Date with the Vampire
by isonaj

Comment:
Funky contacts? In my unexperienced opinion the creativity and photography are good, but it needs a little more post-processing to darken the little distractions in the background and bring the subject into sharper contrast, make him stand out terribly evilly :)

"Three Butterflies Together Mean Good Luck"
by scarbrd

Comment:
I didn't know that! Hope this shot brings you good luck. :)

In Search of the Loch Ness Monster
by Rikki

Comment:
Looks like the search is over? :) This is one of my favourites. There are plenty of little details for my eye to enjoy (such as the textures created by the weeds and ripples) and the shadows balance it nicely, but even though my eye wanders it's always drawn back to the main subject, as it should be.
Good composition, meets challenge perfectly, etc. etc. :)

"Kooka-bokeh"
by Judi

Comment:
One of my faves :) Congrats!

Bokeh Rising II
by 2mccs

Comment:
Even more impressive, knowing what went into creating it. This shows how great a knowledge you have of the technical aspects as well as the aesthetic. Congrats :)

Nanny-Nanny-Boo-Boo!
by SJCarter

Comment:
Scary! I can see the head transposed onto a demonic body, some horns stuck in there..... okay, I'm gonna have nightmares tonight... thanks a lot! :)

Natural Spring
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
Since you asked, I had a look, let my eyes do their thing, then noted what they did.
First they went to the bright framing stones. Finding them not the main subject they went to the middle of the frame where there was something strongly dark. But they didn't find a definite focal point there either so they jumped around the bright green areas, then finally settled on the water.

I think possibly a tighter crop to lessen the draw to the frame-stones?
It's a lovely subject but doesn't look easy to catch, the way the shaded areas fall, and I don't know enough about lighting etc. to be of much help in solutions, sorry. Hope this helped, tho :)

Deserted
by jonr

Comment:
Such a dreamy, mystical feel. I can almost hear the clatter of horse hoofs and rattle of armour about to appear into the shot. The illusion would be stronger without the flagpole (or at least the flag, if you felt the whole thing might be too major an element?). Very nice shot :)

Shattered
by snaffles

Comment:
A great find for this challenge, just a little weak on the technicals. Sharpness and contrast would have seen this score better, I think :)

Cut, Slowly Falling Apart
by tngrndream

Comment:
The lack of any shadow anywhere makes this very flat and two-dimensional. I know little about lighting effects but maybe others can offer some suggestions for bringing out the best in a subject like this :)