This is such a fun photo. Well done.

Two other excellent ones... Of course, I understand the link between the left and the right shots, but each one is so good that they could be showed (and appreciated) individually.
Great work !

superbes photos. toutes les rides de la vie de cette homme ressortent vraiment bien. bravo

I agree with Martine. Each of these shots could stand on their own and speak just as strongly.

I see ;)

:)

With your explanation, I sort of see what you're trying to do here, but I don't think it comes across that well. I think there would be other ways to communicate that idea better. As for this photo, what if you took the same advice you gave the dog photo--go for a square crop, getting rid of most of the left side and putting more emphasis on the flower on the right side.

To be honest, it does not come across easily even in the culture where the said way of fortune telling is customary :).

I also think getting rid of the left side would be a good idea, thanks Jim, I'll try it!

Motif: Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément...

Great photo. Colors are amazing. Look like some defaul windows wallpaper ;)

haha. I see what you mean. Thanks!

Congrats on getting this featured. The blues are really great. Good photo.

Yosemite I presume. Great minimal!

Yes it is Yosemite. Thanks everyone for your comments!

really intense colors, but IMO that slant is too distracting

La inclinación del horizonte es demasiado pronunciada para mí.

imo the diagonal horizon is kind a artistic, but I understand the opinions of Brennan and Ana. I like the red glow provided by the sun and the effect it has on the shilouettes of those five people. The red spot on the left shoe´s nose is distracting (do those spots or stripes provided by (sun)-lightning have a special name in photography or in english)? I would have cloned that spot away.

You could have used a reflection screen or just a peace of white paper to reflect the light on those shoes, they are a bit to dark imo. Editing the colours a bit in photoshop will maybe also do.

I agree with Tamara: a hint of lighting on the shoes would help. Not much, but just a touch. (And the red flare of light on the shoe is a bit distracting.) But otherwise, it's a good shot. 'm kind of ambivalent about the angle.

Overall, I like this photograph a lot.

Perhaps, some negative space above the sun would not hurt the impact; also a small diagonal line in the lower left corner distracts a little bit.

Fedor: Thanks for the comment. I hadn't even noticed the diagonal line in the right corner, but now that you point it out, I can't miss it.

Me gusta, yo habría evitado las siluetas de los árboles y habría cortado un poquito por arriba. Me encanta el pelo brillante con la luz.
Saludos.

I really like this shot, there is just enough highlight on the top of the child. great composition

This is a wonderful shot. Great job Jim!

too sharp and dark for me

I have to agree with the "over sharp" sentiment expressed by others. I do like the processing otherwise. Your subject has a great face, too.

I agree that it looks a bit over-sharp, but I personally don't think it's a problem with this image. It is a little bit dark (and I literally mean very little). But over-all, it's got good character and I think it works.

A bit oversharpened to me also - and a bit over processed in general. But I like the expression and composition

j'aime beaucoup ce portrait, mais je trouve que l'effet donné est trop poussé, je l'aurais fait moins fort.

Sorry, but I can't see what is unusual here. For me it is nothing but a very common daily scene.

The way you made this pic, standing on that position is unusual. A bit dangerous maybe, too: just before the doors will sliding to close.

I like this one. The crowded subway in contrast with the almost empty platform. The man in the train who's is looking in the direction of the camera from the corner of his eyes.

If I travel by subway, I always want to make photo's of the weird situation beiing with so many diffrent people in a tiny space and not interacting with eachother. In a subway, under the ground in a tunnel, it's worst then in a normal train or bus: you can't look outside. That's way the effect of people, strangly not really interacting, is even stronger. But... making random pictures... I'm afraid people think I'm weird.

I really wanted to vote for this picture as I think it's a really neat shot that made me have to look twice to work out exactly what was going on. The juxtaposition between the crowded subway and the emptiness of the platform is striking.

But in the end, I can't give it a vote in the "Unusual" category. I think you've got it in the wrong category. While the composition is definitely a bit unusual, I don't think the subject matter is. Put it under "Urban Life", and you've got a winner in my eyes.

Very nice. Great depth. Really draws the viewer in. Fascinating color, highlights & shadows.

Great shot! It captures the eye!

This is beautiful, what is it? Looks man made??

Since you asked, it's an antique Gramophone. I have a picture of the entire thing on my photoblog from a month or two ago.

Very cool, thanks for sharing!!

Hmmm, maybe I don't have a prejudiced opinion about the composition of the arch becouse to me it is not familiar. I have never seen a photo of it. I don't know how the whole arch looks likes and how it could be showed diffrent.

Thanks for the comments. I thought I had captured the boat in time before it got behind the arch but all of this was rather difficult to put together since I had to shoot through thick plexi-glass with a lot of glare. I was pushing the lens up to the glass to avoid as much of the distortion as possible. Seeing the arch everyday and almost always in its entirety for photos, I wanted to capture it in the different way. I tried to use the arch to draw the eye down from the sky to the river and finally it's base.

I'm with Clyde in regards to the arch - for me, it's a big distraction. The subject here is the light - it's wonderful!!

Best,
Jon

I live near the Arch. I have seen more Arch photos than you can imagine. This one is original and shows the Arch in context. The composition is more creative than people can imagine.

If this is highly altered in post-processing, you did a nice job of not over doing it.

If there is no HDR/psuedo HDR manipulation, than you caught the light at the perfect moment with perfect exposure.

Anyway, this is one of the best Arch photos I've seen.

It's an interesting photo in the context of the Arch. It's not one of the standard views of it and the emphasis seems to be more on the surroundings than the arch itself. (Personally I find this interesting as I had no idea what the surroudings were like and did not expect what one sees on the other side of the river.)

Is it a phenomenal picture? Not quite. I am not sure what the missing ingredient is here. It would be nice if the boat were not behind the Arch. But the light really is nice. And, as I say, it's interest is in contextualizing the Arch rather than focusing on it.