Walk In The Park
by atsxus

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because the footprints and the glare on the water really distract me. I know both were out of your control to a certain extent, but a different time of day would help some. Also, you've lost a good bit of foreground detail in the shrubbery to the right that I feel AA would have captured.

Trying to be helpful :) Best of luck.

Tree in Park, My Mind in the Sierras
by hyperfocal

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because there seems to be too much detail that has been lost. Tonality is okay, but I think AA would have found more white to use, thus covering the entire histogram a little better. The shadows are distracting without adding value.

Rural Countryside
by Heavy

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because this is a decent shot of a beautiful view, but the foreground is somewhat blurry and indistinct, and that doesn't portray Ansel's style to me. You've done a nice job with the overall tonality, so I'm bumping you to a 5. Best of luck!

The Spring around the corner
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because the focus is wrong, somehow, leaving me with a soft pic, and the overhanging branches distract without helping anything. The bridge is very nice but is almost hidden in the road and the trees. I think you could have done better by moving more toward the end of the wall and singling out the bridge. That would have also eliminated the car, which is again distracting without any obvious purpose in the photo.

Hope this helps. Best of luck!

Contemplation (lover's leap)
by holdingtime

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because the photo feels cluttered, with no clear subject or purpose. The sky is somewhat overexposed, yet the snow is still somewhat dingy. Kind of tough to beat, but I think AA would have given us a slightly different look.

Best of luck!

Flower, Near Pacific, California
by jfaulkner

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because the whites are dull and grey. Compositionally you are in great shape, but the photo is just too dark overall, and would be greatly improved with a better exposure.

Celestial Zone System
by charliebaker

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because I really can't decide what you are up to. If this is a remake of an obscure AA print, I apologize for not understanding. You are very correct that there are excellent examples of most of the zones in the different stars, and I see that, but the photo holds absolutely no interest for me. There are no compositional features, no leading lines, no shapes, and no textures, all of which I regard to be crucial to a good black and white photo. So, if you mean this humorously and I missed it, I am sorry.

Best of luck!

Adams tree
by slingshot

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because the blacks have no detail at all, becoming virtually a silhouette, and I would have preferred seeing the entire tree. I'm not intentionally punishing you for the noise in the sky, but it does distract. AA rarely had black with no detail.

Copperbridge Road is known for water and trees that stand on both sides
by tolovemoon

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4because the photo seems very out of focus, with no clear subject at all. The colors are okay, but there is no feeling of depth or purpose.

The Bridge
by MAK

Comment:
Revisiting and explaining my lower scores - I hope to be helpful, not insulting.

I only rated this a 4 because the man's shirt is pretty well blown out and the photo seems very cluttered and haphazard, due to the brush. I understand you cannot control the brush, and you did a very good job of giving shadow detail, but the tonality of the grass and brush is distracting and confusing. Bumping up to a 5 due to good shadow detail