Rust
by Sam Jowett

Comment:
I would have like to have seen the metal feature more, perhaps a lower point of view, where it takes up more of the frame?

Sticks of Fire
by tyt2000

Comment:
Really nice graphic image.

Lashed
by LadeeM

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

The eyes are the windows to the soul, so already there is an implied frame! This soul, being your daughter, means the world to you and so the image has special meaning for you. The eye is physically framed by the eyelashes and the natural folds of the eyelid, so meets the challenge well.

Most cultures in the west read left to right and naturally ‘read’ images in the same way - the dark space on the right of the image is the first thing the eye naturally sees and keeps pulling the viewer’s eye away from your main focus. This space is not needed in this image it adds nothing and is distracting. A much tighter, square crop would eliminate that and create a much more dramatic and dynamic image.

I love the sparkle and glitter on the skin, giving the impression of light playing on the skin. In comparison however the pupil seems ‘dull’ and without light. There is nothing there - no reflections, no points of light making it feel somehow unnatural or as if there is something missing perhaps. (I’m wondering if you softened the pupil in post processing as it seems much softer than the rest of the image?) This in turn gives the impression that the subject is bored, tired or at least expressionless. This almost makes the viewer feel the same way, as we tend to mirror for a moment the emotions images evoke.

This image met the challenge well and the more you view it the more it grows on you, it just needs a little something extra to give it more impact.

feeling dark
by nikant

Comment:
There a quite a few of these in this challenge - does DPC turn people to the dark side?:)) Yours has to be one of the better ones...I feel quite intimidated by that look! Can't quite make my mind up as to whether it is sexy or menacing or may be a mixture of both Good lighting 9

Noir
by nico_blue

Comment:
I just love this image! Great pose, great tones, great balance of light and dark. Just soft enough, just sharp enough.The lack of detail in the eyes is perfect for the challenge.

You are my green ribbon winner for this challenge - Green ribbon? It's the one entry that makes me green with envy...that makes me want to throw my camera away and take up knitting instead. So I'm giving you a 3 out of sheer spite...not really a 10..and a bet that you are a top three winner;)

harvest
by Figo

Comment:
Blatant appeal to the ladies:)) But what's he harvesting? naked and with a bucket..i won't go there!

Nearing Dark
by pirate_mafia

Comment:
that cloud almost looks like a cross in the sky

Night walk
by pmotta

Comment:
I wouldn't want to be her! Having been attacked in the street in similar circumstances this one screams darkeness to me. The motion blur has distorted the man's head, but that fits with the theme. I even like the noise - matches the mood.

He's got the whole world in his hands
by lwkimages

Comment:
I'm commenting on this after the debate on whether we should have titles or not. I looked at this image before the title and here's what I saw:

Here we have a young couple oblivious to the rest of the world and the waterfall at this precise moment in time. In love or in lust they are more interested in the beauty of each other than in that of nature. Where might that love/lust lead? The couple walking behind them with their two children are exactly where that love may lead them - to marriage, to children. This married couple were once the couple who couldn't keep their hands off one another. Is the married man remembering that? Is he thinking about the days when he and his wife were all over each other before the kids came? OR is he simply admiring a young woman's figure whilst his wife's not looking?
The monk to me represents a man who has given up the pleasures of a relationship with a woman in favour of dedicating his life to his spiritual beliefs. He will perhaps never feel those emotions and passion for another that the young couple feel. He will not know the joy of raising a family together like the older couple. He also represents to me the institution of religion that is the step that comes between the young couple and the older couple - ie marriage.
The young children may one day be where the young couple are, and the whole cycle - dating, marriage, children begins again for a new couple/generation. Just like the water creatng the backdrop in this image it is cyclical.

Amber
by peterish

Comment:
What's dark about me?;)