Ticket to Ride
by gotrond

Comment:
A good use of the space, but the subject doesn't much interest me.

no more questions
by streetpigeon

Comment:
As an abstract, the shapes and colors are interesting. However, I can't seem to let go of knowing those are windows and a tall ladder, and wanting to see more of them vertically.

Golden Orb Spider
by MEJazz

Comment:
Good choice from a composition standpoint. However, as I do with most macros, I want to see lots of detail, and this small size makes that difficult. It's hard to tell from this shot, but is it sharp enough to support cropping in almost entirely to the spider's body?

Olympiapark
by bjoern

Comment:
You chose a good scene to fill the wide photo shape. I think it caught my attention a little less, though, because it's hard to see much detail in the stuff on the ground.

s curve
by tome

Comment:
A bold move to cut off the bird's head. I like it as an abstract, but that choice about the head is distracting me. Do *you* like it?

Early Evening in the Cove
by PenelopeK

Comment:
A pretty scene that fills the frame well. At this small size, though, I find myself wanting to see more detail in the shapes of the boats. I think I'd like it better with some color difference between the various features of the photo. Still, a 7.

European Starling
by Mona

Comment:
Like an Edgar Allen Poe poem. At first I thought it was an E on a door, leaving me wondering what else is in the label. Then I noticed the shadowy shape of the bird. Very intriguing, and you composed it well with the subject at the bottom of the frame.

Grass
by nam

Comment:
Nice long subject to fill that narrow photo! You captured the shapes and texture well, too.

sweet lil lies
by hesitant

Comment:
Pretty use of shape and color to fill the narrow frame. I voted it a 7, but I'm having a hard time explaining why I didn't vote it a 10. I think maybe it's a little low in contrast for my taste, and maybe it's that I get enough of a hint of texture that I want to see more.

"Windows to the Soul"
by beatabg

Comment:
Good way to use the long shape of the photo. I could lose myself in her eyes, but something's not completely pulling me in. Maybe it's that I'm wondering why she has something over her nose (and presumably her mouth)? Maybe it's that it's not quite as tack-sharp as some other photos I've seen like this. Maybe it's the B&W, so her eye color doesn't draw me in. What do *you* think of it?