Kickboxing instructor
by Denise

Comment:
This is a nice portrait but she doesn't seem to be interacting with her environment. the punch on the bag clearly isn't a real punch and because she's looking away from the bag it just looks like a side note.

I'm also not fond of the shadow on the wall. Ideally I would like to have seen her interacting with the equipment more or even better a student and with more of the gym in the background.

Frankie. Painter & Decorator
by MAK

Comment:
A half painted wall would have really suited this shot.

Dr.Gutierrez
by gaston

Comment:
The harsh light on his shirt distracts from his face but I guess you had little control over lighting.

Late Nights
by zaflabout

Comment:
I don't know what it is maybe all the hair but this it almost like he was drawn. Even the texture of his shirt seems unusual.

Dont get me wrong I think this is a good thing and makes it an interesting shot, I'd be interested to know how you achieved this. I kinda wish you'd dusted that lamp though....probably just the clean freak in me speaking out. And the title bugs me as its well lit and doesn't have the feel of a late night.

The Butcher
by Iraklis

Comment:
Love this the lighting and tone remind me of delicatessen. Perfect picture for the challenge.

9
by hanneke

Comment:
Wow this is such an unusual effect, I really like it. The texture is so odd I'm left dying to touch it to find out what it feels like.

Colby...week 12 of PAW
by njsabs

Comment:
Well I'm off to do some sit ups, this has made me very insecure. great shot

Pollution in the Gulf
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
Good picture let down by the slanted horizon

Greenhouse Effect
by HeiSch

Comment:
shame the can is just out of frame but still a good shot.

Beneath the tide
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment:
Normally I'd say this image looks a bit flat but I think the lack of pop gives it a more grubby polluted edge.
My eye was drawn right to the sky rather than the foreground but short of cropping most the sky out I don't know how this could have been avoided. Incidentally when I did that with my hands I found the picture more interesting.