Peacefully waiting for death in the chilly air...
by Everyday Renee

Comment:
nice macro but I wish the background wasn't so cluttered.

Poor sad clown between ice...
by CapitanMcWhite

Comment:
normally I would complain about tonal range here, with the shot being too gray, but in this case, I think it helps the shot and adds mood. There is a dreamy quality to this shot that I like. I'm rating it lower than I think it merits, however, because the bright spot on the ice on the right really annoys me and breaks the mood. I think, had this shot been cropped to remove that flaw, this would have been one of the better images in the challenge.

Game Over
by jfaulkner

Comment:
tonal range could be improved in post processing. too gray. needs blacker blacks and brighter whites.

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment:
I kept postponing voting on this shot because I wanted to give it proper attention. I think it is a very sweet pose of a loving mom and baby. I like the choice of all white clothing, props and background with varying textures for contrast and I like the use of natural light although I think the shot could have been exposed better. The overexposure from the window and on mom's neck and the baby's elbow is unfortunate. Mom's leg seems kind of splayed out so that she doesn't look like she is in a comfortable position. All that aside, I'll rank this a 6 because I appreciate what looks like a reasonable attempt to make a very special portrait. I think tighter cropping, keeping parts of the window and rocking chair, but focusing on mom and baby, and controlling the light better would go a long way toward making this a great shot.

Break Time!
by Flea

Comment:
great capture! I'm not that crazy about the technical merits of the shot, but it's good from a photojournalism perspective.

4. Period or interval of inactivity.
by tiktoklock

Comment:
clever take on the theme

My Sleeping-Beauty
by Nazgul

Comment:
I like the tight framing. good tones and good use of DOF. The sray hair across her face is a nice visual component.

untitled
by jmawt

Comment:
I almost passed this one by, but the more I study it, the more Ilike it. I especially like the way his leg mirrors the wooden step things. I think you could improve it by cropping out more of the fence area at the top, but it looks pretty nice and is well exposed.

Serenity
by Natee8

Comment:
nice scene. could be improved by straightening the horizon and playing with the tonal range. I'd also crop out the bit of island on the right side

Hangin' with my bud
by Sherry March

Comment:
I like the pose here and think the similarity in fur color works well. The background is too distracting though