A zest for life
by PenelopeK

Comment:
This is what this reviewer has been waiting for - a perfect minimalist construction that combines the minimalist meme with impressionist ideals - the abstract reflection perfectly compliments the solid and properly composed subject with the added feature of zest stripes on the skin of the orange. An excellant composition and still life complimented by pleasing tones and colors set off brilliantly with the zest scraper. An extremely effective image - well done.

Honey, I am not a chef, however I think that you should cook the snails before we eat them...
by androgeus

Comment:
Despite the fact that nobody in their right mind would eat a snail under any circumstances unless it was borderline starvation, this is laugh out loud funny - the snail is perfectly captured and is properly placed to be the main subject with complimentary shapes and colors in the background. Both a technical and artistic success. Well done.

PS: After eating more than one of these raw in survival school in the mid-60's, I can safely state with no small amount of authority that they aren't my favorite raw sustinance protien - not by a long shot.

Secret Letter
by wei1108

Comment:
The point singularities in the child's eyes plus the blue cast to her naturally beautiful complexion makes this a less than expert capture and one that could use some more post processing. The central focus is a good idea and ties the whole image together properly, but the blue cast is a negative and something that could have been easily adjusted in post processing without much effort.

Monday morning and no cereal
by jcar

Comment:
The rather odd eye is a extreme negative and the use of grayscale with object color is becoming much to common a technique to be truly effective in these challenges. Additionally, the lighting is insufficient which probaly caused the rather odd point singularity in the eye of the child and an unfortunate light bloom on the lid of the cereal box. A little more thought while composing would have helped and certainly in post processing, these faults should have been caught.

the poet is served
by posthumous

Comment:
The drama inherent in the subject does not translate well when compared to the rather blank and uninteresting sky. The author's intent here is clear and with a more effective crop at the top of the image, the artistic impact would have been significant. An experiment the author may wish to attempt would be to layer a more dramatic sky into this image and lighten some of the darker areas using the histogram as the guide and the curves control to lighten some of the darker areas.

Now THAT's a Beer!
by K3Master

Comment:
On a third viewing, this reviewer can't quite explain why this image has such appeal, but it does. There's nothing out of place, the effect of the tans and browns are very pleasing, the glass is properly in place and appropriately offset, the bokeh isn't over done being just vague enough to show details - everything seems just right for some reason, yet this reviewer is uneasy rating it as high as allowed. That being said, there is nothing for it but to commit to a high score, but not quite as high as a perfect 10 - well done.

Recreational Frolic
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Sometimes an image can be so subtle that it fails to convey what the author was attempting to capture. This is the case in this image - the idea doesn't come across readily even after several viewings. Additionally, the image is a less than successful conversion being rather flat and this effect is enhanced by the extreme distance and bokeh of the subjects in the background. A little more time and thought into how the author wanted to express the idea would have helped clarify the central theme - which even to this point is lost to the reviewer.

Lazy Susan
by Beetle

Comment:
Now this is what the reviewer has been waiting for - a perfect combination of movement and still imagery, it would be simply unacceptable to do any commentary allowing the image to speak for it'self. Very inventive and clever in concept, a perfect execution of a clever idea. Well done - by rights a top ten image if not a ribbon.

Might be a little dust on the bottle (corked 1973)
by dbeau

Comment:
A very pleasant still life with matching and complimentary glass reflections, perfectly centered and exposed with just on the edge white highlights in the candles. While it appears to be just a little under exposed, the gentle candle light on the wine basket indicates that the author took the time to think out the image and properly expose it in the camera. A little nice touch that may not be immediately noticable is the glow of the candle wax - it helps illuminate the basket and properly highlight the pleasing shape of the table napkins. A wonderful set piece, the author might want to make a print using canvass as the exposure medium rather than film - this would be a very nice impressionist photograph when presented in that manner. Well done - should place high if not a ribbon.

Salt and Vinegar
by bobcc

Comment:
Common everyday objects with golden tone and balanced red color set nicely into the pleasing brown/tan table and background. Nothing is out of place and the reflections through the vinegar class are very pleasing to the eye invoking a sense of time and space. A very competant image and something more unique than a simple reflection capture. Very minimalist in concept and execution. Well done.