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by alexjack

Comment:
this image really has a great feel to it - the lines of light across the path really add depth and intensity to the lightened area that the path lead.

Boyce Arboritim Shack
by BAMartin

Comment:
love the perspective following the front of the shack lines back to the windmill. the bright empty sky actually adds to the desolation of this image - very very solid.

Day 3 - Book Store
by menele

Comment:
Boy, do I love b/w images of brick buildings - the have some many great textures and details that a typical color photo doesn't really show. I would really think this could be a little stronger of an image with a little more contrast and a little more definition of the bricks themselves - maybe on the unresize image with some USM say at 25,50,0 to bring out the contrast just a little. I think your idea about reshooting this is a good one - but I think it would actually be better with a little more shadow across the image - more dramatic that way.

run
by boysetsfire

Comment:
The whole image is really cool - I even like the border on the top - but it seems to get a little unclear due to the dark sand/rock

With Back Turned
by lovethelight

Comment:
I gave this a 6 during voting. The bokeh in the background is really nice and smooth. The interlocking flowers has a really sweet and gentle quality about it and the intersection of the two stems is really nicely placed at the upper third. The colors are really rich and deep - especially the golden hues of the flower. I think a little more separation of light between the subjects in focus and the background would really make this one stand out much more. Nice work.

PAD B&W Day 2 Untitled
by noraneko

Comment:
i like the grain and strong contrast work really well on the vast majority of the photo. But as others have noted, the halo around the hair is a problem. I almost think the vignetting accentuates the halo effect a little. One option is to dodge in the background to smooth out the halo so the entire background is lighter. Another nice effort - and three that are REALLY different from each other...

day 01
by Firsty

Comment:
wonderful shot - the tones, textures and contrast are really well done

Body language
by Melethia

Comment:
I am not sure what people were looking at saying this didn't follow rule of thirds. Maybe people are interpreting the rule to apply only in the vertical direction?!

I gave this a 7 for clearly meeting challenge (in both horiz and vertical, by the way) but that I didn't find it a 'wow' photo that could have bumped it up to 8...

Day 2
by edmeng

Comment:
The crispness and depth of the focus is very impressive and the conversion to B/W provides very nice contrast and good tones and textures. That sigma lens sure seems to work pretty good!

Day 1 - Towards the Light.
by sherpet

Comment:
Shez - love the processing on this image. I know it is really annoying to not be able to get out and about right now to take many new shots, but you sure have found some great images to process for this challenge. Your treatment with the high contrast is excellent - almost comes off like a drawing rather than a photographic image.