Nine in Orange
by okiesisi

Comment:
Shape of the numeral is pretty subtle. Slight shift or crop to eliminate the bits of pink petals on the left would help me stay with the central shapes easier.

Arabian Filly and Mare
by sfmorris

Comment:
High amount of "wow" factor. Should score well.

Negative 'G'
by FrankRobinson

Comment:
Really communicates a sense of motion. Orange tones work well with blue-grey sky.

Dyed In The Wool
by RKT

Comment:
Good lighting and nice B&W conversion.

Summer Star
by colorcarnival

Comment:
This treatment really brings out the layers of petals. Beautiful approach that helps us see in a new way.

Flight
by reephoto

Comment:
Beautiful image. White background still separates nicely from white horse. Combination ends up with quite an exotic feeling, maybe because we have no context to limit imagination.

Missing you
by CorySmith

Comment:
Nice heart made by the thumbs and fingers but easy to miss with the cleavage being adjacent and more in focus. Smile sweet with a hint of misbehavior.

All Smiles
by rmezzo

Comment:
Cute child. Square crop might bring more attention to the face and help remove the distracting plastic arc in left lower corner. Color balance adjustment reducing yellow-orange cast could help.

Hotel kitty
by Melethia

Comment:
Fun to see a real place with real galvanized metal pails, real pavers to walk on, and non-plastic seating, whether for cats or people (we know who really owns such places). Good composition and colors.

If you ever go to Oregon, along the coast in Newport is the Sylvia Beach Hotel, with each room named, decorated, and bookshelf filled for a particular famous author. No TV's or phones. Dinner at the Tables of Content downstairs. The resident cat visits any room with an open door.

Thanks for the August 2009 Snapshot side challenge.

New Bud
by Kelli

Comment:
Very nice. I usually don't like elaborate framing effects, but this goes well with the subject. Good choice of color. Also, notice way back at the start of the August 2009 snapshot thread allowing for extensive procssing as an accepted option. Glad you posted.