Sacred Rythm
by SandyP

Comment:
Very nice image Sandy. I had hoped to see this place higher than it did but you cant complain about a 6.7. Well done! Our prayers are with you!

Quilling
by surfdabbler

Comment:
Hmmm - this has a familiarity to it that I cant quite seem to put my finger on. ;) If you dont mind I am going to go ahead and give this a proper critique but based off of the issues that I dealt with on mine. First off, the image just doesnt have a smooth feel to it. There seems to be a halo of noise around all of your paper pieces that is a bit distracting to my eye. With it being advanced editing it may have been worth the time to spot blur all around to clean it up. Takes some time but could have been good. I wish the paper was a bit more white or bright. As it is the paper has a drab feel to it. A bit brighter would have allowed it to pop off the blue background better (was it originally blue?). A tighter crop would have been good as well. Right now it seems a bit off balance. I think you have more side space on the right than the left so it feels a bit off kilter. A tighter crop would have also made your paper patterns a bit bigger in the frame. I like the white border but I think the black outside border is just a bit too thick and heavy handed for the delicateness that this type of image is. I do like the variety of your curls. A nice mix of tight and loose curls along with the V shapes are a good combo. A couple extra V's may have been good but overall a good blend. Good gradient on your background color, a bit of blur would have helped really smooth that out as well. On first run through I scored this a 6. When doing an idea that has been done before and scored well you really need to nail it. You really need to make it awesome or else you just end up getting judged against the original. My fear with mine was that I was going to be compared to Techo's images which were amazing. I lucked out big time.

Anyways - I hope this is scoring well for you. I am looking forward to seeing whose this is. Good luck!!

Feeding the inner child
by Giorgio

Comment:
I was one of your 9s. I thought this capture was brilliant.

learning to crawl
by Skip

Comment:
Going through my fave folder to see who had done what since I rarely fave images after challenge anymore. I saw this in thumb and popped it open and - ah yes I remember this one. If I am not mistaken this was my top choice for the challenge. So much to take in, a story that is being told and a feeling in my gut for the main character. I remember thinking in challenge "Oh man this would suck" followed by an "Oh man I love my wife". Excellent capture and totally stunned it scored under 6.

Maiden
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Hmm - this image stopped me. I am not exactly sure what I am looking at or how it was captured but it sure is compelling.

Walking down a never ending road
by Judi

Comment:
Very nice work Judi. I really expected this to score higher.

Dreamy Reflection
by philup

Comment:
Nice work Phil. I figured it would do well for you. 4.8 - HAH!

Up, Up, and Away
by elsapo

Comment:
I just loved this shot. Made me smile right from thumbnail. Great comp and colors. One of my top 2 in the challenge. The other one has the blue. Great work.

A Flight of Fancy
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
Excellent work Crystal. Probably the best person centered IR shot I have seen. Congrats on the ribbon and whopper PB!

The Letter
by JamesKW

Comment:
I watched your score all week knowing you were gonna catch up on me and relegate me to another 4th place. This shot was in my top 3. Excellent work. The true nightmares are the ones that can be reality. Powerful image. Very well done. Congrats on your ribbon. So well deserved.