Looking Out
by kyrielle

Comment:
Very active background and the tree trunks/limbs towards the top of the image break the cohesion of the greenery. I'd prefer to see a smaller selection of this like the bottom lefthand corner - from the side to the center pole and only about half the image height. That way you'd get good solid greenery. Just my preference.

Design Differences
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
Great choice of perspective. I like the angle you picked and I like the contrasting interpretation between the exact repetition of the circular columns and the similar repetition of the leaves that differ from one column to the next. - 8

Rule of Thirds
by Firstrich1

Comment:
Good perspective and I like the juxtaposition between the light and dark of the metalwork set against the rich reds and browns. The lightness of the sky detracts from this shot just a little especially since the sky on the left is so hot with those clouds and the blue on the right shows a good tone that contributes to the contrasting colors and shades in the photo. I wonder how this would look with a polarizing lens. I'd also like to see this same shot not done for DPC where you remove the clouds from the top left and burn that side of the sky to match the righthand side.

Good shot - 8

Hot August day
by pitsaman

Comment:
Great capture. Wonderful color and definition. Congratulations on the ribbon

Trinity
by crabappl3

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon. Love the contrast here. Good, sharp focus at the bottom of the image trailing into the negative space above.

Freestyler
by Toddh

Comment:
Great shot. Congrats on the ribbon. You really captured the moment.

Vertical Posture
by Gringo

Comment:
Congratulations on the ribbon. Good job.

Not a Bright Idea
by moodville

Comment:
Hmmm. The background and negative space concept works well with the human subject's head as there is enough contrast to bring out the features of the head. Adding the lightbulb detracts from this on one level as the bulb doesn't even have a continuous line defining its surface, causing it to blend with the negative space and leaving this viewer to wonder if any light is supposed to be coming from it (like a dimwitted idea - is this a barely lit bulb?). The noise to the right of each subject is a little distracting and draws from the negative space as well. I do think this is a bright idea for this contest but I think a hooded light source might have made for better results on the negative space. - 5

Come on dear, we're late
by johnmk

Comment:
Wonder how this will score with the community. For my money this is a great example of negative space. The space contains active elements but it is subdued and homogenous; not drawing attention to itself but rather creating the atmosphere or ethos of the composition. This would not work for me if the camera was raised much higher as I think that would tend to give emphasis to the ground and it would become more prominent. Likewise, while the buildings to either side are necessary to set an opposing color tone against which the neutral colors create a negative space, too much more of those buildings would have overpowered the central area of the blueish-gray pavement and columns. Good work and I'd like to see how much work it took from you to get this image. How many did you take? - 8

I drop
by ursula

Comment:
It seems like the "pop" of this image isn't dependant on the negative space but rather on the inverted eye within the drop. Perhaps that's just the first thing I focus on but each time I've been through the images it just seems to be the focal point. I like the technique, the lighting you chose and the background image. It just seems to be a study in refractive composition (pun intended) rather than negative space. - 5