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Very nice glance and placement of that big hand. If it were my photograph, and obviously it's not, I'd change two small things. First, I'd roll back the saturation a bit. It looks a little artificially warm on my monitor. I'd also crop a little bit off the bottom where you can see the words on the subjects t-shirt. Those are a little distracting. Other than that, a wonderful, gritty portrait. Keep at it.

Any thoughts appreciated. Best to all of you.

Very nice composition and depth. Unpleasant, necessary work. I like the line formed by the heads of the people in the scene and the other lines formed by the tool and the sifter. The light is a little hard but that's normal. Things happen when they happen, right? Good work. 

This is a very beautiful photograph and not typical of the kind of "catholic ritual" stuff a lot of us shoot in LatAm. Good work!

A very nice semi-abstract photograph with good, triangular composition. Would like to see more.

Very nice. I'd like to see a Bit more detail in those highlights but I realize that things don't always work out that way. Great shot.

This is one of those photographs that just plain makes me wish I'd taken it. Fantastic, wonderful work. Can I post it on my blog? www.gonecity.blogspot.com

This is nice. But I think your main subject, the girl in shadow, is a little bit small and kind of gets lost in the larger, kind of busier scene. I hate to give this kind of advice but a little bit of cropping may go a long way in this situation. But I do love the contrast between the razor sharp girl in the foreground and the blurry people in the background. Keep it up, man!

 

Given the weather in the Chicago burbs/Illinois towns, I'm doing a lot of snowy things too. This is a nice shot, with the house and trees almost disappearing into the long distance "whiteout." Strong diagonal lines are also quiet pleasing to the eye.

 

Nice, sparse and "Calvinistic." I wonder if you could have taken a half a step back to get the corners of the chairs in there. Otherwise, I like this.

fantastic color.

Wonderfully abstract and I love that at first glance I couldn't tell if it was monochromatic because that's what the scene looked like, or if it was shot that way. Good work.

I love everything about this photograph, from the light on her face and that piece of wood, to the water reflections in the background, to the limes created by the piece of material on the right, which create a sort of "pie slice" that draws my eyes to her face. Perfect focus on the eyes. Perfect depth of field.

Very very nice. Not a typical landscape at all and reminiscent of "all-over" AbEx painting. More!

I would like to see more almost minimalist photographs like this one. The diagonal line that dominates the composition is very dynamic. The contrast between the "busy" upper area with the water and the simpler lower, dark area is also nice. Keep it up.

Not that abstract, and not that sharp either, but I like what you're doing. Keep at it.

Nice portrait. The shade falling across her "head gear" is a little awkward and creates some grainy shadows but otherwise, I'm liking this.

We need more photographers like you, photographing America as it is. I insist that you follow this line in your work:) Excellent.

This is a really fascinating photograph, Adam. I like the slant to the pole. If you changed it, the horizon would be crooked and someone else would complain. This has a darking sense of space. It's not a picture of a single object. It's a place and a moment, which is what we want, right? My only complaint is I wish the horse was either white, or standing a step or two back from the post, because he sort of blends with it in a way that confuses the eye. I urge you to keep working with these kinds of interesting compositions.

Stunning, dark, but life-affirming. Keep up this kind of work.

Excellent mood and light, as you said. Perfect, subdued colors. That truck is in kind of a strange place, a little distracting. But what grabbed my attention are the buildings and the sky. Good work, man.

Anyone who says this photo is horrible doesn't know jack. The feeling produced by a photograph, the way its presentation (in this case referring to overexposure) contributes to that feeling are what separate art from snapshots. I, too, will agree with a previous poster and say this is one of my favorite PN images ever. The overexposure and the hand raised to cover the eyes really make me FEEL the heat-light of the sun. You should Not be afraid to do more work like this. To hell with perfect photographs. You have achieved emotional perfection leaving aside technical nerd bs. Respect.

I like this Marco. The composition is strong and intentional. And you haven't tried to create a beautiful, fake, Eden-esque landscape. The electric line poles in the background make this look like a real place, not some idealized dreamland. Keep up the good work.

This is a fine, fine portrait. Everything about it, from the foreground to the background, from the wrinkled flesh mimicked by the stripes on his collar, is Just Right. You're off to a very good start. My only criticism is the title. Personally, I don't see "bitter" here. I think it would be nice not to try to explain the expression on his face to people and let them come to their own conclusions. It's a complex face, which is good, and you should not try to simplify it with a single adjective when so many might be applied here.

 

Good work.

So simple and forceful. Like a Henry Moore sculpture with harder edges. It's perfect with the iceberg smack in the middle like that. Keep it up.