moi
by tnun

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This is a fabulous close-up of this wooly sheep. Love that I can see all the details from the fine hair on it's mouth area to the whorls and curls of the hair complete with bits of hay & grass. The only thing that would be an extra bonus is if the eye was seen peeking out from behind all the hair.

~ Mexican Sunflower ~
by Ja-9

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Wow, nice vibrant colors with those rich golden yellows! Love the textures and details I can see in the petals and the center portion of the flower. Beautifully done.

Pondering the Question
by Magnumphotography

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Ha! I love it! The early bird has come to shop! I take it he was the first at the door for Black Friday sales:-) Love how the gull is standing there peering into the store - I'm sure he would love all the edible goodies pictured in the posters on the windows. Great find and great capture.

Quiet
by Flatline

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I have seen these location photographed before but this is the first I've seen it in B&W. Very beautiful and the B&W tones are perfect. Love all the details I can see from the slats on the boardwalk, to the leaves, to the individual houses themselves. The water is calm and serene giving an strong impression that living here promises peaceful solitude. Very nicely done.

The Shire
by SaraR

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Lovely light and equally lovely scenery. The path to the bridge and the rolling hills with the colorful trees beyond just begs for me to step onto the Road. I would not mind not keeping mind where my feet trend because there is infinite beauty to be swept off too:-) The only critique I have for this is that it is a shame the 'letterbox' composition will only allow for it to be appreciated at a smaller size.

fishing...you're doing it wrong [or not]
by HCvE

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The B&W tones are great. I do like the concept but the composition just needs a little more for the concept to really shine. The scene is a little too busy and there are three simple things that could have been done to make it less so and get the idea to 'shine'. First off, remove the two white buckets out of the frame. The bright white contrasts so strongly with all the darker tones that they serve as a distraction from what you want your audience to notice - the man with the fishing pole. Second, the caught fish needs to be bigger, higher up on a blank portion of the wall, and perhaps a type with coloration that has greater contrast when converted to B&W. As it is now the fish is so small that it took a second hard look for me to spot it. Lastly, I think a square crop might have worked better to instantly get the audience to focus on your main subjects and get rid of the distracting elements on either side of the photo as it is now. Square crop could have the man on the left edge/side of the frame while the right edge/side had the end of the pole and the fish on it.

cutting corners
by oldbimmercoupe

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Wonderful shot of this little boy playing and the city in the backdrop. I have to say that the concept of cutting corners as a 'you're doing it wrong' example does not come off strongly for me because it competes with the overwhelming sense/observation of a little boy at play. Had you chosen an office setting with a guy in a suit doing something that captured 'cutting corners' as a bad thing that could get him fired that would have perhaps come off more strongly to match the spirit of the challenge. I feel that this picture would do far better in a Children or Playtime Challenge because that is this picture's strength.

Coco's Corner
by ShutterRev

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Um, that is an unusual sight to say the least:-) I guess this is a poor man's drive-in theater complete with one stop seating:-P . The processing and lighting are good. My only critique is that I think the composition could be stronger if you composed it with a smaller F-stop to cut down on the depth of field. By using a F-stop like 4 or 5.6 and faster shutter, it will blur the backdrop but would keep the focus on the T.V. and the toilets surrounding it which are your main subjects.

Bubble Trouble
by tanguera

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The attention to detail is fabulous from the smaller bubbles on the floor to the soap bubble pastel colors on the edges of the big soap bubble makes this all the more believable. I don't know if it is truly a 'you're doing it wrong' when this could be a monumental discovery of a green way to travel:-):-)

coq au vin
by tnun

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I think that this composition would be better with better lighting on the subjects. It is a bit too much on the dark side as that portions of the shape of wine bottle disappear on the dark backdrop. If you have a small spotlight you could put it behind the bottle to illuminate/outline it's shape better. The sculpture of a....bird....also needs a bit more light on it possible one on each side. Not sure how well the concept of You're Doing It Wrong comes across. I guess this is the wrong way to open a bottle perhaps?