one-man show
by aznym

Comment:
Great composition. The face in the top left really adds to this. And I like the main subject's expression. Grafton Street?

A True Black Beauty
by olddj

Comment:
Great capture, and in mid-air as well. Nice timing!

What lets it down for me is the on-camera flash, which creates the very harsh shadows in the background (around the dog, and behind the stick he's jumping) - Try shooting late afternoon with no flash, the lighting will be in your favour.

Blue Eyes
by shanksware

Comment:
Nice composition, but a bit too much Neat Image

Cadence
by espy2

Comment:
I like the black background here - It really sets it apart, and off-sets nicely against the main subject colours.

Great use of repetition, with all of them looking the same direction and that lovely touch with the duckling on the bottom-left in mid-quack! Technicals are good, focus, lighting etc.

Fitting title as well (now that I've looked it up)

I have a feeling if they had been yellow all-over you'd be looking at a top ten finish.

Send in the Clowns
by sherpet

Comment:
I didn't realise you had the clown to yourself! - It looks like a candid shot you might have taken at a street party or something. Nice job on the make-up though.

Personally, if I had gone to the effort of doing the make-up I would have made the most of it by taking a shot full frame of his face, looking directly into the camera for full impact.

Oh, and by the way, I like clowns.... :)

Complementary Flower
by jorr

Comment:
This almost has a '35mm film' feel about it. Nicely done. Something about the saturation and the grain in the purples.

Good lighting and focus. I can't really think of any suggestions to make on the technicals. Composition works well here to draw the eye to the centre of the flower.

But I really like that background, the yellow and purple are beautiful together.

Exclusive Spy Photo! Cheddar Cow Captured!
by C_Steve_G

Comment:
I've come back to this one a few times, but I really like it and think it should have at least broken a 5.0!

It's a really imaginative shot, and works very well.

The only technical suggestions I can think of are; Tighter crop around the cow. Shooting at a different time of day to get more interesting lighting/shadows on the grass. Focus.

Easter
by thomaspeople

Comment:
I'm finding this one really tough to comment on. I don't know what that yellow thing she's eating is, some sort of marshmallow? It looks interesting whatever it is!

But what distracts me more than anything is that it has a certain snapshot look about it. And, for me, what gives it that feel is the lighting. It really looks like you used on-camera flash here, I could be wrong, but that's the feeling I get.

Blossoms and Yellow Bridge
by Pug-H

Comment:
I prefer this to your 'yellow' entry - Sorry! :)

Jammy Time
by timfythetoo

Comment:
You captured a great shot here - I really like his expression.

Two things caught my attention on the technical side; The white balance looks wrong, it has a feeling of being too 'warm' like it was shot under incandescent light. Also the crop is a bit strange around his thighs. It's an unusual place to chop him off!

But, I like the simplicity of this.