Mr. Brown Eyes
by fplouffe

Comment:
Perfect focus on the tyke's left eye! Breaks the convention of having the focal point near dead center of the frame, but I think it works beautifully. ....8....

knotted
by theodor38

Comment:
You know how good this is :0) Personal taste: I would prefer a contrastier background... too close to the skintones in my opinion. ....9....

The Great Wall at Simatai
by elemess

Comment:
Good job of creating perspective by including the flag in the foreground to indicate the distance and scale. Greens and blues look a bit washed out, but the blue of the sky is perfect. Wish there had been some great clouds to add drama :0)

Haunting Sunset
by vtruan

Comment:
Awesome threatening clouds. Personally would prefer a hint of more detail in the silhouette of the house, still a captivating photo. ....7....

Curves
by eiffel

Comment:
Beautiful abstract. Curious about what this is.... rock wall of a slot canyon (my guess), or a macro? ....7....

Day & Night
by dsidwell

Comment:
"...Otherwise, the channel mixer did its magic."

Magic it is, too, I would agree. Really special photo, very dramatic, great work.

Great Blue Heron
by rich

Comment:
Very nice wildlife photo. I will guess that (a) you get comments about the crop not including the bird's head, and (b) it isn't available on the original. If true, I think you might have done better to crop just below the vegetation instead of incuding all BUT the head. Just my thoughts, still love the picture. ...8...

parking in the park
by clictacamera

Comment:
Subjects nicely framed with the bicycles. Usually for me, people pictures work better with a face included (just my thought). ...6...

The Wink
by labuds

Comment:
Oh wow. Great job! ...9...

-Cass-
by Hokahey

Comment:
Communicates "anger" to me, as well as perhaps a bit of insecurity. I think the contrasty lighting, while maybe a bit harsh, is well used for this portrait. ...7...