sorry but the contest goal clearly states that no animals are allowed

@ nator, yes it is indeed. If the author took a picture from the other side of the building you'd see a giant pair of sunglasses and oversized false teeth

lmao kyricom. Nice find author

The subject and composition are nice, but I think the harsh lighting detracts from the image.

You could probably lose a little if you desired, but I'm sure you have looked at the image with varying degrees of empty space. I'm with Rob on this one, looks great as is.

very haunting image - perfect lighting. Well done!

very nice image, and all the better for not having the text there too

in your opinion Mossy. I disagree and prefer the shallower focus personally. I think if you were capturing three live people you would normally want one key subject to draw the eye to, and I think this achieves that.

'...a perfect sphere is on-theme', please at least read the description thoroughly before making the comment TankRed.

This is a very nice shot too author. Best of luck.

Nice concept (not new but nice). I imagine it was difficult to find the right sources in a high enough resolution, but the result is a bit too hazy. Credit to you for the effort though!

haha, I love it. Very funny.

A very nice shot, and gutsy for sure!

A lot of work in this one, and a seamless end result. The smooth transition really makes this stand out.

I don't want my comment to be misunderstood. I don't have an issue with the pic myself. I just thought it was borderline. Best of luck author.

I know there's a place for 'edgy' art, I'm just not sure a pic of a dead cat is what I'd like to see on a family friendly art site.

Very nice shot here, love the bokeh'd lights

Love the dedication to getting a shot! Nice result too.

This is really good, love the setup.

aargh, where's the thumbs down button when you need it?! You're way out of line locks!

Love the colours, makes me just want to get out the butter!

A really nice result eith this one. Well done

Nice job! Not brave enough to have real paint on your brush though?? :-P

This is purely my personal opinion but I think the vibrant colour on the tat pulls the eye up away from the smile a bit. It is a very nice capture though, and you can tell she was a pretty fun and easy model to work with!

I think a closeup of the metal pattern would have made for a more abstract shot. This is a little easy to make out what it is (especially with you telling us)! :P

it looks like the clearest point of focus is on the back lip of the cup which makes it a little hard to focus. I like the row of cups too but think a less shallow DOF would work here so we can make out the fading trail of cups leading into the distance

yup, thats what it looks like to me too.

Beautiful. Such clear reflections.

Yep, like the edits... looking awesome!

Welcome, and a nice first entry. My main suggestion would be to re-do your shadows though. Your main source of light is coming from the fire, so the shadows should be long and facing out toward the left and right.

Absolutely well done, I do agree with arca on this one though, I'd dull the moon just a little.

It is pretty clear that you have used the same model in a couple of your entries (which unfortunately compromises you anonymity).

I like this pic of the two (and agree with kyricom's comment too)

Wow, my eye must be getting better if Steve is agreeing with me on my comments

As always, we'd love a high-res, but this is a really nice shot, you can see him longing to be outside (or is that being thankful he's out of the rain :P )

This is really well done!

Beautiful colours!

Nice shot, it captures the mood really well. B&W was a very good choice too.

Photo's like this make me so jealous, I'd love to visit Canada! A beautiful shot and well framed

Proof that sometimes the simpler photos can be really striking. Nice composition and DOF author.

If this photograph was crisp and well focused, it would have been really nice!

I like the shot, but think this is a case of soooo close to a really nice shot. I think you have focused just short of the eye (which IMO should be the focal point of the pic). Still a nice job though.

L is for laconically leanining on a log at a lake

Very nice shot, though slightly rotating the shot to straighten the horizon might be nice.

I like this one, nicely done

I'm with Steve on this one, though I do think the dark shadows pull the eye down to the bright red too much and takes the focus from the face.

Thanks for the great explanation author, always need these insights from good photographers so one day I can hope to produce images like these.

I love this one, it fits perfectly on theme to me. It puts us in the shoes of her husband or family member just staring at her chair, waiting for her to just walk back in and sit down.

My condolences to you and your family, but a lovely shot and long lasting reminder of her.

Nice pic, but given the freaky looking face, i think a tight crop on that would give you a really intreresting pic

I like the almost glowing effect on the skin. Was this purely because of the lighting or done through a contract adjustment, cos it doesnt look like it has affected the rest of the image.

Wonderful job by the way, I'd just love to know how you achieved the look

Brilliant job, love it!

I'm with you rbsgrl. It took me a little while to decide if the DOF was too shallow, but the clear distinction of colours between the path and plants makes this work well. Nice job author.

Absolutely lovely, reminds me of some of the old Marksquirrel shots.