Lighthouse Keeper
by Paige

Comment:
You can't fail to do well with this. It's slightly more about the scene than him but this will be a DPC voters honey

Julliet
by Pano

Comment:
This is good lighting and portrait. It's not going to set the world on fire abut it has technical proficiency that is quite excellent. Unfortunately DPC voters won't recognise this

At The Fishermans Capen
by Krisby

Comment:
Stunning location but the portrait really doesn't work. I am trying to see what's out of frame all around this image. The subject;s feet, the source of the water at the top and the rest of the cabin to the left.

My Favorite Place
by steinar

Comment:
Superb

The Kindergarten Teacher
by scarbrd

Comment:
Now this is very very cool. the concept of her still and calm in the middle of mayhem is the perfect environmental portrait! I am bothered by some of the motion work. It looks spontaneous but then some it doesn't so I suspect it was done PP. That doesn't detract from the image but it does just a tad on the vote. If it's all in-camera then I'm happy to add another point to my 7

Waiting for the Perfect Shot
by cislander

Comment:
This has powerful beginnings but the shallow DOF bugs me. I tried to see it as a feature of the shot by isolating him but I kept coming back to what he is doing ands wanted then to see it as well

An artist in his studio
by Ian-Andrew

Comment:
Fascinating subject and environment but you've lost the best of it. The area to the left of his back is lost to the eye. Becasue he strats almost centred and is looking right, the composition is compromised. If you had panned right to put him on thrids left line we would have him facing into the frame and his work which we would be ablke to see more of

The portraitist
by pmotta

Comment:
A study of a study! I love it. Composition's good and the subject interesting ... and it meets the challenge in spades

Part Inspector
by edmeng

Comment:
Clear, well balanced, sharp and interesting - I like it

Working Dog
by marbo

Comment:
That's a powerful image - and this from someone who automatically barfs at dog and cat pics