Orange Bouquet
by eighties

Comment:
Too harsh post processing. Also, the lack of resolution in the image is distracting.

Opposites
by ivash

Comment:
Georgeous. I could nitpick about a few things (line of reflection too close to middle of image, some white between orange and blue background), but they don't take away from the sexiness of this photo. Shaggadelic baby, yeah!

Fading Away
by cpanaioti

Comment:
I love this picture. The DOF is right on. The spinning of the record is obvious and suggests the person who took the picture is enjoying some tunes worthy of an inspiring photograph. The perpendicular placement of the arm in the frame is great and helps keep my eye in the lower portion of the image due to it being completely in focus from left to right. The exposure could not be better. My favorite so far. 10.

Day Glow Orange Flower: Normal saturation!
by Neil

Comment:
Lighting is very good on this flower, but perhaps not perfect. Where's the stem? I can make it out, but barely. It would have been cool to get the stem to go away entirely. Otherwise, it should be lit enough to show what it is. The soft focus is excellent and I like the transition of color from orange petal to green bud. Overall. it's a 7. Cheers!

Barn
by Gallatin

Comment:
Nice composition. I wish the tangle of branches on the right wasn't there, but I like the contrast of the green shrubbery against the rusty roof. There's some slight flaring in the upper right corner that is a little distracting. Also the large pine tree in the very back of the image is out of place. It reminds of a midwest haybarn that might house some old relics worth more than the barn itself. Nice work!

Flowers
by kellian

Comment:
Beautiful. One of the few photos in this challenge that has a background color that highlights and adds value to the composition. If it were a little more contrasty and didn't have the (very) minor DOF issue, I'd give it a 9/10, as it stands it's an 8. Lovely work.

I said...YOU Stink!
by bjallen

Comment:
Hilarious. Never in a million years could you find two pigs in this position with a camera. Great title.

Tooth Picks
by Jacko

Comment:
Blue ribbon, IMO. The depth of field is perfect, as is the composition. How can toothpicks, which look so mundane and similar from normal perspective, have such dissimilar qualities in texture and shape? My kind of photograph...10.

The Wicker Chair
by goinskiing

Comment:
Very nice composition.

Unused Sponge
by ChrisW123

Comment:
Brilliant. The lighting and texture of this shot is *spot on*. This is exactly what I think this contest subject was aiming for. Who'd have thought a sponge would be so interesting? Congrats.