Blowing bubbles
by louisdv

Comment:
Very nice use of light, highlights the young child's face very well, there's a nice warm glow/tone to the skin. I like the technique of the focus used here, shallow depth so the background blends.. but... I think due to the nature of the challenge, the bubbles should be the items in focus, not the child. Or they should both be in focus. I think its a lovely image, the technique is excellent, I just think from a compositional aspect the bubbles should be precedent or at least have equal play (focus-wise) as the child. Still, a darling image that brings to mind childhood and its fun. I gave a 6.

MMMMMM Good Head
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
Heh. Bubbles galore! I think the composition is decent, but the lighting could be a bit more dramatic and add quite a bit of depth to the image. The brightness on the right is very distracting. I'd suggest having the light set to diffuse through the liquid to highlight the richness of color. I think an image like this also needs a dark background to act as a contrast and also help pump up the hue. The title mentions head and so that's where my eye goes for a focus, but much of the foam is unfocused or obscured in shadow, so a fill light of some sort might help bring those details out. The idea is good, there is a lot of aspects to work with but despite the foamy nature of the image, this one leaves me a bit flat. I gave a 3.

Shine
by capikaw

Comment:
Certainly meets the challenge! The color is a bit too washed out for me, perhaps its edging too much towards blown out in the upper left hand corner which then makes the bottom right hand look dingy and unattractive. I think there is some interesting patterns and texture to be seen and the opalescence really gives the image some spark. Perhaps if the light were a bit more subdued, the intensity muted somehow and spread more evenly over the image it would make the impact greater. I wish the focus was a bit more crisp as well since you have softness in the curvy nature of the bubbles, a sharp focus would add a nice balance and draw those curvy details to the forefront. I gave a 4.

Bubble Impact
by ajschel

Comment:
Technically very nice, the lighting highlights the impact very well, there are oodles of bubbles, the concentric rings playing out over the bubbles give some nice contrasts and interest. Focus is good. The idea isn't very innovative in my opinion but it is executed very well. It doesn't inspire me to delve too deeply, so I gave it a 6 on its technical merits.

The Evil Mister Bubbles Shows His Face.
by rosco

Comment:
Definitely has bubbles, the focus is good, the lighting is okay, the fact that it is mottled adds interest but over all the main focus of your image is kind of dull. I think the subject, though a cute idea, doesn't have a great deal of impact after the initial glance. I'm not sure what, compositionally, I could suggest changing to give it more depth, just doesn't hold my interesting long, seems kind of snapshot-ish. I gave a 4.

I Hate Bubble Baths
by jaroadie

Comment:
Ha, the pup certainly doesn't look pleased. I think this has some nice "aww.." factors to it. The lighting is a bit harsh on the bubbles which is distracting and gives an odd blue hue on the left side, but it looks to be natural lighting so other than a tight crop on the dog's head, I don't know how to combat that. The colors are a bit washed out where the dog is, the focus is his face and misery, so that area should be lit, though softly, and with a bit sharper focus than is shown here in my opinion. Working with pets can be a pain so I know getting him/her to stay in a useful position, particularly during something he's none to pleased about isn't the easiest. It looks like maybe a finger is on the left side also, its very unfocused and skin toned, a bit distracting - maybe its suds on the lens. I think the idea is great, the composition is good - probably stronger with a tighter crop, focus is alright, use of natural light needs some tweaking (crop may help here) and there is a good emotional impact and of course bubbles. I gave a 4.

Waiting for the bubbles
by Montague

Comment:
I like the rich tones that the jewelry box helps to create, it makes a nice foil for the black background. This tone also seems to be highlighting the glasses in an interesting manner and the focus is pretty good but where it a little crisper I think it would give the image more impact. The rings/box seems to be an integral part of the image so I wish it was a skosh more in focus. Also, I would suggest adding a bottle of champagne to help further the impression of an impending celebration. I'm afraid that I do not see this as meeting the challenge as there are no bubbles present that I can see - the absence of bubbles and indicating such with the title doesn't quite cut it for me in this instance. Had there been a wine glass or champagne or something liquid that I could say, ahh the bubbles are in there, then I could probably make the leap. I do like the idea, I think the composition is good - the tones are nice - the lighting is pretty good, maybe a bit too harsh on the ring box, but overall decent. I gave the image a 4 due to the lack of bubbles, bit of harsh lighting and the focus I mentioned, I would've scored higher had bubbles been present.

Natures own water bubbles
by Annapanna

Comment:
I like the contrasting colors as well as the nice texture of the background versus the smoothness of the leaves on the plant. The use of light is a bit iffy - looks like you were using natural light, which can be a pain, the direction you took the photo from has the light washing out some of the details and causing harsh highlights in other areas. I wish the focus was a little deeper in a vertical sense, so that all of the plant was in great focus. It certainly meets the challenge, I think the biggest drawback is the way the light is being used. I gave a 4.

Raspberry Martini
by idnic

Comment:
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful ue of color and light. Everything looks so fresh and crisp, the raspberries give some wonderful contrasting texture to the glass, the matching background really finishes off the imag and of course, we have the bubbles which are subtle yet lovely. One of my tiny nitpicks, which others may mention, is the slice of glare on the martini glass. The other are the droplets? of liquid on the upper portion of the glass on the left side, it gives it a bit of a dirty look to it, which detracts from that crisp fresh image that I'm seeing. Other than that though, fabulous. I gave a 7.

Barrel Race
by alfresco

Comment:
Fantastic action, use of natural light is great and the focus is amazing. I can never get action images that look this good. You can really feel the intensity of the rider and the movement of the horse. One thing that I love, is the horse's eye.. its like he's looking at me saying, "Yeah, no sweat." I'm just waiting for him to wink at me!