering of the main object, leads in this photo to a peaceful picture. This photo is a great example that a move of the vase to the left or to the right would have spiced up the picture a lot..
but since this was the challenge of the 'centered composition' you did a really good job on it!

Fotowereld.