Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment:
I don't think you went "sharpen crazy" at all! I like the texture in the darker areas, the effect of the black on black. I don't mind the white ones to the side, but some of the background in the upper left is distracting. I think b/w often needs simpler backgrounds since color isn't available to us to pop the subject - it falls to texture and contrast.

Day 1
by walrus451

Comment:
Nice! I might try a slight burn over the lips to give them a little more contrast, but not too much since dark lips in b/w look like lipstick. Maybe over the freckles, too, since they're too awesome to gloss over. :-)

dead-tree
by poser

Comment:
One thing I find shooting b/w is that the textures need to be really simple. We can't rely on color to make our subject pop anymore, so the textures must do that instead.

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by aabatkinson

Comment:
Hysterical! Love that tongue!

Doomed
by Beautiful-Joe

Comment:
The vulnerability is stunning. It definitely evokes a strong emotional response. The eyes say it all.

If I wasn’t chained…
by edmeng

Comment:

Originally posted by AChelton: Originally posted by hajeka: I like this photo, but it's not about a chain. Im just wondering how you couldn't see the chain :/ haha good picture though.

Probably because the eye goes to the sails first, gets lost in their detail, and doesn't really want to drift down to the big shadowy thing where the chain actually is. It took me a few seconds to see the chain, too. Very nice photo nonetheless.

Where Does Reality End?
by OdysseyF22

Comment:
Oh my... my condolences. ;-)

Mannequins' Life
by junior_z

Comment:
I love that this looks like it was clipped from a 1970s magazine.

Reflection
by bucket

Comment:
Such a beautifully captured moment. I love that you've allowed it to be imperfect, the dark space to the right, the soft focus, the grain - they are what make the photo work for me. Really cool.

. . . . from the Kd sessions . . . . .
by LOWLANDS

Comment:
Love the dirty lens, love the square crop! Fantastic bold choices. I hope they serve you well.