"Dogs" - Pink Floyd 1977
by daveuf

Comment:
Nice choice with the b/w and pseudo-high-key exposure on the legs. This 'feels' Animals. Great job. 8

Dark Side of the Rainbow
by hannka

Comment:
If only the cat had been more in focus, this would be a 10 from me. Great work with all the elements! The slim white line on upper left is distracting, but not out of the norm if you are a fan of Storm's work. 9

Simply... Me
by sailjo

Comment:
Nice portrait pose, good choice of crop. The background is too close to you and there seems to be a fuzziness that does not come off as glow or soft focus, but rather a slow shutter speed. The light is flat. You should try to get a fill flash involved in this or a bright natrual light from a window, crossing from one side to the other as opposed to straight on.

Appears on this monitor that the shadows in your sweater/blouse are so deep that there is no definition in the clothing, leaving it simply a dark area that is competing with the lightness of the background.

Score: 3

Age 40 on the 16th
by Sheryll

Comment:
Simple face shot, low/flat lighting, lots of noise in the background.

Looks like this could have been quite a 'coy' image, but fails due to the quality of light and the distracting background (walls/door opening of the room).

Try reshooting with a soft light off to one side, darkness/shadows off to the opposite and from an above angle where more bedding (or skin if you wish) is viewable and the room is not taking away from the allure of the image.

Score: 3

Sometimes when you look into the abyss, it looks back at you
by meyers

Comment:
Meets challenge.

Objects in this image are closer to the background than expected. This causes harsh shadows from the lighiting. Suggestion: Move a good distance from the background, frame up the image and use a diffuser (throw a sheet over the light, bounce the flash off the ceiling) to reduce the darkness of the shadows and use a very low depth of field to blur whatever shadow is left over.

Lots of white space here that does not add to the image, in fact, it directly vies for my attention.

Score: 3

Self-Confessed Tunnel Vision
by bfbaggins

Comment:
Unique concept, meets the challenge, unfortunately not interesting enough to make me come and visit it again, no play of light/shadow, simply a face shot.

Score: 3

Insomnia
by zanfar

Comment:
Sorry, way too dark. The computer and half lit face motif is quite overrated and tends to be very uninteresting if not pulled off with a very unique concept. This unfortunately looks like an image that was produced, just to be able to put something in the challenge.

Score: 2

Back From Work
by jdannels

Comment:
Snapshot quality, does nto look like much thought was put behind this, although it meets the challenge effectively, it lacks interest enough for me to come back to it or think it would be placed in an album or on a wall.

Seems to be some issue with exposure. There is no definition in the blacks that you are wearing. More light, provided from a fill flash would easily balance this off. Consider a tighter crop, less distractions from the cars in the background. Perhaps a scene of putting the tools away, rather than just walking up the street.

Score: 2

Yaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
by k_m_ireland

Comment:
Good attempt at humor, meets challenge. Not an image I would go back to revisit, place in an album or on a wall. Considerable amount of noise in the background and shadows that does not look intentional, giving the impression that the lighting quality was far below normal.

Higher ISO, or wider F-stop should correct that. Not of the quality that I would place against others in this challenge: Score 2

Autumn orange
by tomkins

Comment:
An interesting approach to the challenge - obviously thought some about color coordination, however the shutter speed or focus is off on this image and everything seems fuzzy. The main subject is too incidental to the image, leaving a question is the person or the stack of leaves the real focus.

A good question to ask: Is this an image I would print and place in an album, frame or on the wall. If not, it should be rethought.

Score: 2