Sam
by thommo

Comment:
Very nice. Great engagement with your subject. I like the cropping and the earthy reality of the chapped cheeks and chin along with the salive on the subject's hand. The slight assymmetry of the expression and the placement of the hands catches and keeps my attention.

Scary Looking Future
by wytemyke79

Comment:
The image draws the eye upward so I find it incongruent with your title. The photo is washed out, but the light and shadow at the front edges is really quite nice. I think that should be your focal point. Interesting angle, but the image doesn't seem complete. I would try cropping it a variety of ways. I am not sure what would be best; I would want to play with it a bit. I think it is the way the trees are cut in half that gives it an unfinished look.

Along the Mississippi
by uctopuk

Comment:
Interesting framing: very nice. I would like the contrast to be less and brightness up a bit so that I can make out the images on the shore, giving a wider variety of values. The framing and compostition are really quite nice. With a few adjustments this photo could be really stunning.

Diamond Vines
by annasense

Comment:
Interesting ideal. I would like more of a focal point and for all the diamonds to be crystal crisp. I think eliminating the shadow or making it more specific would add to this image.

At Ease
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
I love this photo. The angle is perfect with the subject looking away. What strikes me the most is that there is very little animation in your subject's expression, he's even wearing sunglasses for heaven's sake, yet you capture his interest or bemusement at something, hence your title. Am I right? For me, that makes this photo transcend the ordinary. I also like that you have your subject looking toward the left side of the frame, which gives it a wistful rather than a hopeful feeling. I just feel like he is looking at something that brings back a happy memory of something he longs for. All that from a picture of a guy standing and looking away from your camera. Quite amazing, actually.

rainy day
by kittenfc

Comment:
Very interesting point of view. I want to reach up and wipe the condensation off the glass or plastic. I like this a lot. It would be cool to see a bit more contrast, but that might give it a surreal look. Anyway, nice work. I commend your originality and ability to see the beauty in what many would overlook. Bravo!

Can´t wait...
by LalliSig

Comment:
As a mother and a woman, I love this photo. The pride and happiness you have captured in your subject's expression, along with the comfort she has with her changing body make this image stunning. This is one of the most comfortable and positive nudes of a pregnant woman I have seen. Stunning work! Great angle and framing. I also like the play of light and shadow on her face and body with her body being lit more than her face. Wow! Have I mentioned that I like this photo?

Marble and Granite darkened by time
by SDW

Comment:
The angle of the fence in this photo is distracting for me. I love the monuments with their very similar lines and only slight but fascinating variations on that visual. The fence intrudes and clutters. The very groomed grounds with the aged monuments is striking and speaks to the endless marching toward the grave and perhaps how we try to bring some order or sense to that. I like the lighting choice with intense and severe shadows. I want you to move inside the fence, but perhaps you were sending a message with the fence that I am missing. Many elements of this photograph work very well for me.

Good night
by nicklevy

Comment:
Nice value range. The cropping/framing of this photo makes me uneasy. The wooden bench hitting at "eye level" of your stuffed subject, intrudes and seems awkward to me. Interesting combination of textures.

Strumming
by rscorp

Comment:
I like the lighting, the framing and the contrast of the smooth texture of her skin and the fabric on her shoulder. I don't feel that you captured any emotion from your subject. I think when an artist captures and is able to communicate the emotion of a subject, it makes a photograph transcend the 2-dimensional limits of the frame. That, for me, is the only thing that would make this photo better.