I n s t r u m e n t a l
by njsabs

Comment:
Wonderful B&W portrait.

Cape May Lighthouse
by vlado

Comment:
This would have been a wonderful image and in my top choices if not for two things. I can not decide which distracts more for me, the vignette or the boarder. Either one of them ruin what could have been a wonderful image.

osprey
by jimmyn4

Comment:
Wonderful capture and subject. My one bit of advice would be to brighten the area around the eye (Viveza from the NIK collection works great for this). Living things need the eye to be clearly visible and in sharp focus to draw you in, well that is how I feel. Overall the image is a little dark, enough to make you want it brighter but not enough to be a silhouette.

Sunset Lovers
by BaldurT

Comment:
Feel it would have been a stronger image if you had cropped out the sky above the bridge. Having it there makes my eye wander up to the brighter area at the top.

The Conversation
by rooum

Comment:
wonderful subjects. I prefer my B&W with a bit more contrast tho, image feels a bit washed out.

The candle maker
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
A different crop, taking some off from the right would have made a much stronger image. Feel that the girl on the right is just a bit to centered for my taste.

Sweet Retirement
by juliannj

Comment:
Wonderful image but the painter style processing is something I do not like.

Waiting for Manicure
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Really love how the light is falling down the alley and lighting the people on the left while the person on the right is in shadow. Would have preferred a lower angle, for some reason I want to lower my head to get a lower perspective when looking at the photo. Would have also liked a little more of the person to the right in the shot. Them in shadow is perfect but being cut off is distracting to me.

Hunting
by cloudsme

Comment:
Wonderful capture and timing. Just wish the trees were not there, would have looked so much better.

Poppy Guru
by salmiakki

Comment:
Wonderful environmental portrait and personally I love the subject. To bad there is the modern water bottle and what I think is a box of matches. There are also the modern sandals but I can deal with those more than the bottle. I know you had no control over them.