Switch
by philcozz

Comment:
Very well done. I love the reflection of the hand.

Hand Stand Man
by Salar

Comment:
Your exposure is perfect. The horizon is a little off kilter, though. I'm also left to decide whether the subject is the guy doing the handstand or the stunning mountain in the background. Take out the guy and you have a fantastic landscape. Get rid of the mountain (good luck with that) and you'd have a great minimalism shot. Together they don't work as well as they would separately.

Ok - I've come back to this after a forum message (I'm assuming it's yours -- if not, my apologies). I can see that perhaps the horizon is level and it's just an illusion that makes it look off-kilter. That being said, my opinion is still that this would look better if it appeared level (whether it is truly level or not). The line between the blue of the water and the reflection of the mountain give the sense that the water is going to spill from the photo. Whether that is caused by illusion or by not being level is ultimately irrelevant. This is still a very cool photo, and you are clearly very skilled. You should just be aware that the level illusion is a problem.

Drinking Glass
by dprboyne

Comment:
The "glow" on the right side is a bit distracting. I like flow of the lines, but the dust or scratches (not sure which they are) detract from them.

Adrift
by katih

Comment:
Interesting and very zen (not that I'd really know;) I think moving the flowers a little lower in the frame would've improved the feeling of contrast between them and the water/reflections.

Navigating the Buoys
by milo655321

Comment:
Very cool. I wish the lighting was a little better so that the buoys and boat didn't get as lost in the noise of the dappled water.

House
by umbro

Comment:
Very nice. A little less foreground would give the subject a little more punch and add a bit more drama to the scene.

The Last One
by guilotal

Comment:
Great concept. I especially like the idea of the frame (of the plate) within the frame (of the photo itself). The orientation of the lighting bothers me a little, though. Given that my eye tends to move from right to left and from bottom to top, the shadow draws me away from the strawberry instead of towards it. I think this might have been a little better if the strawberry were in the upper left and the light source was also from the upper left. This would have caused the shadow to draw my eye from the center of the photo to the strawberry, moving from right to left and bottom to top.

Ole Yeller
by vtruan

Comment:
I'm not sure if this meets the minimalism challenge. As far as the composition goes, I really like the lines of the birds body and how they take the viewer's eye right to the bird's eye. The only change I would make would be to include all of the bird's tail.

One last ride?
by LevT

Comment:
Very nice composition. The colors seem a bit off to me, though. A "cooler" palette might have set a better mood.

seagull on the roof
by photomike

Comment:
Nice. I like the way you positioned the gull in such a way as to make us wonder what it's looking at.