Christmastime Wishes
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
Great capture! Good exposure, good compo. The only negative thing I noticed was the Tilt. This is an easy fix in PS. Play around with it. The castle would need to drop the left side just a degree or two.

This photo makes me which I was there for the celebration. High marks!

On a wing and a prayer...
by MikeO

Comment:
That better not be a store bought swan's wing.

I like the lighting on the lower right, how it picks up the details of the feather. It's ashame we couldn't get that effect across the entire wing.

Leftovers
by casualguy

Comment:
Just a good photograph all the way around. Nice job.

Longing
by jenesis

Comment:
Strong mood, excellent framing and a great capture. The only weak point I see here is the lighting/exposure. I'd think this might make a great reshoot. Try metering for the grass beyond the fence...the portion that is blown out. Stop that down 1, step back a bit and fire off the curtain flash. If this doesn't work, play around with the manual setting until you can get the foreground lite w/o leaving the background so hot. I think you can still get the shadow on the dog's face while still holding on to the dramatic lighting.

Good luck.

Baking Day
by Spork99

Comment:
Very charming photo. Conveys a great sense of mood and playfulness, so top honors for that. As far as the technical details. Lighting & framing. You took this at night w/the curtain flash, which you may or may not have been able to help. The shadows are distracting and there isn't enough light on the background to contrast your subject. Also the lack of light does not allow for details to show up on the primary subject and the dough. You did a good job with what you had though.

Framing. You've got negative space to the right of the subject, which was needed to show the cookie dough. This negative space must be balanced to the left as well, and it is not. I am not sure if this was cropped out before or after, but leaving just a little more in would have help me from thinking the hand was almost lost in the shot.

As far as candids go, this is a great shot. Looks like everyone was having a ball.

Where two worlds meet....
by byshen

Comment:
This was one of my favorites for the challenge. This is a great shot and I think you really captured a moving piece. Nice job. You deserved the honors. I could have done w/o the fence, but maybe you can photoshop that out for the print on your wall.
cheers ~

Simple Solution
by vien

Comment:
I really like this image. The zip on the lock scream simplicity.

Bare Symmetry
by GP

Comment:
Too much negative space for me personally. Plus a tilt

Are they buildings or commercials?
by carrieann

Comment:
Well done! 10

B&W Magazine (The Joys of Summer)
by Sonifo

Comment:
Cropping tighter would have gotten another point from me.