Shrivelled
by Jean

Comment:
Composition: The red part seems to make the pic a little 'top heavy'. Excellent otherwise.
Technical: Fantastic colour, contrast, lighting and border. Good DOF.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: At least a top 10 in my book. 9

?cat or flower cliche? - well I take the golden middle
by miss parker

Comment:
Composition: Flowers are excellent. Would have preferred slightly more cat?! Having a cat myself, I appreciate the problems!
Technical: Nice use of colour and contrast. Bold decision to use the high sharpening, but it really suits the pic. Might have thickened the white border slightly and got rid of the very thin black border.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Lovely photo lacking only in animal cooperation! 7

When Roses Are Not In Bloom
by Ricky Cleave

Comment:
Composition: Excellent
Technical: Fantastic DOF apart from bottom part of the subject is slightly out of focus. White border is different width top/bottom compared with left/right.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Good take on the challenge. 8

Waiting for Romance
by Harz_Joerg

Comment:
Composition: Good
Technical: Can't quite tell the filtering you've used, but it looks slightly strange. It looks like you've used sharpening and then smoothing? Border may have looked stronger with the red line black, making it twice as thick.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Excellent idea and shot, but post-processing seems a little overdone. 6

""My child, pet and best friend"
by slammin

Comment:
Composition: Good. Top-right looks slightly blank, although this is offset by bottom-left.
Technical: Excellent focus. Looks slightly over-sharpened, particularly around the part the strings are connected to and the scratch plate (?). Good use of B&W I think. Border seems a little thin on my screen.
Meets challenge: Bit iffy. :-)
Overall impression: Good pic. 7

Pinecone
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
Composition: Subject may perhaps have been better off-centre
Technical: Good focus. Pic seems a little busy due to the leaves. The actual subject of the pic isn't instantly obvious. Border is bold and suits the pic.
Meets challenge: Not quite sure what cliche you're trying to depict.
Overall impression: Busy pics aren't bad, but the subject(s) need to be identifiable I think. 5

The Three Sides of Square
by Annida

Comment:
Composition: Near perfect, but maybe subject is a little small?
Technical: Excellent
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: A really excellent pic. 9

squAreS
by Gordon

Comment:
Composition: Good
Technical: Nice DOF. Would have liked more event lighting, particularly at the top of the pic.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Good technically, but not sure of the balance of the pic. 6

Where square people live.
by Harz_Joerg

Comment:
Composition: Good. Brightness of the right face contrasts well with the darkness of the left.
Technical: Good choice of colour and contrast. Nice border.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Technically good and nice pic. 8

Technology for squares
by Marklane

Comment:
Composition: Good
Technical: Nice choice of layout. Focus isn't bad, but the pic seems noisy, and lack of vibrancy lets it down slightly.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: You were unfortunate to pick a very common subject, meaning you had lots of comparable competition. 6