The shape of a predator
by millsa

Comment:
Given that I have tried to capture a really good shot of a hawk or eagle in flight for the better part of a year I can appreciate the effort of getting a good bead on this bird in flight. It is not an easy capture....Nonetheless there is room for improvement on this picture. Personally a white sky is uninteresting and the white is a glaring background to complement the hawk. Now the white background does serve to function as a minimialistic background such that attention is only focused on the hawk. But the stark white also acts as a sterile background - lacking warmth to really complement the rich browns of the hawk - which a blue sky with a smattering of white clouds can do better to compliment the hues. Now the image as it stands now I think you can very well loose all that white space and go for a closer crop and I'll tell you why. A closer crop where the photo is filled with the soaring hawk would give the viewer a sensation of it looming overhead filling our vision as it comes closer (like we are the prey - especially since it appears like the head is down looking at the ground)

Majestic Metamorph
by GrayGhost

Comment:
Very different and unique. Wycinanki, Mon-kiri, Papel Picado, folk paper cutting of all sorts and shapes to create a pleasing image. Here paper is cut into shapes to create imagery of a flower and butterfly. My critiques on this piece is that it could be cropped more such that there is less negative space and the eye is drawn & held by the main subject. The second suggestion is to have had the paper butterfly in more vibrant colors similiar to live butterflies - granted the white popps off the page because of the dark background but a more vibrant colors could add interest.

Exhaust
by caba

Comment:
Love the dominate shapes of the circles seen here in this entry. The inner blue just popps out from the textured 'pipes' (my guess is that they are exhaust pipes of a motorcycle or car). The black background really compliments that steel blue - our eyes are instantly riveted on the color and the shapes it takes. It is almost like 4 blue spherical moons.

Out of Shape
by linda12201

Comment:
Love the feeling projected in this photo. The shape of the cowboy hat is worn, old, and beaten - this imagery is conveyed both by the condition of the hat AND it's physical surroundings. The cracked and weathered bark of the tree that it rests on is a timeworn companion to the worn hat - both have seen younger days. The grass is brown and weathered too - playing into the theme of aged and worn out. Quite a different take on Shapes and a unique and creative one as well!

contour
by mesmeraj

Comment:
Simple bold contrasting hue of B&W present here in this photo make me think upon the shape of the woman seen in the dividing line between the black and white BUT I also see the shape of a curvy vase set on a white backdrop. Excellent presentation and capture.

Time a-Round the World
by PhantomEWO

Comment:
I like how you got the title to relate to the shapes most present in the composition - very clever. Now onto the composition. I like the presentation of the idea - very strong in set-up and composition. Lighting of the subjects is very good and details are crisp. One observation that may strengthen the connection of the watches to the circular time clocks seen on the chart would have been to sinc up the times to match what is seen. The gold watch reading 1 o'clock matches one of the clocks seen on the chart. The gold watch reading a quarter to five and the other reading 3 o'clock are not visible on that time chart below.

Going in Circles
by dstrahinov

Comment:
I like the curves in the bent swirls that radiate out to the lighted circles. It almost gives the scene a sense of motion. Color hues of this composition are nice warm ones. Love how the rich brown of the ceiling complements the warm amber/cream of the circular portions of this lighted fixture. My critique is that I think the image would be strengthened if you did a tighter crop so the eye's focus stays on the main subject - there is too much empty space on the right and left.

Bearing Sea
by Mick

Comment:
Love how the title cleverly relates to the photo. The ball bearings are in wonderfully sharp focus. Not only are there curves seen in the spherical curves of the Bearings but the eye is also drawn to the curve/grove/track that the bearings are traveling upon.

Living Circles
by jencurrie

Comment:
A good shot of the underside of an octopus - one of which we get to see all the cicular shaped suckers. The red hue of the octopus also offers a splash of vibrant color to the scene. My critique on this piece is that the image would be visually strenthened if the viewer could see more of the head and eye of this creature - not only would it more readily identify the octopus but it would add more shapes to the composition- oval for the head and another circle which would be the eye.

Bird-Shaped Orchid Petal
by MaxheadrooM

Comment:
Lovely bold hues of yellow and oranges seen splashed in the center. With applied imagination one can see the bird/hawklike shape in the center orchid petal. My critique is that the image could be much stronger if you had tightly cropped the image to focus the eye's attention on JUST the petal. There is too much other things going on off to the right and left of the image that calls attention away from the main focus. A tighter crop where the center petal fills the whole frame would have greatly improved the impact of the photo.