An Evening
by Joe_Cool

Comment:
beautiful colors, but the focus issues and the fact that it's not horizontal... tragic... 4

yellow t-shirt
by naomik

Comment:
This would be better in black & white (i know i know, but you could change the title, too). :)

Also, the angle at which you took this is kind of tragic. I see that you are standing to the side a bit so that she's not in the center of the photograph, but you should still aim the camera perpindicular to the wall so that the line where the wall meets the ground is horizontal and so that she's sitting completely vertical -- The way you took it means that if you rotate it a few degrees to straighten up that line, she'll be tilted a little bit.

Still a good effort. 5

Golden Gate
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Well done. But I think it's a bit of a stretch for the theme. 4

The Lost Jewel
by Long

Comment:
I like the lighting, and the shadow it creates, but i think it would be stronger with a Jewel that was not in a setting.

I was thinking that perhaps the jewel was a bright color, maybe topaz or something, then it would be more interesting as well, because the light refracted behind it would also be blue and would contrast nicely with the light colored paper. 6

Repetition with variations for small child
by e301

Comment:
I don't get the title (probably just don't understand the cultural reference) but this photograph is amazing. This is the 2nd 10 I've given out, and like I said to the other person, the 10's are unmistakable, you know them as soon as they pop up on the screen. This was definitely one of them. Although I do have to ask - isn't it illegal in the open challenges to do spot desaturation? Or... is this how it looks in person? I really hope it's legal, because I think this is a ribbon hopeful.

Full Throttle through Turn 3
by Skip

Comment:
Great shot. 8

Red Tulip on Yellow Background
by Prof_Fate

Comment:
My FAVORITE flower!! ya know, I like the composition, but what do you think about the base of the glass being shown? I can't put my finger on why exactly, but I feel like it would help. Maybe you could zoom out a little so that the flower isn't any higher than it is now. i dunno. :) 7 for having my favorite flower, and for making me happy.

Mystic Blue
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
Kinda cool. One of my favorite colors, too. It's not a bad picture, but what is it exactly? 6

condom sense
by sacredspirit

Comment:
How romantic. A rose, a box of menthol lights, and a condom.

What exactly is 'minimal' here?

I could make a tasteless joke, but I won't... :)

Surrounded by Beauty
by JScho

Comment:
I like this picture, but I feel like I've seen it 100 times. Usually I'm ok with that, it's just that it does take the punch out of seeing it when I've seen so many just like it.

Also, the eye is more attracted to the feathers than the body of the bird, so i'd say the subject is the feathers more than the body, and in that case, it wouldn't fit the challenge.

But I'm sure you didn't mean it that way, so I'll just give you a 5.