Hi Alan
my god ,so far behind .........I really do apologise
In no particular order :
Sharp.......brilliant idea.....a 1st quick glance had me thinking it was actually the Red Arrows or similar ! Lovely blue sky,needles look sharp & focused perfectly, splash of gold contrasts well & like the composition
No crit from me
Promise.......have to confess it looked a little snappish to me as well, your words add context & then it kinda works , but possibly not one of your best
Architectural.......well framed , good lead in line with the not quite central frame & everything sharp
The only niggle for me & it maybe the fault of my netbook , is the whites seem to have aslight blue cast.....as I say , this could be my netbook screen
Half......like this, good composition , great focus & use of DOFplus a hint of sgadow to help ground the back item
Again , the netbook may be misleading me but there seems to be a lighter area around both items which detracts from a nice dark bg ?
Skill....mono works though I also wonder what a slightly destaurated color version would look like ? Slight blur to the hand/axe to show movement & a hint of vignette to concentrate the eye....PABD maybe but you got a lot of elements working well together
Rich........quirky angle I'm not sure of but don't dislike , my OCD is happy with al the coins pointing almost the same direction, ray of light coming down & continuing in to the slight reflection....yeah think I like this one