Trees on a fence
by Kelli

Comment:
interesting abstract...

Captured
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
this is cute! would be a stronger photo if the shadows had a sharper edge, but I love the concept.

Bearly a shadow can scare me away
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I think what throws this off for me (challenge-wise) is that the subject seems to be the bear rather than the shadow. Also, the composition seems a little static with the bear and shadow in the center of the pic. I think that if they were in the lower third it might work a little better - give it a little more sense of being out in the wilderness.
I also think that this would work better for the challenge if the shadow had a little more definition to it...if it looked more like the outline of the bear.
It's not a bad shot of a bear, but for a 'shadow' challenge, it's lacking a little 'oomph' in the shadow area.

A Peace of Art!
by jacolo

Comment:
Not trying to be mean, just explaining the low vote: DNMC - no lens cap.
I think that perhaps the challenge was misinterpreted as 'Landscape'? Had the challenge been landscape, this would have been my comment: This is quite an interesting shot due to the excellent use of backlighting and the very interesting landforms.

Guilty Pleasure.
by buzzrock

Comment:
The expression on the pup's face is absolutely, 100% perfect for this shot. Great capture.

odyssey-b@w-2.jpg
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
I like the pose here. It's very introspective for one so young, and it gives her almost a 'not here' feel - like she's in her own little world and having fun with it.
What I can see that could possibly use some improvement would be that her dress is almost overexposed, yet her face is very underexposed, which makes it hard to see clearly. The dress is so bright that it is trying to become the 'focus' of the shot. Perhaps shooting when the light is not so harsh (or carrying a large diffuser or pop-up shade with you) would help with the differences in exposure, or try to photograph her when she is wearing clothing that more closely matches her skin tones.
I know this is a 'spur-of-the-moment' capture (kids can be sooo difficult to work with! :) I know - I have a couple of my own.), so I completely understand that you have to work with what you have.

Twisted Passion
by smilebig4me1x

Comment:
What Jutilda said! :)
Very very pretty shot.
Background works very nicely to set it off, too.

Negative Self Image
by arronrod

Comment:
Very very good placement for a first entry. Ya beat me! :P

The One of my Dreams
by Kivet

Comment:
I can see that the processing is intentional, and that you're going for a particualr 'look' with this, but I think you may have overdone it just a bit. I like seeing the texture in her hair and lips, and I would like to see just a bit more of it in her skin (as well as just a hair more color and less 'glow'). I like the pose and the expression, it's just a bit overdone in the processing.

Simple look
by TOY

Comment:
I think that what I find odd about this photo is the focus. To be a little more accurate, it's the focus combined with the pose. The forehead, hairline, eyes and nose are crisp and well-defined, yet the mouth and jawline are not. There does not appear to be enough change in 'depth' in the pose to cause this (the head does not seemed to be tilted down enough to cause this), so it appears to be a result of post-processing. It may indeed have been done in camera (and thus be an optical illusion), but it throws off the 'feel' of the photo for me - it just feels inconsistent.
Other than the focus issues, though, it's quite a good shot. The pose and composition are quite good, and the skin tones are very good. I also like that the eyes look natural. The choice of background color is unusual (to me) for a male subject, but it works quite nicely.