April Showers
by TooCool

Comment:
Very nice. Love the texture in the petals and snow. Would have been a 10 if you could have gotten an all dark or all snow background. I give this one a 9.

Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment:
Absolutely Awesome. Out of all the thumbnails, this one screamed out 'me first!!!'. Love the color & the lighting & the perfect focus. Fits the challenge beautifully. 10.

Heaven's Hero
by msdoubletrouble

Comment:
I really like the cloudscape. I think, though, that because it is such a beautiful background that it overpowers your subject. My eye is especially drawn to the light in the center of the cloud formation, and the parasailor (?) seems to just fade into nothingness (it may in fact fall into my blind spot when I look at the lit clouds).

Reaching For The Sky
by atsxus

Comment:
Definately meets the challenge. Cloud cover makes it a little washed out. I think this might have been a more compelling shot if taken on a clear day.

at a snails pace
by Jamie2772

Comment:
I love this shot. Unfortunately this does not meet the challenge IMO. I do like the colors & textures, and the clarity is really good. I wish this fit more with the challenge.

a grey day in monterey
by kmbr2001

Comment:
Very nice photo. Gorgeous colors. Would better fit the challenge description (IMO) if either a) it had more beach, less sky or b) had more sky, less beach. Also would like to see subject entering the pic rather than leaving it; this almost feels like the subject is abandoning the pic.

condom sense
by sacredspirit

Comment:
Nice photo. Interesting subject, good composition. Too much going on for it to meet the challenge description IMO. Not sure what the message is either... but sometimes I'm dense.

Lonely Moon
by davidbedard

Comment:
Beautiful colors in this. Having so much of the trees at the bottom distracts a bit from the moon (which I wish were in better focus). Perhaps try this with a little different crop, say, oh, about an inch or so off the bottom. Just my opinion, but I think that would have bumped it up a couple of points.

Flower Power
by Albireo

Comment:
Seems to meet the challenge description, but the dried stems (vines?) are distracting and take some of the focus from the dandelions.

Snail's Pace
by 4score

Comment:
Meets the challenge definition beautifully. Would like to see a little more light on the snail, and maybe a little less blue - even his body has a blue cast to it, and I don't think I've ever seen a blue snail!! :)