Night Traffic
by jduffett

Comment by papa:
Black & white was a great choice for this shot. The church/cathedral looks like a double exposure.

Doorway
by jduffett

Comment by xonkas:
Very nice one. Love the light and definition.

Mirror
by jduffett

Comment by srbrubaker:
Very nice shot. The water is pretty; the light in this space is strongly atmospheric. Actually, it would be too dark, if it were not for the mirror. The mirror redeems everything.

Row Boat
by jduffett

Comment by srbrubaker:
Simple, clean, uncluttered. I like the way the fog blurs the margin between sky and water. I also like the tight composition, no space wasted.

Black is a tough color for a subject. The inside of the boat shows detail, and I think the stern of the boat does as well. But most of the hull does not. Such photographic 'blank space' will frequently suck the life out of a photo. What is interesting and a little distracting is that the reflection of the black surface in the water appears to allow us to see below the surface all the way to the bottom. But, frustratingly, there's not much to see there and our efforts seem wasted. This doubles this blank space, and now almost half of the photo is rendered uninteresting - the eye circles the picture in the margins.

In any case, it's good photo.

Some kinda flower
by jduffett

Comment by Ozzie:
A foxglove! :-)

Unsettled Weather
by jduffett

Comment by Brad:
Composition is great and tones/use of B&W a good choice. Blown-out section on top (white) really hurts this image in my opinon. ((5))

Unsettled Weather
by jduffett

Comment by GeneralE:
I like the repeating diagonal elements.

Unsettled Weather
by jduffett

Comment by ahaze:
This doesn't pop for me- the tones feel flat. Interesting sky though.

Unsettled Weather
by jduffett

Comment by Skip:
while i appreciate you effort here, i think your image could use some work. the bottom half is nice and tight, but the top is completely blown out. if it is on purpose, i'll admit, i'm not getting it. if this is not intentional, then please don't take it personally if you are not getting the scores and comments you expected. this is a tough challenge, especially in its size, and to do well, you need to connect with the viewers both technically and aesthetically. good luck!

Unsettled Weather
by jduffett

Comment by samtrundle:
Nice composition and subject - that sky is just way too blown out though, its a real shame.