The Witch's Familiar
by ltlmschrisss

Comment:
this is a great picture; the colour changes both creative and suitably scary (though i bet he's a cutie really)! i love the detail and the sharpness of the eye, and it certainly fits the challenge. 8.

Invocation
by graphicfunk

Comment:
my goodness, this is incredible! mind wonders and is frankly boggling at how you achieved this stunning gorgeous mad photograph. technically is without flaws; and there is so much to appreciate from this. the fire is obviously striking, but so is the red background glow, and the serene monk-like posture of your guy. this gets a 10, easily.

Hey! You're Not a Rabbit!
by Transit

Comment:
this is too cute not to give a ten, which i did. the set up is creative, and works better than a rabbit would, i should think. the moggy in every respect is adorable; the way his head is popping up, the flatness of the ears, the slightly gormless expression of the eyes... the only slight flaw is that the white balance feels a bit out; the colours don't quite feel natural or don't feel unnatural enough to be a certain stylistic touch... but it's minor, and the moggy is the obvious star here. 10

Mystical Gaze
by LalliSig

Comment:
i voted this a very easy 10. it's a really gorgeous ethereal photograph, and a really subtle, successful take on the challenge. your model is obviously stunningly pretty, which helps carry off and make more authentic / believable those triffic elfish ears. the focus on the startingly blue eyes feels natural, and the depth of field is just perfect. the colours are bright, bold and almost illuminating. a superb striking portrait.

Blue Stupid!
by charliebaker

Comment:
people have a tragic lack of a sense of humour. i almost weeed myself when i saw this. last? that's insane; you've captured the nature of the challenge perfectly; and the sacrifices made on the other challenges (missed the pea one) just to set this stonker of a conceptual piece should not have gone unnoticed.

And "Monochromatic abstract study in blue, part III" would have made a glorious title.

My camera, the Party Animal
by bragur

Comment:
ok, 36th is a respectable finish out of 140+ entries, but crikey, it so deserved a ribbon, and definitely a much higher score. i'm pleased you got 44 eights, nines and tens, but you wonder how many voters gave the shot the time it deserved for the many great qualities to shine through. this is a photograph so rich in character.

ha! just saw you're the guy who did the gone shopping photo, which was even more of an injustice! keep up the fantastic work!

first day of school
by jmogensen

Comment:
just stumbling through your portefolio to find this wonderful, simple yet stylishly minimalistic image. there is a wonderful sense of scale, and the greyscale coupled with the grain just fits the mood and style of the building really nicely. great stuff!

"Old Tyme Camera Family Portrait"
by jmosher

Comment:
hmm, what makes the nikon more manly than the canon, eh? it's actually a really cute photo, and the sepia tones really does give the feel of an old style photo of a happy couple, which is bizarre when you consider the potato head elements. this is a really fun photo, though this also makes me nostalgic for my old S50, which got stolen. wonderful little thing it was. anyway, this is a cute, fun photograph. technically, pretty good though there is somthing odd happening around the right-most arm. maybe too much sharpening???

"The Fab" Kodak CX6330
by kh82791

Comment:
the setting doesn't really justify the fabulousness of the camera. the reflective surface on the bottom is a nice touch, but we don't really see enough of the bottom reflection to justify its presence. also, the cloth sheet is too grey (white balance issue maybe?) to really make a big impact (and it's also a bit exposed along the bottom edge on the right). a sheet of white glossy photo paper might have worked a bit better. and i don't think you would have suffered by flipping the picture, so it's the right way round. the strap is a distraction too. sorry. 4.

Nikon Refractions
by banmorn

Comment:
i voted this a six, and to be honest, it was one of the hardest to judge. i love the whole concept of this image; the way the camera takes a small percentage in terms of area of the total shot and the orange background is all very appealing. the bokeh (i learnt that here!) works very effectively complimenting the foreground beautifully. and the diagonal placement of the glass stem thing is creative and adds another sense of dynamism to the shot. unfortunately, all this good work and creativeness is lessened somewhat by the soft focus of the camera (albeit unavoidable due the the curves in the glass). maybe if the camera was even further away? it could also do with being set off against a nice simple black border. still, creative, appealing, and a very likeable entry.