Contrast

This photo isn't of particularly good quality and definitely could be improved, but I like it, mainly because of the idea.
This picture was taken during a family trip to a college this Summer. We were looking around and went inside this building, which was dark and uninhabited since it was Summer. There was this long creepy dark hallway and I told my dad to take a picure of me standing there in the dark because I imagined it to be a cool picture. It was actually pitch black in the tunnel and you couldn't see a thing but the flash of the camera created the light surrounding me. So, I think the main thing that makes this picture great is the contrast between the white surrounding the figure, and then the dark figure.

Peers Photograph Critiques

This post is not about photography that I find interesting, but I was just looking through everybody's posts and I have to comment on how creative and artistic everybody is. Everybody had such interesting and different photos that they were attracted to, and everyone had a great way of articulating why they like them. Its just amazing how such a variation of photographs and ideas can all be so beautiful and striking in their own individual way. It really just amazed me as I looked through all the great photographs and descriptions so I just had to make a little comment about it.
Good job, everyone, and keep up the great work!
-Cherish

Simplicity

What makes this photo so beautiful is the simplicity. Some people may look at it and just move on because it looks so boring, but that "boringness" and simplicity is what makes this picture so great. The only thing that really stands out in this picture is that imperfect fence. All pictures have a different aura to them, each picture makes you feel a certain way. This picture is calming, and it kind of just clears your mind. I think its in the simple, mundane, and often over-looked things that you can really find beauty.

Dazzle

I love this photo because of the colours. The deep blues and greys of the ocean and the oranges in the sky shown also in the reflection merge into the sky and its really quite stunning. The depth of this photo is also quite spectacular as shown by the clouds getting smaller into the sky. I tend to like pictures that have at least some element of human life so I like how this picture includes the old bridge and buildings. Another element that is great about this picture is the light and time of day, it makes great shadows and colors and really sets a particular mood that would be very different if it were to be bright and sunny in broad daylight.
It is just an all-around striking picture, I think mostly due to the rich coloring.

Edit: I just stared at this picture again and I realized that this could be fake, since where in the world is there an entire city on what seems to be a little bridge in middle of the ocean? Hmmm, funny how you don't realize things like this when you're focused on other elements of the picture.