Fairy Dust
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I appreciate your frustration with this one - this shot clearly speaks to you a lot but the voters just see an OOF figurine and click the 'tank' button. It will have been the shutter speed that has caused this - I never shoot under 1/80 on my 50mm with my slightly shaky hands! As has been mentioned before, the border, though it works well with the colour scheme, is a bit too garish for most tastes (including mine if I'm honest). The important thing is that you keep submitting what means the most to you. With a bit of luck, someone else will feel the same way!

May the Circle be Unbroken
by purpleflutterby13

Comment:
I was scratching my head trying to work out what you did here - the zoom works very well and the colours are gorgeous. The lack of a single main subject has probably lost you marks, but I prefer the overall effect!

Sunset Storm
by Wildcard

Comment:
Great sky, but I'm finding the clouds lacking in focus and clarity - I don't know whether this is down to the original image or the quality of the conversion. I wonder if it's even necessary to have some land towards the bottom - it's easily missable and looks more like an afterthought - I'd say you could do with a little more. This would help draw our attention to the sunset itself, which is the main focal point of the image anyway. You'd lose some of that amazing sky, of course, but with a wider lens you'd be able to keep it!

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment:
Nicely processed. I assume this is HDR or at least with shadow/highlight adjustment? The light and colours is excellent and this is reflected in the high score. If anything it's the lack of a single identifiable subject that hurts this (the mast isn't strong enough as an anchor point) as our eyes are wandering all over the image.

ONE
by electrolost

Comment:
The pose of the bird really gives it character, and the negative space is great. I'm a little perturbed by the sloped dark background, which I think draws the attention away from the bird a little, but nevertheless a great quirky shot which I like very much.

Lone Flight
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
Nice shot and composition, though I think I'd prefer the bird even closer to the bottom left of the frame - personal thing. Again, this is one of those shots which is neither sharp not intentionally blurry. If the shutter were a little longer on this you'd have captured the bird's energy wonderfully, though probably scoring lower in the process. But hey, who cares about votes, right? There's some haloing around the subject that is possibly only visible on my (rubbish) laptop screen, but a bit of careful burning can make that disappear. More USM on the bird would sharpen things up again but increase the haloing. Perhaps you could have been more daring with the contrast in the sky as well... just a thought. But well seen and captured, and a photo I like very much.

watching
by Retroesque

Comment:
I love this. I don't suppose you were expecting this to score highly, but it's a great find and the processing is absolutely spot-on. I wonder if you could have introduced a little more contrast into the TV screen to highlight the reflection - I think this was missed by a lot of voters.

Winter Wonder Land
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Lovely winter image. I get the feeling that a bit too much USM has gone into the branches (though I could be wrong) which takes away from their delicate nature somewhat. I'm wondering if you burned the sky at the top of the image, as it seems a little unnaturally grey - although this could be highlighted by USM on the brances. The image is a busy one; perhaps you could have focused a little more on the path or the house, as currently the voters' eyes aren't drawn to either.

Winter Waterfront
by NikonJeb

Comment:
I'm scratching my head trying to think of how you could have improved this one. The subject is lovely and the composition completely appropriate. Perhaps a wider view taking in more of the river? I'm not sure the lighting is perfect - the house doesn't attract much interest as it's shrouded largely in darkness - if it were lit up a little more I think the effect would be better. But a great winter shot - I'm quite jealous as it hasn't settled at all over here!

Poetry
by zxaar

Comment:
Brave, fascinating, different, but in my opinion ultimately unsuccessful. The 'pastels' are fine but too pink for my liking. But with an image like this we're into properly subjective territory. Kudos for putting this shot in.