20km charity race with plenty of fortitude!
by KHolt

Comment:
i had a hard time with this image, as it has a lot of potential, but for some reason its missing something. emotion or some unqualitative aspect that i couldn't put my finger on. the premise is good, i'm just not sure what i'm supposed to be focusing on. i think if there was a more clear path/road that they were following, it would clarify the depth/distance that these people are taking, but instead it just looks like a big empty field that they are running away from something unbeknownst to the viewer. it makes me think, should i be running too? is there a bear? :)
hth

When the Heavenly Temperance Turns in to a Disorder
by Krisby

Comment:
lighting is not exceptional, dont like how her body magically vanishes below the waste (and the line is not smooth to separate body and negative space). the spine is a bit distracting. a slight mark on her left side where her elbow meets her body. the shape of her chin and neck are also a little odd seeming as the rest of her head is cropped into darkness for no apparent reason.

Fortitude - Courage of Spirit
by Cutter

Comment:
looks like you missed out on the extreme sports challenge :)
horizon is nice and level, wish the blues of the water were a bit brighter (perhaps increase saturation a little bit), a little bit dark on the legs and losing detail throughout the jacket which is a shame. overall, good sense of timing, and nice leading lines with the strings/ropes (wish there was more of that)

What do you believe - Reflection or Spirit?
by ltaylor

Comment:
i'm not sure i like the drainage pipe going up the wall of the building. also wish you could have used a bit more unsharp mask to highlight the pattern of the bricks, perhaps a bit more saturation to bring out the red as well.
the trees in the background draw attention away from the cross at the bottom left which is a pity, and the hydrowire going to the church is a bit distracting as well. fortunately, most of these things can be fixed in photoshop with some clone brush and usm, saturation.
hth.

Wise Old Owl (prudence)
by paul58

Comment:
the tree in the background is very distracting. a nice CLEAR shot of an owl, however, i feel like its missing emotion. the eyes are GREAT, but I think you really needed to close in tighter around those, to really give the impression of wisdom.

Hope: Reach for Your Beacon
by SandyP

Comment:
nice foreground lighting, although it seems to have lost some level of detail in the rocks. the sky was captured nicely, and wow, the horizon is level! :)
i wish that the lights to the right of the lighthouse weren't there, as they seem to be competing for attention, but the stars in the sky add a nice subtle accent.

Sevenly Virtuous
by MistyMucky

Comment:
the halo effect needs to be more pronounced. also the lighting is a bit flat, making the colours muted. would be nice to increase the saturation and improve the curves of this image to bring it a bit more to life. otherwise, interesting concept, just wish the image wasn't so muddy.
(lighting issues with the shadow on the left of her nose), and perhaps wearing a less textured shirt would help improve the image.

Faith
by marvin

Comment:
interesting use of leading lines, wish the corss was a bit sharper, or even had more of a glowing effect to it.

For These Things.......
by missinseattle

Comment:
lighting is unbalanced (her hair and her lower cheek are burning out), background of the bedpost is distracting. crop on the right-hand side is a bit odd, as it seems she is floating, perhaps crop a little into and use her body as a frame.
for a better effect, i would have taken this picture at night time to give the idea that she is saying her prayers BEFORE waking up which is more customary than after you wake up.

Faith and hope
by Brin

Comment:
i'm not sure how your image actually conveys the title. the subject looks more like he's lost than he has faith. perhaps he's doing tai chi? if so, it may have been better to wait for a better/more distinguishable pose? its a nice shot, i'm just confused as to the relation to the title.