Don't Panic Love
by JoshuaRaineyPhotography

Comment:
OK, guilty of cherry picking the first one i'm voting on; from all the thumbnails it was this I was first drawn to. Might be purely coincidental, but you also appear to be much of a coldplay fan (font, the Don't Panic bit from their blue room ep). Gives an air of autheticity about it. The image itself is very nice; technically flawed but in a good stylish way, soulful, quite moody, very fitting. says a lot too; journeys, music on the radio... makes one thoughtful. this photo could only ever be on a record sleeve.

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 2/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 1.5/2, ooooh factor 3/3, originality 0.75/1 = 8.25 (rounded to 8)

Bewildered Prowler
by Zoomdak

Comment:
i'm shocked i only gave this a seven - its face is totally hilarious - you've managed to capture the wee ones personality so well. technically i might have thought some of the whites were a bit blown, but other than that i think it's marvellous. adding to favourites and hoping you will one day forgive my appalling behaviour. seven? sheesh.

An offering...
by Kali

Comment:
An amazing shot, and such a stand out from this challenge. everything about this is copletely bang-on, and very likeable. it just feels so very alive and is frankly wonderful in terms of colours, comoposition, presentation, focus... adding to favourites.

Architectural Brutalism
by Matthew

Comment:
best photograph i have seen all day. the subdued colours, composition and the shapes are all wonderful. love it immensely.

Le Cirque
by Cutter

Comment:
very nice bit of architecture, and nicely captured. especially like the rich areas of colour. in terms of personal taste, i think i might have preferred to maximise the bright colours and the symmetry you've captured by cropping at the same point at the base of the dome as is cropped at the top, thereby losing the lower third of the frame. otherwise, very lovely.

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 2.5/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 2/2, ooooh factor 2/3, originality 0.5/1 = 8

I slept with his sister ;)
by VitaminB

Comment:
very much in two minds about this. the tongue-in-cheek nature of the title does not really fit with the manner in which the shot is presented; the whole getting shot for sleeping with a sister thing is more of a stereotypical humourous thing, and as a result a photo more mockingly cartoony and decidedly less menacing in nature might be better fitting.

technically i like the use of the blur to bring the end of the gun into sharp focus, thereby maximising the fitting the challenge potential. it does suffer from an overwhelming sense of grey though - levels, brightness and contrast adjustments might help. and pure oddness of the background (mounted basketballs with horns?) is a detracting element...

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 1/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 0.5/2, ooooh factor 1/3, originality 0.5/1 = 4

Digital Circles
by jaxed

Comment:
difficult to know what to make of this - the drops of water feel a little gratuitous and seems to be for the voters... the reflections of the cd's themselves are nice, but it just feels too randomly put to chance how the finished shot would look.

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 1/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 0.5/2, ooooh factor 1/3, originality 0/1 = 3.5 (rounded to 4)

Symphony of Balconies
by GuGi

Comment:
lovely example of lovely architectural photography. i love the tones of the blues against the black rings, and the very clean design of soffits of each flight. this was certainly a feature designed to impress, and you've certainly done it justice. only very slight grumble is that triangle of white in the bottom corner, but that's just looking for flaws and isn't that noticeable really. no; it's top stuff!

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 3/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 1.5/2, ooooh factor 3/3, originality 0.5/1 = 9

Too much sugar
by Gaby_G

Comment:
stuck in two minds about this. there is much i love; the pose, the whole concept, the gorgeous redness of the dress against the greys, the very striking playful colours of the lolly. what i'm not too keen on is the heavy nature of the dodging and burning - the contrast between light and dark round the sweet (i.e. that white halo) gives the appearance of being a bit too processed for me. also, personal taste, i think it might be more effective a step or two further back with the subject filling a bit less of the frame... but it's still immensely likeable, and is certainly a creative take on the challenge.

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 2.5/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 1.5/2, ooooh factor 3/3, originality 1/1 = 9

Chef's Porthole
by Rompy

Comment:
what lifts this into something really interesting is the fact that the doors are slightly open. it gives a sense of usage and busy-ness, like it's currently swinging back shut. i also like the metallic sheen to the doors, though certain patches look a little washed out colour-wise. I love the use of blur and a shallow DoF as much as the next visually impaired guy; i think it's use can be deeply effective. Here, the out of focus background works artistically, but in context doesn't seem very useful - it's only from your title we know this is a restuarant.

My First Weighted Scoring System ΓΆ„ΒΆ; composition + technical 1.5/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 1/2, ooooh factor 1.5/3, originality 0.75/1 = 5.75 (rounded to 6)