Lilacs
by Sonifo

Comment:
Very nice, Excellent colors and arrangement. I think the dof field hurts ya a bit here. As you are using a lot of negative space (all white) I think I would have tried to get the entire flower in focus. That oof sprig near that top seems to take a bit away for me. Still is a really good shot.

knot
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Keeps me tied to the center (pardon the pun). Great idea and execution, If somehow you could have blurred the top of the peg so that just the knot was in focus I think this would have done better. Maybe a small amout of gaussian blur could have acheived that effect, at least the very top of the peg where there is a lot of cracks and hammer marks that seem to stand out.

Viewed Softly
by attache

Comment:
All little more sharpness in the center of your flower and this would have been a great shot. Maybe brighten up the yellow a bit to contrast with the shade(s) of pink.

Night Vision Harrier
by rcrawford

Comment:
This is very cool, one can not take their eye away from the center of your shot. I think the negative effect sets this all up well. Pretty darn good abstract too. Excellent job.

The Dawn Of Time
by wkoffel

Comment:
Pretty cool shot here. Nothing wrong with the shot but I may have had the face of the pocket watch open to present a little more detail. It might even be cool to have had the face open and expose a broken watch (glass part) to give a Chaos in the middle of organization type feel.

Blue Smartie
by Ernst

Comment:
Nice job...good dof, great clearity on forward (centered) object. The shadow (or whatever that is below the blue one) from the top guy distracts a bit but an over all good picture.

Phlox
by spydr

Comment:
I think a little less dof would have gotten you higher marks. I might have masked the center flower and used gaussian blur on the background just enough to make the center flower start popping out. Very nice shot, the colors and lighting are wonderful. In this particular challenge I might not have used the frame you have choosen at it is interesting and draws my attention outward.

Surrounded By My Friends
by drgsoell

Comment:
Neat idea, I may have gone the other way having the childs face in color and all the surroundings done in b/w (and possibly blurred a bit). That would insure we are steered to the center of picture. As it stands the surrounding are much to colorful and festive to not have the eyes wander to look at.

Just Me, Myself and Sky
by Imagineer

Comment:
This is an excellent shot and done any other way would have lessened the emotion of the picture. I give this picture high marks on it's own, but for the challenge where I perceived dead center to be both horizontal and vertical I can not give the highest mark. Excellent Picture this is a keeper.

Drummers Eyes
by pitsaman

Comment:
Theres a lot going on in this picture, moving drumstick and necklace seem to draw me away from your intended target. Nice expression, nice shot.