Smiles
by BAMartin

Comment:
What a sweet candid-style image. I really like the way in which the girl is so relaxed and comfortable and the dog is perched upon her. It clearly shows a bond that is familiar and warm. The choice for black and white is good as it let's the focus remain on the eyes of both rather than on the furniture. Background is reduced in impact by being black and white which is a good thing in my opinion. That said, whilst this is a lovely picture, like most in the challenge, for ME it's one that will always hold more interest for those who know the subjects than it will for strangers.

Highlited X-Ray Frames (office art+multi-image)
by MrYu

Comment:
Oooh, a tribute to two! Clever!

Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas!
by Konador

Comment:
Very witty!

A Tribute to 'Balance' by timj351 - Pencil challenge
by bledford

Comment:
Absolutely superb, very clever to reverse the drawn/ real, excellently done.

Fore Bitten Fruit
by Node

Comment:
ROFL, this is hilarious. Hat's off to you for the idea and the courage to do it!

smile
by dwoolridge

Comment:
Something about the shapes makes me think of paddles and oars...

Oars slice gently through
The rippling water's surface
Rowboat glides forward

Come As You Are
by arnit

Comment:
Wonderful sense of contained energy - the stillness of the model and the wildness of her hair - very exciting. Great use of negative space - it really adds something to the composition.

lloyds1.jpg
by PeterC

Comment:
I like this alternative to your Landmark entry a lot. The ratio and the inclusion of the leaves at the top corner really improve it for me. I think I'd prefer it mirror-flipped on it's vertical axis...

Lloyds of London
by PeterC

Comment:
Critique Club

Initial thoughts
I like the intensity of colours that come from the longish night-time exposure and the viewpoint creates an unusual composition.

Composition/ Content
The content is certainly interesting as it provides an unusual look at a building that's been photographed so many times before. That in itself is an achievement not to be sneezed at.
I particularly like the strong linear aspect to the content ΓΆ€“ pale vertical lines at the left, bluey diagonal ones to the right and yellow horizontal ones (broken by verticals) in the centre which combine to create another vertical. The repetition of patterns is interesting.
I am bothered by the way that the silver pipe to the far left seems to be quite far off the vertical as that jars with the more precise nature of such a structure, for me.
The colours seem both saturated and strong and yet there is a feeling of muteness to the image ΓΆ€“ perhaps that's more of a psychological reaction to the thought of the building during night-time.

Background
The warm, natural, orangey colour of the sky works well against the more obviously man-made silvers and blues of the buidling.

Camera Work - Technical
Nice colour and detail captured.

Digital Processing - Technical
Nothing that stands out. The artifacts mentioned in one of your existing comments aren't evident to me.

Fits The Challenge
Yes.

My Opinion On The Photo
An interesting geometric abstract based on a famous landmark.

First Snow
by Pedro

Comment:
Mucho congrats, Pedro!