Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by rickhd13:
Unfortunately I find this shot to be too dark and the subject isn't overly interesting

Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by perkygoth:
very hard to see.. hard to make out what is actually there. (at least on my screen).

Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by studio1graphics:
Way too dark.

Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by Ram21:
Nice reflections, lighting could be better.

Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by LucidLotus:
I gave this a lower rating because the darkness of the photo had me straining to see the composition or any detail.

Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by tdmeneuf:
Is this a van or bike or both?

Calm Before The Storm
by JeB

Comment by anireno:
It doesn´t meet the challenge

Individuality
by JeB

Comment by jimmythefish:
rule of thirds not used? i beg to differ! top of head 2/3, mouths 1/3, three faces separated into thirds. this is a very good example of the rule of thirds in a photograph!

Individuality
by JeB

Comment by BigSmiles:
Composition: It is obvious there is one person's face repeated 3 times. The focal point is the eyes although the noses seem to draw attention to them because of the higher contrast created by the little white dots. The rule of thirds is not used in this image and it looks fine the way it is. There is added space at the top that is left there to accomodate the longer thinner composition. The space at the top is more important than say cropping out part of the noses.
The black and white of this image add to the starkness/expressionlessness of the person's face. I'm not sure what the harsher areas near the left eye and a bit under the right eye of the center face. This image works well with each face with the same expression. Did you try using 3 different expressions? I think 3 different expressions would have improved the impact slightly because it would have given extra meaning to the photograph. Each person has more than 1 emotion and the image would have helped portray that.

Technical. The image is quite soft... and it is evident that the softness was intentional. I would have liked to see a little more detail in the face. I like the fact that the hair is not visible. Each of the side faces blends fairly well with the blank background. I do find the grey area around the right nose distracting because it's not part of the image. It's just grey. Also the left nose is much more transparent than the right nose.. why? I personally would have boosted the contrast a little bit more..

Overall I think this is a very neat photo and I agree that it should have done better. Well thought out and reasonably well executed. Good job!

Individuality
by JeB

Comment by Alecia:
this is so cool! can't believe you didn't score higher!