Despair in Triplicate
by lizzyc3

Comment:
There have been images in this style before on DPC, but I have never found them as hard to look at as this image. I guess the thing is that no matter where you look in the mage you are faced by the grim reality of what the subject is about to do. Also the thoughts of why such a young attractive person would be about to take her own life?
On a technical note the composition is spot on as is the colour and the use of soft focus really works well here in my opinion. 10.

Cheap Seats
by xcharrier

Comment:
Go St. Louis!!! The focus is slightly soft, but I'll let that go as it's clearly quite dark and you would have had little opertunity to steady the camera against anything. Meets the challenge well, good luck.

Tableau
by zeuszen

Comment:
Beautiful shot zeuszen, it deserved better, you got an 8 from me.

Flowing on a wave of Energy
by MadMordegon

Comment:
I'm not sure I like the use of the sepia tone, which gives photos a very dated look, however surfing has the feeling of a modern activity. I therefore think black and white may have better suited the image.

Surfing Steamer Lane (Santa Cruz, California)
by sfalice

Comment:
I think the composition is lacking slightly, I would prefer the surfer on the right hand side of the image so he would be moving into the photograph. Where he is positioned it looks like he is moving out of the frame especially as the front of the surfboard is copped. However a great capture that I should imagine was difficult to get. 7

The Dismount
by dr rick

Comment:
I think you would have done better to take this shot portrait and stand a little further back to get the full height of the person.

Ready, Aim....
by vtruan

Comment:
There is nothing that really makes this photo stand out, I think a white boarder would have framed it better, also you should have cropped out the post at the bottom.

The Dance
by Gracious

Comment:
Unfortunately, as the sun is behind them, there seems to be little detail on the birds themselves and the branch in the top right hand corner draws my eye away from what the main focus of the shot should be (the birds).

The Fresh Highland Spring
by brownt

Comment:
The action seems too centrally placed in the frame, maybe pan the camera up slightly to cut out some of the bottom of the frame and include the horizon at the top?

Kayaking "Under" White Water
by hughletheren

Comment:
Interesting sho, butt I find myself wishing I could see more of the person.