Waiting for the Elves
by dsidwell

Comment:
Congratulations on the red ribbon, this was my highest placed image - it
is very satisfying.

My First Christmas Tree
by Sonifo

Comment:
Congratulations on the blue, a charming image for sure.

To the Lord & for those who have/do fought for our Freedoms.
by vtruan

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

This image is perilously close to being a photograph of someone else's work but the fact that the flag is juxtaposed saves it. It is an interesting juxtaposition raising questions about war, patriotism, faith. I think that the title is a bit unwieldy but that is a matter of taste. I find myself wanting to turn the image - to push the right hand side back in order to change the angle of view. That is reflective of the difficulty in putting the elements of this together and wanting a clearer statement from the image. Perhaps see more of the flag and less of the massive flagpole. The color and clarity are good. It's a complex image and one that you may want to revisit.

Thankful for my Family
by rj324

Comment:
Congratulations on the third place - well deserved

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
Congratulations on the red ribbon, well deserved. Congratulations also on your brother's return.

burnt
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Welcome from the Critique Club: This entry certainly meets the challenge, evoking the sulphur smell of a just extinguished match. The composition is good, if plain, although it would have been nice to bring out the color of the math heads still in the box. It appears slightly over-exposed and I wonder if the shadow of the box wouldn't have benefited from stepping back a bit. The textures are very interesting and add some depth to the image.

Othel
by WILDBLUE

Comment:
Really interesting word - new to me and I am a collector. I got so wrapped up in the word that it overwhelmed the image. I assume that is a hieroglyphic? I went and looked it up - the last Rune, I see. Shows my ignorance. Image gets blurry on the upper right and overall this is more about the challenge than the image I think.

Lack of....
by tfaust

Comment:
I am sure I have given this guy a buck...well done, I am sure that you had a reason to crop the face but I would have liked the whole better, I think.

Saving For A Dream
by Neuferland

Comment:
very original approach for this challenge, piggy bank well presented except for light streak down through eye and onto snout

The "spell" of money
by RonB

Comment:
very original for this challenge good clarity interesting words lkittle overlit at the top