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Photographed this young girl on the streets of the Centro Histórico in

Parati, Brazil. Please view the larger version. Comments and critiques

greatly appreciated. Thx

Incredible lighting and colours. Beautiful composition. Well done.

Please view the larger version. Comments and critiques greatly

appreciated. Thanks very much.

Photographed this boy playing in the dunes near Raposa in Maranhão

state, Brasil. It was taken just before sunset. Raposa is a poor fishing

village built on stilts above a mangrove swamp, about an hour away from

São Luís. Please view the larger version. Comments and critiques

greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Spotted this little girl wearing her school uniform in the Santa Marta

favela in Botafogo (Rio de Janeiro). When I pointed the camera in her

direction, she gave me her best supermodel pose. Comments and

critiques greatly appreciated. Please view the larger version. Thanks.

Nice photo, Tivan. Great textures and interesting subject.

Paraty, Brasil. Please view the larger version. Comments and critiques

greatly appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Hi Frank, I've always wanted to visit Madeira, and your photos have brought the island back into my thoughts. This is a wonderful portfolio of Madeira, and I hope that you will consider posting more in this series. It is also interesting to see Madeira represented in sepia tones because the island is so lush and verdant. However, it works rather nicely. Each of the photographs in this series is well composed and nicely presented – it is obvious that you have a special fondness for the place. Your landscapes are beautiful and rugged and dramatic. Impressive work.

Brazilian architects needs to come up with creative techniques for

filtering out the intense heat of direct sunlight from office buildings. This

is one of the more imaginative offerings that I spotted in Brasília – the

cement panels look like open books or butterflies in flight. However, I

would assume it still gets fairly toasty inside. Comments and critiques

greatly appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Nice composition, José. Great textures. Almost seems like the tiles are looking up at the window (like an audience at the cinema, or convicts in prison). Great work.

Rio de Janeiro has some vibrant and interesting graffiti, often with social

and political undertones (like this example in Santa Teresa). The

pineapple seems to be popular subject, perhaps because of its

resemblance to a grenade. I photographed a similar piece of graffiti the

year before, depicting a pineapple with the caption: "Viva a República do

Abacaxi!" Comments and critiques greatly appreciated. Please view the

larger version. Thank-you.

This photo was taken in the Bohemian neighbourhood of Santa Teresa

in Rio de Janeiro. It was taken a year after my previous submission (see

gallery). Every year that I visit Rio, I always take photos along this wall

because the graffiti is always evolving (and sometimes it is completely

different). Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Thanks for

viewing.

Hi Bill, I'm glad you took the time to do a follow-up commentary about your decision process with regards to this photo. I don't always subscribe to the rule-of-thirds myself, but in some cases it really does make for a better picture. But I also do like to see people taking risks with their photography, or attempting something new for themselves. Which you obviously did. That being said, however, I definitely prefer your other variation of this shot with the black water and the edge of the iceberg. Not because it is better proportioned, but because it is far more dramatic. The dark waters and the jagged edge makes your environment look far more hostile and unforgiving.

Hi Catherine, thanks for your nice comments. I considered converting it to B&W, but realized I was too fond of the rust colours. But I appreciate the suggestion. Will try it out of curiosity.

Please view the larger version. Comments and critiques are greatly

appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Wasn't sure which category to submit this under, so I hope it fits here.

Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Please view the larger version. Comments and critiques greatly

appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Wow! Beautiful image, Andreas. Well composed, vibrant colours, attractive setting. This is the type of photo that inspires wanderlust. Nicely done.

This is certainly an interesting photo, Bill. I like the textures in the iceberg and the grainy quality of the impending storm. For the most part, it is well composed . . . except for the bottom. I would have preferred to see a little of the water beneath the zodiac. Cropping it so tightly on the bottom makes the top half look too empty and disproportionate. This is definitely a case where the rule of thirds would have worked nicely. As it is, there is much to like here, but I can't help imagining your photo's real potential with the water included (not only to balance the image but to add another striation of colour in your scene). It must have been beautiful to see this in person. PS: Your other photos are beautiful.

Great photo, Adriano. An interesting mixture of colours, textures and unusual elements - they all seem to clash and compliment one another simultaneously. Nice crisp details and vivid colours. Well done.

Every year, during the Festas Juninas, there is a rousing horse race

through the streets of Lençóis, a charming colonial town in the heart of

the Chapada Diamantina. While this image doesn't capture the race

itself, I thought the girl's fascination with the horses made for a good

shot after the race was over. Comments and critiques are greatly

appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Hi Juan Antonio, I like your driftwood dragon with the long shadows and misty background. Although your shot looks nice in black-and-white, I can't help missing the colour of the skies and water in your beach scene. Still, it's a well composed shot. Well done.

Wow! Impressive picture, Sasha. Love the colours and depth of field. Well composed and otherworldly. Nice work.

Please view the larger version. Mother preguiça (sloth) and baby

hanging in the trees above our camp at Lago Juma in Amazonas.

Preguiça means "laziness" in Portuguese. Comments and critiques

greatly appreciated. Thanks for viewing.

Santo Amaro do Maranhão is a remote community in northeastern

Brasil. Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated. Thanks for

viewing.