Don't Look Up!
by Jak

Comment:
There are some very positive points to this image. The perspective, pattern, point of view, shapes and fibrant colors make for a quality photograph. What distracts me and why I graded it a little lower than your final score was the large dark area in the mindle of the picture. I feel that area dominates the picture and detracts from all the positive things going on in the rest of your photograph. John Gill

Big Bird
by Ricky Cleave

Comment:
I like the sharp image of the forground and the way the picture is broken up with different textures. A great depth of field really made this image work. The only change I would make is move the person lower and to the left of where it is now. Placing it that high in the corner makes it seem like some one walked into the pictue by mistake. Very good image overall and deserved a higher final score. Good luck in the future. John Gill

blackEYE peas
by Bukios

Comment:
I really like your idea of combining the eye with the black EYE pea. Very creative. I assume you used a photograph for the eye because the peas are flat. It is that flatness that bothers me as far as composition goes. I like things a little more three demensional. I didn't vote down your picture because of my likes, but thought I would give you another persons view of things. JG

Hide and seek.
by kiwiness

Comment:
I did detect the leg, but it took me awhile. I love the setting you chose for hidding Waldo. It's very soft and inviting, a place a person could sit and read or just think about life. Basically the composition is good. The railings guide your eye around the picture and the combination of shapes and forms with the window and the pole light make for a nice contrast. The texture of the plants and the walls also work well together. The one thing that is distracting to my eye is the light pole is too high in the picture. The tip is almost touching the top. Any time you have a tall object near the edge of the paper, your eyes will travel over to that object then stop alwost as if it where the edge of the image. If you could have taken the picture from a higher view point or move farther to your left so the lamp covered the corner of the building I think you would have a greater I catching image. Don't take this as a critisism but more as a lesson. Thanks for sharing this wonderful image. John Gill

in the park
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
A beautiful image and well composed.I have never worked with an infra-red filter but I really like the effect that it gives. I read some of the comments that others have made, especially the ones about not meeting the challenge. If your like me I really don't worry about my score, but care about people liking the image I present. This image is definitely a winner. Great job.

Barren Heights
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
Two things work really well for this photo. Point of View and the great texture at the base of the tree. I'm glad to see you cropped the picture because I'm sure the composition presented here is better because it allows viewers to finish the image of the tree. This shot is very over used, but it is probably one of the better ones I've seen. Good Job, John Gill. Ps. I understand the problems with the weather, I waited 3 days to get the kind of lighting I wanted and finally gave up. But it does make a difference.

Where are you!
by Hoogie

Comment:
An obvious popular idea and you did a good job of pulling it off. Placing the child off center helps the overall image. If you could have stood some of the animals up there would have been a greater depth of field and might have caused some shadows that would have helped. Keep up the good work. John Gill

Traffic Stopper
by Ptman

Comment:
I am at a loss and can't find Waldo. Oh well, he hid himself well. The point of view you took the picture from is very good. You have good depth of field. I feel the lighting could have been better, the car seems to be very gray. The reflection definetly needs to stand out more. This would have stopped your eye from flowing to the back of the picture and then off. That point of interest is so important in a picture and is definitly missing from this photo...John Gill

Alone in the morning sun
by jjbeguin

Comment:
For such a simple picture this is very elegant. The contrast in colors, the lines created by the roads and stripes, the cement shapes, the textures, and especially the cracks in the forground side walk all add up to an excellent photo composition. The cistern lid and the circle of of bricks in the background also add to the continuity of the image. excellent eye. John Gill

Intruder Alert
by aurora

Comment:
Nice job of hiding Waldo. Hidden enough to make us look and not so well we couldn't find him. The colors are nice and using the whole picture makes more room for us to try an find Waldo. When my students are given an assignment the one thing I stress is to shot at a creative angle. Lay down on the ground, climb a ladder, something rather than shooting straight at the image. This will give the viewer a different point of view and make the image more appealing to the eye. The lighting is a little harsh on the face. This is because the light meter in your camera is reading the dark background. If you went up close took a reading of the face and then locked it in, return to the area where you shot and take the picture, you would not have that glare. You may have notice this is what all professional photographers do only they will use a hand held light meter. These are way more accurate than your camera meter. Hope this helps in the future. John Gill