Interesting idea! I can't help wondering if he is actually reading this newspaper? It seems like he is looking somewhere else ;)

interesting idea for me too, but i would prefer if:

- the pic was a bit less dark, with more punchy colors/lights,
- the eye was less centered, and if there was less white on the left, and more paper on the right :)

If he's reading the paper, he has great close vision, because the edge of the page is touching his forehead just above his eye. The surface of that page is no more than 1 inch from his eye. This could be a great shot, but seems to fall short for a couple of reasons, some already mentioned. The composition/posing just feels forced/faked.

Just to make it clear: he's not reading, not pretending to read. He just didn't want to be photographed so he was trying to hide behind the newspaper. It's not forced at all. I agree that the composition could be a bit better but taking into account it's more or less a snapshot I'm quite satisfied.

Enjoyable.. Especially after your detail. Made me smile. :)

My personal instinct is telling me that there's something wrong with the composition. It just seems strange to me and is confusing for my eyes to look at. However, you have some great tones here, good texture and nice contrast.

Great capture.

I find all the different shapes in different tones interesting. As mentioned above I think it needs a little more photoshop work to separate the tones a bit more.

I would suggest using a levels layer first. Try adjusting your mid-tones slider to the right a bit (darken). Also try using the unsharp mask at a 20pixel radius and adjust the ammount to what you like.

Compositionaly:

The trouble I see with this arrangement is that my eye is inevitably drawn of the image. The lines point so strongly to the bright spot at the edge that it just makes you wonder whats down a little lower.

I like this image -- placement of lighter elements, softer grey tones, the obvious filter to create further texture. A good soft abstract. Well done!

I do appreciate all your comments, thanks a lot.

My first featured picture! Thank you all:)

I really like this photo as well. It is very playful and interesting. Great job.

i like the concept very much! lovely idea!

great composition, perhaps I would have added a little noise, or I would have removed it completely.

it's a shadow cast on an old cemetery wall...and the bird was really sprayed there before I came, boyd:)

Wow, very creative use of shadows.
It looks like film. Is it?

Very nice.
Focust color texture rule of third everything is
there

Love the subtle tones in this one. Also, I like all the different materials here - plastic, stone and metal. Nice weighting to the upper-left...good post, kokii.

The colors in this shot are the strong feature. They are subtle, but perfect for the shot. Wouldn't change a thing

An excellent example of the urban genre. Good balance, composition, tone. Wish it was one of mine!

I love the texture and subtle colors - great shot!

That blue all right but the subject is intriging
what is it ?

It's a baby statue by Czech artist David Černý climbing up a TV tower in Prague.

clever