Reflected portraits

This is a photograph that is almost there: it nearly dos what it advertises. Sometimes framing is a matter of centimetres and for the sake of a step one way or another, we might have seen all the faces in the respective mirrors. A good effort though because the idea is strong.

I like this - a simple idea well executed. I think that the image is aided by a neutral background of greenery for the reflection and we're left to concentrate on the subject's face. It's nicely exposed and the silver rings give a very subtle balance to the frame. There's just enough reflection to make a haunting photograph.

I like this - it has a Saul Leiter-esque feel about it - or perhaps Ernst Haas' early colour from New York. It gives an 'impression' rather than telling and the reflection is suggestive. It's not perfect - I presume that it's an umbrella I can see in the wet pavement - but it isn't bad. Sometimes patience pays off and I'd have liked to have seen others from the series that might be clearer - but for all that a good effort.

Nicely seen. I like that the second child in the background is curious and also that you've only captured a glimpse of her - just one eye - adds to the intrigue. I like that the frame is almost bisects in half by the edge of the mirror - oits just a shame that the painting to the left is a distraction - but a good effort.

I like this - it's simple and apart from your Mum, everything is the same shape - mirror frame, picture frame, television, cupboard. Nicely exposed for the highlights on your Mum's face it's just a shame that the writing on the television is a bit 'glare-y' and bright. It's what I look at first in the frame and it detracts from your Mum. Perhaps waiting for a more low-key image on the TV (although I understand the message of the image) might have worked better but this is a strong frame full of information and visual harmony.

Visually arresting; simple and powerful. A really lovely frame whose directness in structure and framing belies I suspect, a good deal of patience and anticipation. The flash picks out both the exquisite feather details and the droplets without ruining the highlights. The colours are wonderfully subtle and for a moment it's tricky to work out that this is actually a reflection - only the gentle ripples in the water give it away.

Intriguing image that is wonderfully balanced and full of mystery. I'd have like a bit more detail in the shadows and the silhouette to be more delineated - especially so I could see the head more and the camera less - but this is a nice effort.

Sometimes what we see in front of us can be quite beautiful if we stop and consider. This isa frame that one has to look at twice to see exactly what's going on. The reflection could be a puddle or a river but the colour really makes for quite a comforting frame: it feels peaceful and serene.

Not an easy scene to make sense of visually - but this isn't a bad attempt. I like it that I can see what the painter is doing without having to see her face. I like that the mirror acts as a frame within a frame - and the addition of of the painting itself and the image above it literally 'mirrors' the squareness of both the mirror and the frame leading us a way from the clutter of the bed. I like dogs but he/she is a bit of a distraction and sad to say it would have been a better composition if you'd have tried to avoid the unmade bed altogether - but I like this frame nevertheless.

Very, very close to being the winning image: a very well judged and nicely framed moment. I like the repetition of the hat, the neutral look of the man in the centre - overall the ordered chaos that the photographer has (almost) made sense of. I also like the colours that are muted and don't scream for attention. I particularly like the 'v' shape of the central man's polo neck framed by his waistcoat - it seems to draw the eye to the centre of the frame. If the man on the left had been in clearer profile or facing away so as just to see the hat, this might have taken top spot. A really complex and intriguing image. Congratulations.