Breaking Free
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
This is my favorite so far. It's perfect. Quality of pics is high and the presentation has a very nice polish. Also, the multi-image presentation make sense here, unlike with so many other submissions. Beautiful layout, like the Breaking Free, tucked in the middle, with a nice font. This image is so playful and everybody can relate to the wonders and fun of blowing these things. A very well-deserved 10 Journey

Bluebells
by mbardeen

Comment:
Matt, congrats on a very nice picture and score. I had given it an 8, meant to comment on it but ran out of time (my own g3 had arrived, you see :) I too like the delicacy of blue bells and you captured it well with the perfect light falling on it. Love the dof on this shot. I can't believe the colors of the 'greens' coming from my g3 and was happy to see that you have that, too!

Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment:
That's a great picture, magnetic. Congrats. To be honest, i smelled a good Canon here - thought it was by the new Dutch user with his 1D. The dof you can get with the 10D, D60, and 1D is just incredible.

For You Mommy
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
When looking at the thumbnails and at the title of this i thought omg, a kiddy snappyshot. I was pleasantly surprised when i looked at the actual image. Really nice how the flower is in sharp focus and the child, although clearly recognizable, is blurred. Color of the flower i great and so is its clarity. I also enjoy the idea because it is really such a child 'thing' to give a flower such as this :) 8 Journey.
Upped this to a 10; i really like the whole 'flavor' of this shot.

Red
by lizardbeth

Comment:
Lovely, muted shot. Like the economy of colors here and the muted tones. Effective diagonal composition. Dreamlike. 8 Journey Final score: 9

Texas Native
by cmrk74

Comment:
This is interesting and different. Great composition; love the dof. Colors are great but, sadly, not velvia :) I do love the gamut from intense colors to very subdued ones. 9 Journey Final Score: 10, as it belongs there.

Purple Hills
by aurora

Comment:
This has an unreal quality to it; almost looks like a drawing. I like it. Love those warm colors and together they work, too. 8 Journey

Daisy chain
by marbo

Comment:
That's well done. Almost looks more like an illustration than a photograph. Very creative. 8 Journey

Beach Flora
by Mieka

Comment:
Wow, an interesting shot. Lots of things of interest here (love that burred surf), the picture is nevertheless harmonious and unified. Great colors. 8 Journey

Cactus Bloom, Sonoran Desert
by kirbic

Comment:
The needles are in focus but the flower is not. Since their flowering is rather the unusual feature and presumably the main subject of the picture here, the oof is unfortunate. Good colors, underexposed at the bottom. 6 Journey