Temptation
by scarbrd

Comment:
Can't help you too much with why this scored where it did; I gave it a seven. Had everything I was looking for on the whole, and I thought it was a good shot. Sorry I'm not being more "critical" here.

Low key hobby
by Melethia

Comment:
Deb, I'm here after reading the thread; I didn't score this image highly, though I hope you know I usually like your shots. Setups to me need to be special, and the subject matter here just didn't grab me. It was well lit, though more shadows might have helped the low-key feel jump at you (the "normally" lit table to the right distracted me a bit when I first saw the image), and the composition and execution were spot on. I'm just not big on thread . . .

Out of the Darkness
by Gatorguy

Comment:
Read your request for comments on the thread; this wasn't an image I liked, but this is primarily because of the subject matter. It just didn't interest me, and while it was lit well for and appropriate to the challenge, it didn't do anything to overcome my initial reaction to the subject matter. On that, there is probably little you can do about this kind of reaction; pick a shot you like, and some other people won't. Not a statement about the image quality, but about its appeal subjectively. If you want my vote, shoot puppy dogs and babies

"Good Morning" - Sydney Opera House
by admajic

Comment:
Came over from the thread; disappointing that no one else has offered comments here, but I'll do my best. To start off, the simplest thing for me to say is that this didn't look low-key to me. Instead, it seemed more like an evening sunset shot than a low-key shot. As an image, I quite like it, actually, as I think it's well composed and nicely shot (though I'm not fond of subjects that are completely shadowed, it works well enough here as there are other interesting elements to the photo).

The Ultimate Driving Machine
by Rob O

Comment:
As the others have said, I didn't find the subject interesting enough, and scored it a bit low for that (4), as well as the distraction I felt in seeing the stereo controls right under the wheel (I might have cropped it a bit tighter; my monitor resolution means I need to move the page to see all of portrait images, and those controls jumped at me when I saw the image). Nicely lit, though, and definitely low-key to my untrained eyes.

Tones
by violinist123

Comment:
This was one of my top ten shots. I'm wondering about the really low scores on this (the 1-3s); it certainly doesn't deserve them. I liked the whole feel of this one, with the subject centered, but with the lighting pulling it out of the center, and the nice B&W conversion and the nice tones (no pun intended). A really lovely shot that (in my opinion, of course) should have finished higher than it did.

turners mill wheel-4749.jpg
by griz210

Comment:
Wonderful backstory here, and nice capture, as well. The grass seems a little too bright in the foreground to my eyes (and my stupid laptop monitor), but the tilt of the wheel is wonderful and the placement behind the tree works well for me.

Armadillo for "All Things Texas"
by SandyP

Comment:
Wonderful shot, really. I love the red hues in the nose, and the way they show across the bridge and then are brightest in the tip. Excellent capture of this little beastie!

Day 28 - Ruin
by xianart

Comment:
Missed opportunities are sad enough, it's sadder yet when it's this kind. Destruction of a building always makes me melancholy, it just seems so wasteful. Your shot is wonderful, I love how clear and contrasty the sky and ground are (with the snow, that's a tough one, but you handled it well), while the house is clouded just a tiny bit by dust. Well done.

Devan3.jpg
by rider64

Comment:
Congratulations! For the little one (an Irish blessing):

May you always walk in sunshine.
May you never want for more.
May Irish angels rest their wings
beside your nursery door.