Couple at Sunset
by abuscemi

Comment:
A very used and abused shot, perhaps.There is probably no photographer who never attempted this. But also an excellent photo and very graphical. The use of the hyperfocal distance is spot on. The diffraction from shooting into the sun is really well controlled, as it is the glare. Easy to expose but also difficult to expose really well. The silhouette is just perfect (please, don't tell me you spent 30 minutes waiting for the sun while cutting cardboard out.. just joking..). 9

Eye
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Very interesting, clever framing. At first I though of a koala on a brown background :) I never thought of using facial features and tight framing to create this kind of illusion. Also, there is even a third image hidden in it. Rare image. 9

Rain
by Tiberius

Comment:
My favourite in the spiralish staircases subset :) I am not quite sure what the thing (doll house?) on the rail is, but the umbrealla definetely works great and the hint of a person underneath it also conveys a sense of movement.I like the processing, it looks like handheld hdr but with good taste.

Circle of Life
by RianBotes

Comment:
South Africa? Very interesting subject and composition. Being the image this good, I would have loved to see a bit more details on her dress, but it really is a small thing. Well done.

One White Stallion
by TRath

Comment:
The idea is interesting, the overexposure spoils it a bit and sharpness is midway between a more decided and pleasant out of focus or tack sharp, which I am guessing is either due to limits of the camera or simply to this being a tiny crop from a much wider image. Being closer to the animals would have helped, even if the crop and/or the long focal lens help compressing distances and enhancing the feeling of a tight pack. The range of the image is quite vast, no direct light shining on the flanks of the horses, which makes difficult to retain shadow details on the brown ones. However, this almost backlit lighting is often used when photographing horses, as ri light on horses hair works just great and dust and frontal lighting create diffraction, which works well with this kind of shot. Panning from a closer distance could work as well, if you wish to convey a sense of speed. I have seen the same 'odd one' concept in a photo taken from an helicopter, which really worked great. Sorry for the longwinded comment. If you have a chance is definitely worth another try, you could get some great images.

Lohdi Madrasa Pavillion
by dougi555

Comment:
I like it, the black and white is very natural and analogic. I woud love to see the colour version of this. Maybe a very slight increase in contrast would be more to my taste, but then, it's my taste.

Longbow shooter
by Darkpixel

Comment:
I like the idea. I wonder if keeping the arm's shadows and bow darker would have made for a stronger, more graphical image

Kitty
by bubeltrubel

Comment:
Very defined and nice, naturally bright eyes (no spot editing allowed it's a great thing in this sense).

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
by medinfo2000

Comment:
Very busy, maybe a closer framing on 67 to 31, with the opponents in the background, would have given me a stronger sense of imminent confrontation and also made quite a good use of the golden ratio as a composing device. But I really know little about american football, is the defensive coordinator the player facing us or the guy in nike cap and hearphones?

lockdown
by kiwinick

Comment:
I like the stark contrast between dark and shadow. Much of the strenght of this image is in the detail, so a bit more shadow detail would have worked better for me, but it might be my monitor. A few drops of water on the lock would have added texture too, but probably it's just me.