The Heart Wanders
by Kylie

Comment:
Very nice photograph. Reminds me of the walks you take alone when you want to clear your mind. Peaceful!

From Out of the Darkness
by Kylie

Comment:
Very nice colors. Nice capture! The peacock really stands out with the neutral background.

No More Tears
by Kylie

Comment:
I see you went with a b&w look. Very nice dream feel, I like it. Nice separation between the shadows, midtones, and highlights.

Gone Fishin
by Travis99

Comment:
This picture is so close to the one that had the boy in the stream. Everything the same except the subject. I will state what I said in my comment on the other picture. Not saying it was yours but the results are the same to me. The surrounding scenery with its vibrant colors compete with the subject. I find myself looking down stream or down the road. Still a good shot and worthy of a good score

Sea Mist
by PeterC

Comment:
what can I say but very nice. Well composed and the lighting is good. Great mood set. Good luck in the challenge.

The Climber
by grahamp

Comment:
very nice. I like the red shirt on the climber it helps your subject to stand out.

One girl...one world
by leanne

Comment:
I find that the deep purple benches are competing with your subject. There is a lot going on in this photograph that distracts me such as the lines, color and tree??. I believe it would of been better if you would of cropped the left side out placing the subject more to the left. It would of eliminated the yellow line on the floor to the left that leads my eyes away from subject.

Surrounded by Beauty
by JScho

Comment:
You title says it all. Your subject is surrounded by beauty but so much that it takes the eye away from the subject, IMO. Very Nice capture with nice composition and colors. As I have said many times this is a hard challenge to vote. And I am torn from my regular voting pattern because of the definition of 'minimalism' and the challenge details. I would of scored this higher if there would of been more detail in the subject making it stand out. To me it seems kind of flat [subject]. But still I find it a good shot and think you did a good job. I hope this comment is not confusing, It was one of the hardest comments I had to make so far. I looked at this picture a long time and was pulled in both directions. I have to go with how I feel about the picture and thats a 6 or 7. The beauty within the picture i have to score it a 7. Good luck in the challenge.

Did that guy just take my picture?
by kelstertx

Comment:
Nice capture. Seems sightly OOF on the subject and I would of loved to seen it placed a little more to the right placing it on the thirds. Not because of the rule of thirds apply all the time but because the background tree to the right is slightly distracting. Buy moving the subject to the right you would of achieved a better composition and that distraction [tree] would of been eliminated. However I still like your picture and feel you did a good job 6

goose creek falls
by auburnfan0930

Comment:
Nice shot, good colors and I like the way you framed the picture with the tree leaves. Would be a great place to take a late evening shot and slow the shutter down to give a smooth flow of water over the falls.