C001

I like it. there is a warmth and a reality. perfect lighting. is it ambient? From a window. Good capture. b&W is perfect effect.

Very funny : ). If it had been a bit sharper it might have been better.

C002

Great subject for B&W.

nice subject for B&W

Very sharp and good composition...the subject lends itself well to black and white.

Very good but could be improved by cropping so that the rails appeared not to end.

C003

well they finally went and tied the knot with the traditional black and white wedding

C004

Intriguing. Almost voted for it.

hey this juice is spiked!

C005

Neat effect. Well done

Very imaginative

beautiful sky reflection I think I'd try cropping just over the mountains with the sky not being color now its quite effective good creative choice and picture

Whis I could vote for this one!!! : )

Clever use of colors. Very nice picture.

C006

Nice sharp image. Interesting composition. Lends itself well to black and white

very nice tack sharp pleasing composition whats the reflection on the ends, you?

C007

I voted for it, but I would have liked it even better if the lighthouse were on the right side. Of course, I wasn't there, so what was to the left might not have made a good picture.

very interesting and wonderful sky. Where is that?

Very nice picture to be a b&w

C008

very sharp and very nice. goood capture, perfect background

C009

Nice and sharp with a good range of shades from white to black. Well done!

another very sharp photo. I can feel the texture. Nice water reflection too. looks great in B&W

Good sharp picture. Pleasing subject.

C010

Strong image. I almost voted for it. This was a tough contest.

the branches frame the picture nicely, good cloud formations

C011

I think the green grass in the sheep's mouth is too subtle. I didn't see it at first.

what a nice warm picture. like how you left the grass green

Cute. I like the green fodder.

C012

This is a great use of B&W. No color to distract from the lines and textures. Like the way all lines run to the center pulling my eyes in.

Very nice. Strong image.

the design on this is spectacular. Where is it and how was it shot?

Reminds me of a national geographic cover. Very good.

C013

very exotic looking as if of orient influence

Good composition and contrast. Good subject for black and white.

C014

thats a great shot. what a moment to capture.

Great 'decisive moment' shot

Excellent action shot, reminisent of Henri Cartier Bresson

C015

Interesting composition but could use a bit more contrast.

is that all wind damage? the clouds and the field are telling

Good subject for black and white, and bit eerie. Very nice.

C016

it looks like an enchanted cottage from a different place in time

What a beautiful building – it looks like it might fall down any minute – I want to know more about it! I think the picture size is just a bit too big, my screen is not big enough to see everything at once – I have to scroll around to see every bit.

This picture was good except leaving the red in distracted form the overall feel of it.

This one should have been in the Red contest!

C017

Great subject for black and white. Clean straight lines, yet the clouds provide contrast. Almost looks like a graphic. Well done.

Almost voted for this one. Reminds me of a print from an old book.

very stately looking, no distortion

Reminds me of the church I used to go to when I was a kid. Can't wait to see where it's from. Very sharp and good grey tones.

C018

interesting portrait one is drawn to the eyes I like the background and the softening and lightening of the head with only the character lines to make an impression nice work

C019

love the nostalgia. Perfect B&W of watching B&W

C020

Think this one might work better in color –or maybe just a bit more contrast?

C021

I like the silhouette against the clouds. But the silouhette against the black background of the photo site broke the composition. Not your fault, of course, but with a white frame, we would have seen the borders better. Something to think about next time ;-)

C022

Very cute and clever interpretation of the contest. Ya gotta love that face. Wonder if the title is "Damn, I've been caught".

Is he real? cute fellow

C023

Arty shot – very stark

C024

The lines are interesting but I would like to see more contrast on this one.

Almost voted for your picture. Very strong image. You have a very good eye to spot this one in "ordinary" surroundings.

nice arty shot

Interesting pattern. Takes a while to figure out what it is.

C025

Looks very eerie – brrrr!

C026

Like the contrast and different shades in this one, as well as the perspective. Maybe the foreground is a bit busy?

C027

Interesting composition. Nice lines and good contrast.

Nice setting – but would have liked to see more of the chair and less of the area to the left of the table.

What a soothing picture. Makes me want to rest for a bit!

C028

Good choice for B&W How would a sepia tint look? Reminds me of a nostalgic camp picture nice scene

Nice pictrue for B&W – looks familiar, sure I’ve seen this one before. The noise adds to the charm

C029

What a wonderful scene – good depth, lots of interest and lots of different shades.

C030

Nice picture. It tells a story. The guy on the right and the woman look related. The expression on his face tells it all. He looks as though he disapproves of the affection being displayed.

This photo inspires more questions than I can write here. I love it, as it makes me think.

no fun to be a fifth wheel very descriptive in showing emotion of all three

I like this one a lot, but I think the immediate foreground is just a bit too contrasty. Difficult to do it otherwise though, as the rest is perfect.

C031

Very serene in black and white I like it

C032

Looks good even as a black and white (since I've already seen the color). Nice job, Carol.

What a beautiful place! Remind me of a park my wife and I visited in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Very nice shot lovely bridge I have this strong feeling of deja' vu

C033

Perfect composition & exposure

What a wonderful place. Might have been better if the boat wasn't almost dead center. Got my vote anyway

Magnificent photo – looks like National Geographic – would have been my first choice if not a B&W contest.

I want to be there! only behind a picture window next to a fire. nice shot and frame.

I do like mountain views!!

Excellent composition. Sharpness. Feeling. This one has it all. Very nicely done.

C034

Very nice. How did you do that? Should be on the wall to enjoy often. Quite marketable.

Amazing

Not sure what it is that make me like this picture, but I do like it a lot. Very pleasing.

C037

Beautiful

Good composition and clever use of color. Was this titled "Follow the yellow leaf road"? I keep expecting to see Dorothy or the Munchkins any minute. Nicely done.

Like this a lot. I did something similar, but this looks better.

C038

Very sharp, and lots of texture

C039

Really cute photo and the colored ball adds interest

Aaaauuwwe – cute!

nice dog and watching the world go by?

C040

Interesting photo. Nice composition and good range of shades from black to white. The footsteps pull you in. Could use a tiny bit of lightening on the left side of the shot.

Technically impressive. Cold, yet warm and inviting in composition. Makes me want to know who made the footprints.

Another great B&W subject where color would not add to the theme

The kind of place you'd love to live.

I kind of expect to see Santa Claus walking along that path soon. Very nice.

C041

Really like this composition and the mood it conveys! May need just a bit more darkening of the trees in the fog to keep the eye from moving out of the picture, or perhaps a bit of cropping at the top to eliminate as much white sky as possible.

This is such a moody picture – you can almost feel the cold and moisture in the air. Well done!

C042

Like how the light ‘plays’ on the snow around it, but this is just a bit too dark

C043

Nice and sharp. I always like black & white reflections.

This is beautiful – looks like a mirror!

Classic black and white, leads my eye where it wants me to go.

C044

Lots of interesting detail in this one, makes you take time to explore everything – from the clouds to the ‘waves’ in the front.

C045

Very interesting. I can't wait to hear how this one was done. I would like to see just a bit more contrast.

Beautiful. Great DOF. Don't know how you did it!

This is fantastic – was it taken through a window? Or from under a glass table? Or suspended between 2 panes of glass? I can’t wait to find out

Don't know the technique used, but interesting enough for a vote

is that leaf actually falling? Good effect.

Very nice. I would like to know how this was done

I can’t decide whether this was taken through glass or whether the picture was taken while it was falling – great shot!

Clever and original! Can't wait to see how it was made!

C046

What can I say .. beautiful bridge, beautiful shot. Nice and sharp and nicely framed. Well done.

very nicely colored and framed. nice composition.

C047

This is a picture that could be seen  differently depending on how you 'look' at it. One feeling is one of desertion, being left alone and empty somehow – maybe the b&w adds to that? The other is ‘the start of a day, in any second people will fill those chairs’. This picture does what a good one should - makes you wonder and think.

nice repeating pattern and dof. I like the quietness of the photo. The B&W makes it subdued where color would distract. good choice.

C048

Clever composition, was this posed or a good candid spot? The lines of the pier, the stance of his body and where he’s looking, all makes you wonder where it leads to. Makes me think of those black and white posters that was so popular a few years ago – well done.

Looks like a model shoot! Think a white frame would have given it a bit more punch, though.

C049

I don’t know why, bu tthis makes me think of 2^nd world war. Interesting picture, but a bit too high key in the vegetation to the left.

C050

I would call this one F# because that's the note he's playing. ;-) Nice image.

This looks like it could be a promotional poster for the artist – you should think of selling it to him ; )

C051

Interesting, but I might have made the ‘focus’ the other way around, the windmill in focus, the trees not? Was it converted to black and white, or was it a ‘real’ grey scene

C052

Wonderful color, can see why you’d not want to lose it – and the contrast between the stark b&W and the very red background gives it more punch. But I think this would have worked better in the red contest the way it stands. If it was the other way around, more black and white with a little color, would have been more of a b&w entry.

C053

Very clever intrepretation of the contest

very humourous and nicely positioned. Definite ad campaign for Ilford.

I like humour. well executed and very pertinent to the subject.

C054

Almost voted for this one. It gets my consolation prize. Good viewpoint. Nice composition.

Magnificent composition, and color would not add anything to this photo

excellent. The angle and the shadow and the symetry is beautiful. The ground a good background. This one is art. Should be exhibited

I find this so evocative. I don't think it's the most technicaly correct but artistically it shouts!

My favourite! Good use of B&W theme. The ability to see shadow is the mark of a good photographer

Original picture. Great composition. I don't know what really makes me want to look at it, but it works! Well done!

C055

Beautifully done! Nice composition and sharp throughout.

excellent exposure and dof. I like the how you composed the shot.

The best flower picture I have seen to date!

C056

This one is lovely! Good interpretation and a well-done photograph. The sharpness is amazing

great detail even to the curvature on the beak and the little neck feathers, very sharp.

C057

This is just an incredible shot! I was mesmerized! The detail is wonderful and the contrast seems perfect. I can't to hear what kind of skulls they are (first I thought alligators, but then saw the horns -- cows, goats??) Just intriguing! Well done. Would love to see this one at about 11 x 14 hanging on the wall. What a conversation piece!

Like a train wreck disturbing, but I cannot turn away.

where did you see this? You didnt arrange it for the shot did you? Although the placement is too perfectly fitted to be at random. Black and white was definitely the way to go on this. What where they? This one is haunting and it's hard for me to look at but I know it is a fantastic shot. Magazine or journalistic quality. National Geographic

nice scene especially in black and white

C060

Cute picture/cute subject. You've done well getting just the right expression. Would like to see just a bit lighter with more contrast in the hat areas.

such a sweet little lady with wonderful eyes and smile that draw you in. nice crop

My Princess!!!!!!!!!!!