Day 5: Attack of the 50 Foot-One-Armed-Self-Portrait-Photographer!!!
by Blue Moon

Comment:
Straight forward and visually interesting, though the line across your knees (more pronounced on the left side of the image) is a bit distracting (clone it out, maybe, or at least deemphasize it with cloning?).

Memories
by Hipychik

Comment:
Neat shot, and even though some of the whites are blown out, this makes it look intentionally harsh, rather than overexposed. The building does seem to be leaning back or to the left a bit, but overall the tones and the textures make this a really nice image.

Black and White - Day 8
by alexjack

Comment:
The toning here is really nice, and gives a unique appearance to the shot, different than any other choice you could have made. The subtle appearance of the clouds in the sky along with the golden tones along the treeline make this shot flow really nicely.

Day 5 - the Candle
by dreamy

Comment:
I like what you've got here, and I think b&w is perfect for this kind of low-key shot. You might think about cropping it a bit (maybe off of the right a tad) to bring the subject in line with the right third, but that might give you a square image (some people don't like that; I don't mind if it fits); you could also crop from the left, but you lost the arm which is a nice compositional element. It is also just a touch soft in the face, though I think a light sharpening might be enough to really give us sharp focus on the eyes. This is a good example of saving an existing color image that you didn't like and making it work in B&W. Nicely done.

Fires of industry
by jackal9

Comment:
The tonal range here is muted, but I think it works for the subject matter. A tighter crop might help, but for me the composition as is works well.

courthouse steps
by krnodil

Comment:
Nicely shot and processed; I like the b&w conversion you chose (so many options in Alien Skin). The range of tones is nice, and the lines give the image some gentle movement from top to bottom.

Day 7 - Mayflower II Rigging
by CapeSail

Comment:
A complex but interesting shot for me; I like the choice to darken the sky, and don't think it takes too much from the rigging and it makes the shot more dramatic (I still see quite a bit of detail in the rigging).

B&W - Day 7
by mk

Comment:
Those flowers are watching me, no matter where I go in the room. Just kidding. Interesting approach to these; I'm having trouble finding a point to "focus" on, as the focus seems to be on the pedals to the right. I like the capturing of the light and shadows here, and the way they play across the flowers.

Americana
by noraneko

Comment:
The tones here work for me. It struck me as a mid-day shot, and as things actually happen during mid-day (gasp), we should be able to represent them that way, shouldn't we? My only nit-pick is the flag across the woman's face, which I find distracting. I think you've processed it well, and I like the overall appearance a lot.

Wheels
by Retroesque

Comment:
This does work well as a B&W, though I'm guessing the color is not as bad as you think. I like that the frame walking woman is cut off, it adds something to the story for me - something about her coming down and being in the wheels lane. This looks kind of gritty to me, especially at the top, and I think that really adds to it (and is maybe why I like walking woman being cut off). Nicely done.