The Sky is The Limit
by messerschmitt

Comment:
gave this a big fat 10. too much i like about it; the lighting is fantastic, the colours being bold and that sort of hueness, the sky nicely dramatic (but not overly so in an unnatural way), the marks and scratches on the surface of the glass, the way the camera is held... it's really good striking stuff. also a great little camera; we have that one and i'm always impressed with it - especially in terms of colour performance... anyway, excellent. 10.

Ribbon and Cap
by stefania

Comment:
voted this a 4. i don't know really - i salute this because you've gone a different way to everyone else and taken a shot of elements of your camera, but then, it's also like being asked to do a portrait of a person and only photographing their hat and scarf. doesn't really meet the challenge, sadly. i like the actual shot though; the depth of field works and the strap has a certain well used and worn quality. lighting at the back seems a bit harsh though - somethimes better to illuminate what you're shooting than light from behind.

Ruby
by jonnie

Comment:
gave this a 7. i love the beautifully rich red colour of the backdrop; looks really striking against the black of the canera body and lens. clearly the shot is suffering a bit from the distortion (less solid reflections) from the glass in the mirror, but the overall shot is so strikingly in your face it doesn't hurt it that much. nice.

Look it's me your 350D!
by bigj

Comment:
i gave this a 9. the camera looks fantastic against the yellow orangey fore/back ground, especially with the over-sized nature of the lens on the front. didn't quite get the ten because i would have liked the frame of the glasses to be in sharp focus too (the design of them would be better suited to crisp defined lines, i feel) and the skin looks a bit reddy (white balance or a tan?). great shot though.

Siragon Self Portrait
by lunasebu

Comment:
conceptually, there is nothing wrong with it; the punk hair is a bit odd for a camera, but it's creative and visually arresting (if not wholly appealing). it really suffers heavily from the soft focus though; i'm not normally one to automatically slap an image because it's not super sharp, but in this case the softness doesn't really add anything in terms of style. other aspects that might help is to do with the set up; i personally would have taken off the strap, curled the front of the blue surface to hide the black edge, and more centred the camera. initially gave this a 3, but it does have a certain kooky charm, so upping to 5.

En Fuego
by muckpond

Comment:
gave this a 9, based on the immediate wowness of style more than anything else. the colours dramatically enhance the image as does the very funky lovely background. the panoramic look is also very nice, and a great decision. i'm in two minds about the oddness at the top of the camera; it's obviously a flaw but such a good one i think it actually adds to the overall shot.

friend or foe?
by dragonlady

Comment:
gave this a 7. it's a technically really good picture, but somehow doesn't feel quite dynamic enough. it's nice and sharp, i like the bottom / corner compostion, and the yellow background a lovely striking contrast to the black of the camera, but aside from that feels a bit flat and lifeless. the presence of the strap lets down the clean line, modern, uncluttered feel of the picture a bit, too. i'd personally had also cropped below the area of red in the top corner; it detracts and there's also a lighter splodge in the top-middle area...

The Canon
by xblahx

Comment:
i originally gave this an 8, but in retrospect, think it deserves upping to a 9. i initially knocked it down because i wasn't particularly keen on the purple hue, but you know, i'm warming to it. i think the colours suit the melancholy feel of the shot, and the general ambience going on. i love the composition too; the out of focusness of the camera works a treat in that to me it suggests a sort of binding companionship between the photographer and the camera. actually, it's sort of composed in a sixties french moody artfilm drama type thing (for real style overdrive, i just wish you had an old Leica instead of a modern silver canon!). the lighting is also incredible; the light to dark across the shot engrossingly effective. it's all so stylish, so captivatingly lovely. screw the 9: 10.

btw, cool specs!

Negative
by TheStick

Comment:
i gave this an 8. the decision to go use the negative filter works effectively; the shades of blue against the white are visually very nice. i especially liked the inclusion of the strap, with the brand name positioned just so; an exemplary bit of composition and setting up, and good thinking! the green splodges in the area of the lens are a bit off putting, but that aside, very nice and creative photography. :)

My camera, the Party Animal
by bragur

Comment:
my "hope this blue ribbons" of the challenge. i love EVERYthing about this image; it's so rich in personality, mood, style... technically it's visually superb; the high contrast is effective, the slight level of noise comfortably unobtrusive. it's sharp, well composed, feels wide angly but natural. the set up is the incredible thing though; i love how the camera has a personality all of it's own, i love how there is much going on and to look at, but it doesn't detract from the portrait element of your camera. it's taking centre stage, but not stealing the show... it feels real life; the expression and your posture of the girl on the left is fantastic and complements the mood brilliantly. think she's very photogenic, actually. there's so much to enjoy; even the horse cushion somehow fits into the frame and with what's going on... i love how you used the strap to support the lens; it's almost like it's reclining. really is fantastic stuff. 10