Bent Shadow (Corollary to "Unbent Shadow" from the "Shadows II" Challenge.)
by GolferDDS

Comment:
ha ha ha haaaaaa - you didn't need the title - I got the reference the millisecond I saw the thumbnail! Oh very good... :o)

Wine is A Gracious Creature
by vrphotos

Comment:
Nice complimentary background both in terms of surface and backdrop. Lighting strong but resulting highlight shapes work reasonable well. Would prefer corkscrew not to be cropped.

Surrogate Mother
by deafwolf

Comment:
Ha ha ha - I like this a lot - it's nice to see an image with a silly story to it - which can be discerned without the title and still find the photo visually appealing to boot.

Street lights - still life
by bormic

Comment:
Nicely taken, quirky and interesting.

Urban Rain
by Biliana

Comment:
What gorgeous colours - and I love the use of just three main colours - lime green, golden orange-brown and metallic grey. Composition isn't quite right for me - perhaps having the leaf at an angle might be interesting? Would also like more even lighting rather than the whiter L-shaped reflection towards the top right.
Nice image!

Resting on water
by dusik

Comment:
Very pretty - particularly the capture of the surface tension shapes. For me I find the bright light spots too strong in comparison with the muted colours of the leaf. I think they'd be OK if the leaf still had some more of it's autumn bright colours though I appreciate that the mood of the image would then be different. Basically I think the background is just too dynamic for the muted beauty of the faded leaf.

A Small Aubergine
by ganders

Comment:
The background is distracting and lighting is too harsh. The drops of water do add interest but are just too many and too small. The beautiful rich aubergine colour has not really been captured. The composition is somewhat static.

Leaf in sepia - macro study
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Some beautiful detail and the lighting is really bringing out the map of veins. Not so keen on the misty quality of the upper left area and upper right tip.

Just Add Breath
by Koriyama

Comment:
Interesting lighting (with it's yellow colour) and nice composition. Music pattern on recorder looks good against black background.

Holding Still
by K-Rob

Comment:
The use of light and shadow almost cuts the three fingers in the foreground off from the rest of the hand - kind of weird and intriguing.