Secret Cabin
by Montereykiddo

Comment:
Ah the Whaler's cabin at Point Lobos...(I got inlaws who docent there) anyways this is a pretty cool angle. I might have dropped back a little further to include more of the ground in the foreground and a tad less sky above the cabin. The pic looks quite smooth from, I'm assuming, the use of neat image or a NR program. Almost too smooth for me. This is a very good shot that might have worked better in high contrast b/w giving a sense of age.

he is my comfort
by bruski

Comment:
Nice, clean and sharp photo. The crop and b/w work well here. I gave this pretty high marks.

A close in crop and highly shrap shot such as this draws the viewer in to study the photo more closely. The more I study the more distracting the young lady's hair (about 3 strands) in front of the cat's face becomes. Still an excellent shot.

Mama's gonna buy you...
by basia03

Comment:
This is a very busy picture...a tough one to shoot through the cage. It appears that you may have used the on board flash highlighting almost everything in the scene. I might have tried somehow to put a single spot light on the bird which would have lightened the childs face enough to give it a different mood, of course lower light would mean it would require a tripod of sturdy surface for a clear shot.

It might have been easier to possibly have the childs hand reaching into the cage and getting the shot from that angle through the door.

Charm
by Albireo

Comment:
Awesome job. Expressions, Tones and Lighting all perfect to set the mood.

Mt. Soledad
by rkligman

Comment:
Whew...Almost went and shot this one myself...never made it over there though. Nice shot and I like the colors you got going on, looks like an early morning outing. The soft gradient of the sky gives this a nice feel but I would like to see the cross just a tad bit sharper. Great shot of an endangered landmark.

Country Sunrise
by Brad

Comment:
Congrats again Brad excellent job, nice effect and colors...

...you won't get one like this in Julian today with all that snow and all. It is a beautiful place and I still got a bit of that pie in my fridge from last weekend.

Andy

Dozen meals for a buck
by Arnarp

Comment:
Wow this is the way I was thinking of going myself...nothing says modern day poverty like top ramen (24 for a dollar noodles). I actually did not enter as I could not get it just right.

With poverty I think we want to depress the viewer right off. I think this would have done better if it were done in b/w with more light through out and some grain (use a high ISO to noise it up a little). Maybe actually have a pot of water on the stove coming to a boil (a little steam rising) and the noodles next to it half open and part peeking out the end of the bad.

Neat Idea just a little too bright (on pot and noodles) and colorful for poverty. I lower angle might have worked a little better as well.

I was actually trying to pull off the last Ramen (bare cuppard) on the self but it just did work out right.

Bang! -- Sore Loser
by graphicfunk

Comment:
This has got to be my favorite in the challenge. Great idea excellent execution. This would be a great stock photo. Almost too perfect as absolutly nothing is moving in the shot, black background, two pieces still on the board... I still like it.

Wildlife Safari - Winston, Oregon
by Faye Pekas

Comment:
Cool bird.

Scenic Southwest Oklahoma
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Awesome rays!