Happy Alone
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Most ot the time one takes exception black chains running right through the middle of a subject's face, yet in this case the daring move makes the photo - possibly by drawing our attention to the expressive eye and mouth. This is a powerfully beautiful photo. I do really wish the two trees in the background somehow were not there - they really distract from that great black head of hair.

Time to leave the nest...
by sajin

Comment:
Great composition - I really love the almost mirrored effect. DOF is perfect. It's a mere quibble, but I wonder if the photo might not be a bit better without the two stray feathers at the left edge.

...is flexible hours?
by Xilebo

Comment:
A great subject, great expression. The lighting is perfect, even the subtle kick added by the fill flash. Great Shot.

Frauenkirche - Muenchen
by wrampevo

Comment:
I love the glowing nature of the shot. Would have liked if it were a bit bigger.

Symbol of...
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
This was an advanced editing challenge? I wonder whether this eagle might not prefer to be depicted without the strands of slobber? Otherwise, a compelling shot.

Up, Up, and Away!
by bvoi

Comment:
The splash behind the airborne child does suggest unusual powers of levitation - very funny. I wish the background were less cluttered.

Escaping The Ordinary
by annah

Comment:
Nice contrasts between wavy and smooth, liquid and solid, white and black, life and lifeless. Great framing, nice and daring use of negative space.

Sunshine
by MichaelC

Comment:
WOW, Super.

Going My Way
by bucket

Comment:
Wow, cute subject, great expression. DOF is perfect so is lighting and focus. There's a rule about 'not chopping a person off at a joint' which I think might apply here. There's also one I heard first at this site about 'always showing the feet unless it's a head shot' In any case, the more I look at the photo, the more I miss those feet. It's a quibble, but I wonder if the photo would not be stronger with the road travelling just a tad more diagonally in he photo?

Wherever...Whenever
by kevrobertson

Comment:
There's a strange and creepy blueness that swamps the photo. And the red and green seem too intensly saturated too. It seems to me that the textures and shapes might make this photo more than than colors, in which case B&W might make for a stronger presentation.