My entertainment center
by camelotnorth

Comment:
your digital effects are really detracting from this image. your choice of subjact matter was probably a little on the boring side and you felt the need to give more interest to the image, but it's not working. lighting seems okay, but i can't really tell much. it just doesn't have the feel of a "photograph". 3.

Alone for the Moment
by lmhr

Comment:
this is a very nice portrait. i can't really find much to say about it. good use of light and tones, well framed, good depth of field. the lighter texture of the background on the right sets apart the subject nicely and creates a nice sillhouette. there's something i can't put my finger on that keeps me from really loving this, but it's definitely very well done. 9.

Black Feather
by Annida

Comment:
this image doesn't have a lot to offer. it's mostly very dark, and while i understand that the challenge topic may have steered you in that direction, i think it really needs more contrast to make the textures pop. brighter light from the side would have helped lighten up some of the feather and show more of its contours and textures. 4.

Fountains Abbey
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
this is really nice. i love the shapes and tones here, especially the path of white coming from the window. this must be a really awesome place to be in. good job controlling the light and tones. my only (very) minor gripe is the little cyan blue line in the window. i would have edited that out. it draws my eye while i'm looking at that portion of the image. 9.

Loving eyes
by kiwiness

Comment:
this is a pretty nice shot. you did a good job getting it to be nice and symmetrical, though the eyes are a bit crooked. the lighting is good and works okay with the spirit of the challenge. i'd like to see a little more contrast (brighter highlights, especially in the eyes). it also looks like it may have been a tad over sharpened in post-processing. i like the crop, also. the only thing really lacking is that it doesn't particularly convey much feeling or emotion in me. it's kind of empty. still a good effort. 6.

A Melancholy Song
by indigo997

Comment:
my favorite this week. a very moody and elegant shot. nicely done. easily better than anything that came in above it, in my opinion.

pepper one
by LanSnake

Comment:
very simple and very elegantly done. good use of negative space and black and white. i think a tad more light could have helped this, as it loses a bit of detail in the shadows. it might have helped to give it a tonal range. 7.

Kiwi
by Niten

Comment:
a very nice abstract. very nicely lit. my only gripe would be to try to get a slightly tighter crop, so you get rid of the 3 corners of the photo which clearly show the edge of the fruit. it detracts a bit from the overall feeling of the shot. i wouldn't worry too much about cutting off some of the tops of the seeds. good work.

fear of the Supernatural
by sanandan

Comment:
definitely a stretch for the "childhood" theme, but a nicely done photo nonetheless. my only suggestion would be not to center the subject so much, but rather more it off to one side a bit (in this case, the right side to make it look like she figure is looking into the photo instead of out of it.)

Yes, sir!
by stephan

Comment:
subject matter aside, this is a great shot. i love the negative space and the curves and shadows of the belt. the only thing i might change is to crop it so that the belt is a little bit further from the bottom edge. it looks a little close and too crammed into the corner. in fact, the whole belt might look better moved up and in more so that it more closely lied on the thirds. nicely done, overall.