Fijian Black Pearls
by dkubin

Comment:
The pearls are beautifully rendered here. I like the inline as well. The photo's very "commercial" (as opposed to artistic), which is what I take the challenge to be about. Or, rather, this is a challenge in which "commercial" can be an asset. Good job.

From the Gold Box
by love

Comment:
One of the few times I've loved such a heavy special effect. Strong image, good field waiting for text.

SMALL, but MIGHTY eye catching (flower in stones)
by jcclucci

Comment:
NICE zoomer. I liek this image a lot. Hope it does better than I expect it will. One of the few "centered" images int he challenge that impresses me.

What is in the dark
by jigglebug

Comment:
Strikingly original image, and a very evocative one. I appreciate all of it, the artistic decisions invoved in the blur, the grain, the blown-out areas. Very high score from me. Good luck! I suspect you'll need it :-) Feel free to PM me and let me know how you're doing, I'm done with voting on this challenge.

Sunset Feeding
by Stagolee

Comment:
I want to hate this one for the extremely garish, manipulated orange, but I keep coming back to it with a smile. Good job.

This Way
by SiRa

Comment:
Really nice IMO. Some may argue as to whether the car or the sign is the subject, but not me.

Hand Stand Man
by Salar

Comment:
This is quite striking and very amusing too in an odd way. In my eyes its quite flawed in its obvious lean tot he right. I wish you'd squared it up; the handstand guy, obviously (at least IMO) should be on true vertical, or how could he hold his pose?

Orange # 5
by LowLght

Comment:
Truly minimalist image, very well done. I wonder how it would work with a hair more background and a bit less foreground? there seems to be a bit too much white for optimal balance. But all in all, I really like this one.

Texas Vista
by crabappl3

Comment:
Really nice capture. Works well for me. When I lay a rule on the horizon it's almost bang-on squared up, but there's an overall sense of lean to the left because the black area on the left is so massive. I think it would balance better if it were rotatted ccw a quarter of a degree or so. Perhaps a tad more shadow detail, but that may be a monitor issue. Strong entry.

Modern Culinary Masterpiece
by gloda

Comment:
I quite liek this one. Beautifully lit and colored. The title is sort of blah, but who cares?