Dead-end Street
by Thomas

Comment:
I don't find this image to meet the challenge in anyway.

Brussel's "Grand Place" 2 AM Monday
by rhipster

Comment:
Wonderful festive mood here. You've exposed really well and I like the wide angle composition giving a nice broad view. The only improvement I would have made would be to level out the image...it appears to be slanting right. Very well done, anyway.

Lime Bar
by Paulk

Comment:
I think this photo has a lot of potential, but it's execution wasn't carried out well. Compositionally, I think the picture would be more effective with the bottom third cropped out so that you don't see the stools or the men below their waistes.
As it stands now, the man in the middle of the photo presents mostly as a black blob and merges with the dark areas below. Alot of that would have been ellimated had you cropped out the bottom part of the picture.

Also, it's too bad the man on the right has what appears to be the beer tap coming out of his head. In addition, I find it very distracting that the man on the left has been cut in half and mostly croppped out...You should have included him in his entirety, especially with the man on the right looking his way. Had you been able to change your viewpoint to the left some more, or even to the right, so that you could have included both patrons in their entirety, as well as, the bartender positioned between them. that would be much more interesting to look at.

I don't mean to pick your picture apart, but just provide constructive criticism.

Bayshore Promenade
by roleychiu

Comment:
Wonderful perspective to this picture and focus and exposure are excellent. The yellow/golden tones are just sooooo rich and smooth. Compositionally, I find it very interesting to look at and I like the slightly off center division of the picture into left and right halves. The only thing I can think of that it may lack is some people presence...maybe strolling or sitting on the benches. Very well done!

Dutch championship cycle-racing female
by jajone

Comment:
Color and clarity are really good, but I don't get the feeling of speed here as it's more implied. I think had you used the panning technique with a slower shutter speed the background would have been more blurred and would have conveyed speed better. You can even see the spokes in the wheels suggesting to me they were going fairly slow at the time you exposed the shot.

Grumpy Chicken
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Excellent detail captured in the rooster and I like the way the red contrasts well with the B&W.

Kale and Friends
by Sheila

Comment:
This picture made me smile...thank you.

Country Cliche
by Girl from OZ

Comment:
Wonderful rendition of this cliche as I like the framing of the old and decrepit structure you're shooting in, as well as, the lighting and cloud formation outside. Really gives an eerie feel to this image. A classic!

In My Place
by sjonni

Comment:
Dynamic capture of waterfall and bird and the lighting is excellent. Just a couple of suggestions...First, I would have liked more of a close up of the bird, as it kind of gets lost in the falls. Not zoom in all the way, but closer than you are. Secondly, I think it would have been more effective of an image in color. Well done, nonetheless.

Working on the meat reserves
by sahko

Comment:
What a way to slaughter a gentle and loving animal !!! Who knows if this pig is even dead yet... and they're cutting it up already. Makes me want to scream !

It's hard to tell yet just where you stand on this but it's a good photojournalistic picture depicting a part of life that most people would rather not see. I particularly like the expression that you've captured in the man's face holding the knife on the left.

If you have a "heart" then this photo is evocative and emotive. If not, then it merely exhibits the technique of a cold and calculated death with good exposure and focus as there's no question how this animal died..a slow torturous boil to death followed by a skinning and butchering. Guess I"m of the former type and judging by your title, you are of the latter type.

I'm still giving you a high mark.