Nightstalker
by Imagineer

Comment:
As I look upon this B&W photo it paints a picture of a dark and lonely night. Far off in the distance on this empty street we can make out a lone figure which is what adds to that feel of a dark and lonely night. My only critique is that the figure could be a bit more prominent in the scene for he/she is almost too far way and almost get swallowed up in the environment (if that was at all possible for the figure may have been a total stranger which you would not want to have an encounter with on an unpopulated street). Hmmm, just an added interest I can hear the tune of "Sister Moon" by Sting playing in my head as I look at this image.

Divine Light
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Very beautiful. I like how the light beams stream through the trees. The mist on the water adds a magical and mystical feel to the image. My critique is that the attention should stay focused on the main subject which is the light streaming through the trees. There is too much empty space on the right hand side of the image that does little or nothing to compliment the image - to my eyes, it draws attention away from the main subject.

Walking the Wire
by Blinks

Comment:
An interesting shot and one that is visually compelling. My critique on this is that the top of the figure gets lost in the deep hues of the blue sky in the upper portion of the image. His/her body is not nearly as well defined as the lower half from the waist down. Perhaps a slight change in position of the camera as this was snapped would have been better so that the person would be better defined without losing that shilouette effect. I look at the image and I get the impression that you were also trying to show the person not only walking the tightrope line but the line between the sunset hues and the deep blue night sky. It does appear this way but if you had moved position just a little more perhaps that line of sunset light would have continued down the entire length of the image from left to right. As it stands now that line drops off before reaching the far right hand side of the image.

Exploding
by garlic

Comment:
Excellent capture of action in this shot. The details are wonderful in that you can see the particles flying off of this explosion. The colors are bold further complementing the explosive action seen taking place. I also like how you framed the composition with a horizontal presentation to complement the horizontal action of the action of this photo.

Portrait of a Taurus
by peete

Comment:
The curls of smoke is what is so riveting and spellbinding in this photo. The misty curls that flow and undulate forth from the model gives rise to imagery of Taurus the bull as he snorts/belloes his fury before charging across the night sky.

little cabin in the mountains
by ursula

Comment:
This is a nice shot of a winter wonderland and the B&W suits it nicely. However where the composition lacks is that the title makes mention of a cabin, but the cabin is barely visible over the snowdrift. A change in angle or position would have been better to attempt to show the cabin fully so that it would be an intregal part of the scene that you so titled.

Seasons of Love
by sher

Comment:
The strength of this composition lies in the textures present. The lines and grain of the wood convey thoughts of great age/weathered time as well as present us with an image that we can "feel" with the eyes. We can feel the rough texture of the weathered wood. A splash of color in the red/yellow leaf adds interest. I really like how you can see all the details in the lines and textures of the leaf which pairs nicely with our observance of the textures in the wood.

The Heat in the Cold
by sjonni

Comment:
I like the explosive action caught here in the photo. As added interest there are two people in the background observing this phenomenon - and because they are present it adds the human element directly into the photo such that we, the viewer, can easily inject ourselves into the picture as being a part of the group that stands there to watch. My only critique is that the framing of the composition could have better complimented the action present in the scene. The explosion travels up in a horizontal orientation. If you had captured the shot by framing it horizontally instead of vertically it would have complimented the action by 'mimicing' the direction and further calling the attention of the eye to travel up the length of the explosion.

Nearest Relative
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Kudos to you. This is a tightly framed composition that focuses our attention solely on the subject face. The face of this chimpanzee has so much character - the textures and tones of the facial features gives us a 'map' to explore. Then we see the eyes, the eyes that hold that spark of intellience as this chimp seems to be staring back at us.

jenna
by gtp1164

Comment:
Lighting is good casting a soft and warm glow to compliment the skin tones of the model. I like how she has her head slightly turned - it almost appears like she has glanced over at the viewer after someone called her name. What is interesting about the picture is those eyes - those big, brown eyes is what captures the attention of the eye.