Sailin'
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by nborton:
great b/w. i really like how the hills contain multiple shades. i also like the bold solid white border. it seems to fit well.

River Reflections
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Ironworker:
Awesome.

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by HRoxas:
Great contrast. Love the inverted position of the flowers. I like the border.

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by admart01:
well titled :)
nice detail in the leaves and closer petals. one of my top picks this challenge 9

Tally Ho!
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

A great photo. The simple composition is effective. Proportion and balance are just right. The overall effect is humorous and a bit zany. It seems a bit flat, partly because of the pure white background and partly because the shoes and socks are black so don't show any shadow. The lighting is fine; it subtly shows the form of the bare legs, and the unobtrusive reflections hint of the form of the shoes.

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing that the photo was underexposed and lightened during post-processing (the shoes have more noise than I would have expected). If so, exposing for detail in the shoes and socks might have captured some and given more depth to the image. Other technical aspects are great: focus, sharpness, color, etc. are all fine.

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by spydr:
Nicely done B&W. I really like the lighting. The DOF is a bit off, with part of the backgound flower in focus. IMHO it should be all or none.

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by willem:
Beautiful, I think the strong contrast really works well here.

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by Silke:
just a gutt feeling - i like it.
like the natural relaxed atmosphere, the contrast, the depth, ...

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by dinny:
beautifully done! love the b&w

Just Short Of Wonderful
by Spanish_Grease

Comment by geewhy:
Beautifully composed..perfectly sharp and wonderful contrast.
Quality work....9