Lorissa, thanks so much for the kind and insightful comments. Much appreciated!

Without sounding like some zen master, sometimes, life is not in focus and it's the blur that brings clarity. I like the shot, the color and the movement, which BTW I think the thick black line at the frame bottom accentautes.

good piece of documentry type image.

Thanks very much to both doilyboy and elijah for taking the time to comment.

@doilyboy - bring on the Zen!

The best part of this photo is the boy's right hand on his hip - wonderful.

Best,
Jon

I like this a lot and agree with bslomovic that it might be under appreciated. I love the angle at which it was takes and the resulting DOF of the screen.

cool. the suburban dreamtime

this is great!

Yes it is!!

Too much blur and not a great composition - this photo says nothing to me.

Best,
Jon

Thanks for your comments guys! Well, actually this is a self-portrait. I was playing a bit with the camera. The only light on was the one from my nightstand. Thanks again!

Strong eyes! Very nice especially for a self portrait!

I like the grain, the tight crop, the black blacks. In fact, I would burn in completely the extraneous stuff around your face to complete black.

Obviously, what the other people said: the eyes are really strong. I'm not so convinced about the grainy picture, I think it's a little bit too much. Especially the graininess of the background is a bit too light. If you look at this picture from a distance, it's not really noticable and looks much better.

Great eyes and great dimples - too grainy - not necessary in a shot like this - really distracts from a great face!

Best,
Jon

Love it. The DOF and the shadow of someone unknown. Gives the photo a real feeling of mystery.

Irrealistic
love it

so nice

This is great! I love the texture and the shinyness of the street.

Great shot and atmosphere - instant favorite for me!

Best,
Jon

stalking the rowers again! (i guess this was taken over the summer eh, what with every other of your photos for the last two months having loads of snow/ice)

I love this. I don't know exactly why, but it reminds me of something old timey...like the Great Gatsby. Weird, huh? Cool shot.

Hey, Pete. Yeah..stalking the rowers, indeed....
I mean..come on.
:P

ha ha. that turned out as a link.
fooney.

of course it works well for the theme,
but the composition and exposure just doesnt cut it for me, a little bit more detail in the person looking out would have helped,
did you try having him in focus and the stuff outside the window in bokeh?

My comments from when this was on WS are the same here. I think the background is overexposed. You could have used a higher aperture setting. The foreground person would then be totally silhouetted and crisper as well. I don't like the fuzziness of the foreground. This is a personal choice though.

I realize you probably didn't have that much time to make the shot though. It's an excellent concept. If you are from San Francisco I'd go ride the streetcar and try it again. It's also an excellent subject for this theme.

This works very well, I like how you are using the other person view. As well as you can get some very good detail of the other car.

Oh the concept here is fabulous!...I only have a problem with the blown out areas....I simply love the perspective!

Thanks a lot, Rachel- This is quite an old shot, on film. Kind of a one shot type of deal, had to just go with what the camera was set on already so as not to miss the shot entirely!

I like the three layers of this photograph: the sun level, the clouds level, and the water level. My only criticism is that the highlights are just a tad blown out. Other than that, great composition.

Yep. The layers work really well. On the few times I have tried to get a similar shot the sky has been all blue or pea soup. Nice one.

Interesting
I like the light beams

The layers are indeed very nice. I wonder what the fuzziness around the sun is. Is that a bit of fog or humidity in the air? The picture looks like it has a bit of low quality compression there.

I love it. I especially like the colors of the sky.

@elijah, makes me want to drink whiskey!!
@Vernon, dude you're on a roll!! A lot of stuff posted months ago being featured lately.

Gran foto. Sugerente, sexy, la mirada te atrapa y no te deja escapar.

Maravilloso retrato, creo que capta toda la sensualidad y personalidad de una mujer. Enhorabuena

Beautyful Woman
Beautyful Click

@beamer
:-)

@all
thanks for you feedback and the feature.
very much appreciated.

:-)

WOW!! Stunning!

Spectacular image. It seems everyday there are nice clouds around me, it's always windy.

Awesome !

breath taking

amazing.. i'm jealous :)

excelent ! i love square. Shadow are cool and the girl in the middle concludes the triangle nicely. Good work!

Really like this. Stopped by your site as well. Very well done. Cheers.

This is a great image. I like the community feeling of it, and yet mysterious as well...why is this community meeting on a beach fully dressed?
Also, I want to say that this is a great aspect of this site, how these photos from the oldest categories still crop up and get featured. Very cool.

For me it is the image of the figure on the far right of the frame.

i really love this!