Brothers - angelic and devilish!
by snaffles

Comment:
You're right - the one on the left looks stupidly angelic, and there is definitely something a bit Hannibal Lecter about the other. Unfortunately, and I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, the quality of the image is too low and the colours too washed out for this shot to do well.

Hunter / Hunted
by rosiehall

Comment:
It's always great to have shots like this where you feel the creature making eye contact with you. Composition-wise, having the subject off-centre is a great choice, but your background doesn't do you any favours - it is too close for you to play with DOF so we're just left with some out-of-focus brown rocks which for me are a bit of a distraction; not that you had any power over this. Looks like we have a bit a purple fringing in vital areas which is a pity. But none of this detracts from the fact that you clearly have the eye for a very striking shot.

Dichotomy of scale
by gtjewell

Comment:
Thoroughly original. Without the man in the shot the photo wouldn't amount to much but his dejected pose adds a palpable air of sadness - the extraordinary contradiction that lies between the sad demise of a store and the wildly bold and excited sale posters that advertise it are caught with potency as a result. 8

Black and White
by TallisMan

Comment:
Opposite ends of the spectrum - black and white. Very simple and relevant. Don't know why I didn't think of that myself! I don't think everyone will like the fact that the face is cropped but I think it's fine. If anything I wonder if the DOF is a bit to shallow? His/her right eye is in focus but I don't think the left is. But you obviously did the right thing to go for the eyes. Altogether a lovely shot.

Between Thought and Action
by elizadeb

Comment:
I like the composition here very much. However you have a big problem with noise artifacts, probably as a result of a less than ideal jpeg conversion, or even just a sub-standard camera. I don't think this addresses the idea of dichotomy as much it could.

The Contrast of Nature
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Nicely converted but the lighting is not ideal - if the duck's face had been brought out more it would have made a big difference I think. The lighting conditions were obviously very harsh and I think you have done well out of that situation. Unfortunately whilst contrast is shown, the concept of dichotomy is unexplored and the score will suffer as a result.

War and peace
by Rino63

Comment:
A bold idea which works very well. I might have gone for a different flower - a white one would symbolise peace a little better, but I don't suppose you had much choice. I very much like the contrast between the hands as well as what they're holding.

Luck of the Draw
by scalvert

Comment:
Superb. Captures both sides of the challenge and is startlingly original at the same time. My pick for the blue.

D3: "You have the right to remain silent..."
by cgino

Comment:
Ha! Priceless shot, love the title.

purgatory
by bucket

Comment:
I remember seeing this shot a while ago and I couldn't believe I didn't add it to my favourites. Since then I've been trawling through the black and white gallery in a vain attempt to find it. Now incredibly I've just stumbled across it in the forums. It really is the most wonderful photo and one you should be very proud of.