the lone sailor
by Miah

Comment:
cool abstract shot. nice to see some creative art in the fray here. I hope that the "flower crew" here doesn't hit ya too hard - I like and appreciate this shot. I really like the parallel you drew here with the title. cool.

Dead Tree
by divineinspiration

Comment:
well composed and good subject. A little too bright imo - I'd drop the brightness and up the contrast a bit. Just a thought.

Loner
by Tarbini

Comment:
great catch on this one - the pose is perfect. nice work.

Last of the season
by Gordon

Comment:
great colors - and dof. nice work.

A Tree
by yeamg4

Comment:
good atmospheric element. My only suggestion is to up the contrast a bit to make it more of a silhouette - but that's just a personal opinion. nice work.

Where is Everybody?
by paynekj

Comment:
that's awesome. great "prop" and execution.

Not Alone So Much Longer
by Mona

Comment:
good idea and execution. I know that its easy to play monday morning quarterback...but my only suggestion would be to do another angle to get the branch out of frame. But having said that, I won't factor that into my scoring, because this was obviously a spur of the moment thing and complete creativity wins out over staged "studio" shots every time in my books. The vertical framing job is excellent as well. Nice work.

Silent Sentinel
by Artifacts

Comment:
great colors. good silhouette and framing of main subject within the frame. nice work.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment:
good take on the category - i wouldn't have thought there was a way to convey "alone" with more than one person...but you proved me wrong - great idea. My only suggestion would be to use a higher shutter speed to freeze the action of the moving kids. Nice idea to use b/w, that always conveys more of an emotion. nice work.

The Sentinel
by TerryGee

Comment:
wow, look at the eyes on that one! very cool....looks like the bird from "V"...sorry obscure reference, don't ask where that came from...well besides that his eyes are scary.... good colors, and use of negative space. You led the main subject well too. nice work.