Spend More Time With My Family
by Travis99

Comment:
Hmmm, I really don't know what to do with this one, so I'll give you a stream of conscious monologue while I consider it. My first thought was that the border is awful. and no further consideration will change that. I tend not to subtract marks for dreadful borders (this one just appears cheesy) so we'll just move on to the image. The composition here is great, the setting is beautiful and I love the misty feel. Overall you have created a beautiful mood with this shot. So congratulations on that level. Now the difficulty arises here in respect of the challenge. Sure, to spend more time with family is an admirable resolution, but Im not sure that this image evokes that for me. This does a wonderful job of conveying the peacefulness of the early morning ride, but I just don't feel that this conveys an individual's resolve to spend more time with their family. This is far too good an image to hammer with a low score, but I can't go higher than five here.

Anyway, to end this on a good note, this is a beautiful image, one you should be proud of. Best of luck with this challenge and future ones.

To Spend More Time with My Son
by agrimace

Comment:
Interesting composition. The lighting on the face is a little harsh, but I like his expression - it's a very warm and loving photo.

More.....
by loz1

Comment:
Sensuous, well lit image. Hope the more conservative voters don't drag you down for this funny, well executed shot. 8.

One peice of advice, this might have worked better with a less gaudy condom wrapper.

To find beauty in the simple things
by debitipton

Comment:
Well this is a gorgeous image, great DOF and lighting. The challenge link is a little tenuous - I'd say the beauty in these flowers is immediately apparent, and it does seem like the title and the image are just thrown together in the hopes of meeting the challenge. It is however, a new year, and in the spirit of the holiday season I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and a 7 for the obvious technical skill displayed here.

The mechanics of creating life...a machine-like process.
by rmtm333

Comment:
Well this is a nice image...I really like the dark lighting here. On the other hand, even with the title, there is no way this fits the challenge - it's just too much of a stretch. I cannot see how the fusing of human cells equates with any kind of mechanical process.

Anyway, with respect to the photo itself, I also think that the border is a little much.

With the above in mind I've given this a 3.

Best of luck with future challenges, but I suspect that many will feel the same as me with respect to this one.

Highlited X-Ray Frames (office art+multi-image)
by MrYu

Comment:
Well, would you look at that, a ribbon at last - for some reason I had a hunch this was yours: I think because of the reference you made to trying to do the multi-image comp in the lead up to voting. Well that, and that distinctive border of yours again :P.

Anyway, what impresses me (and more than a few others by the looks of it) about this is the way you managed the reflections in the waterdrops while maintaining the flurescent background. Would be great if you could post something to explain.

Congrats.

soft moon fantasy - an imaginary Gordon/DrJOnes collaboration
by ursula

Comment:
This was my favourite of the challenge. Well done... I would say this should have done better - but you can't really complain too much about a 6.5+ score!

Splash! II
by heida

Comment:
Heida - this is under 7 - simply not good enough :P. Well you might have broke your 7+ streak, but this is still a terrific imitation, possibly better than the original technically, which is a really great feat.

Tear Drop Blues 2
by scrum8

Comment:
A good effort, Like the deep bblue - but I think this would work better if the skin was in a higher key - as it is, at this range I can see imperfections on the skin which are a little distracting.

[no] Angel
by redmoon

Comment:
Technically this ain't great - sky is grainy and cartman looks out of focus - but on the other hand, its a really great parody. So this is a nine.