Caffeine is my Friend
by Ambo

Comment:
The excessive steam pulls too much away from the prime focus for my taste

Morning at Starbucks: A Daily Ritual
by boomer

Comment:
All in all, one of the more charming shots I've seen of late -- a good capture of "life per normal". My only really concern is that it doesn't quite scream "COFFEE" at me, as all of the logos are covered. Still an 8 in my book, though.

Disobeying Orders
by ruffian

Comment:
Works well for the topic, and you even cleaned first! lol

Liquid-Solid Blue
by ExoticChaos

Comment:
a bit better focus, and I couldn't have asked for more! Still, a solid concept (and the fact that you used ice and didn't feel you had to tie it to fire to get the opposite scores you major bonus points in my world!)

Coming and Going
by candycorn

Comment:
I like the concept, but there's too much of a grey cast to the shot and not nearly enough color to embolden the statement enough to get it past a 4.

The Game
by MrZed

Comment:
the reflections in general, and the "light bath" of the right side of the board detract from this shot far too much for my tastes.

Fire and Ice
by Chilly0999

Comment:
I can honestly say that the number of "Fire & Ice" shots in this competition has been relatively obscene, but this is also only the second that I have scored over a 2! Very nicely done, regardless of the predictable topic.

Ideological Opposites from 1860's American History
by digitaldave

Comment:
absolutely perfect shot in every way I can think of, right down to the flowing Stars & Stripes opposite the crisp Confederate Cross!

Family Reunion?
by photom

Comment:
(while I realize this isn't a terribly helpful comment, I can't come up with anything else...)

huh?!

Faceoff
by paynekj

Comment:
Overall, I love this piece! My only criticisms, and I should mention that they are VERY minor ones, are that I would have prefered to see the same texture in the white background as I see in the black, and you may have been better served by shifting the image to a true B&W to eliviate the tonal differences between the "white" knight and the "white" background" -- I do find each of those just the slightest bit distracting.