Light from dark
by grahamp

Comment:
Flawless, basically, except for the tiny angular shadow on the leading edge of the upright petal. Well-done, certainly. But there's a sort of arbitrary sterility to the framing of this composition that isn't helping you IMO. Still, a strong entry.

Five Outfits
by jjbeguin

Comment:
This captivates me. There's such a story here, I keep reading scenarios into it. Really nice shot.

Band of Brothers
by gaurawa

Comment:
Nice smoke capture. Been a while since we've seen one of those.

Up
by ergates

Comment:
Very understaed yet monumental. Seems to be ;lacking an element of luminosity that's attainable, though. nice framing/cropping of the image. I wish you'd taken care of the small blobs at the very bottom left though.

05/05/05 5:05:05
by RickH

Comment:
Beautifully done, high-key watch is damned tough to get right. I can't say I'm fond of the fade-through in the border area.

Leaving the party
by LalliSig

Comment:
This is so fine in many ways. I wish it were rendered in such a way as to attain a little-better separation of elements from sky.

Sunset at 5
by stphw

Comment:
This is just totally cracking me up. I hope, I pray, that the voters will agree with me. There's something SO startling about that hand, how it's an organic part of the landscape. I'm really surprised you didn't title it "Palm Tree at Sunset", LOL. The 5 is obvious anyway. I'm giving ya a 10 and pulling for ya all the way.

Five Circles
by arnit

Comment:
This is nicely done, and very subtle. I can't say I'm wowed by it, there's a certaihn emotional sterility to it, but I'm impressed by it regardless. Strong entry.

Gone Fishing
by JoelHSmith

Comment:
I like this a whole lot. The OOF in the background is handled perfectly. I wish the leftmost lure were being a bit more reflective, to anchor that edge of the composition.

Milk Cans
by debitipton

Comment:
Gotta love this. It's rich and luminous, a "pure" photograph that fit's the theme perfectly yet doesn't feel driven by it. To pick a nit, I wish it has half again as much space as it does on the left edge, things are a tad tight over there.... If there's noting left to add back in from cropping, even a black border would help. Regardless, a very strong entry and another 10 from me.