here comes the airplaaaaane
by krnodil

Comment:
Great interpretation. The shadows are a bit strong for me and the DOF on the shallow side. My first reaction to the composition was to wish that you had included more of the person holding the spoon. After a few moments I warmed up to the subtle impled connection (we all know what's going on off frame) and the strength of the child's POV. Nice placement of the spoon.

Open Wide - Here Comes the Choo Choo Train
by TacTZilla

Comment:
Nice composition! I was just thinking as I looked at a different shot like this that I wish they had included more of the arm/person delivering the spoon.

My Doll and My Blanket, For As Long As I Can Remember
by scarbrd

Comment:
Ah, this is the sort of composition I immediately thought of when I was considering this challenge (but didn't have time to do). I'm surprised there are not more like this. The top right background is distracting to me, but you deserve a bonus points for such an overall warm, sentimental, and honest composition. I hope you do well.

Cruisin by Candy Castle
by AndyMac24

Comment:
Wow, talk about meeting the challenge! This really brings back memories for me thanks to the way you composed this shot (right down to including those simple cards). Thanks for the memories :)

Magical Silly Putty
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Nice idea. This really brings back memories. Such a narrow & well defined DOF is distracting to me here. I wonder what result you might have gotten by bending back the paper in symmetry with the silly putty so that only the crease between them would plunge into (or out of) the focal plane, then rotate. The overall composition has nice lines and it's fun overall.

Winter Berries
by cpanaioti

Comment:
First, I'm a beginner, so take this with a grain of salt...
I do like the shot overall. The downside for me is that the bokeh feels distracting. perhaps the bokeh is too well defined on the outer edges, so a little softer, centered bokeh may have felt warmer. Also, I wonder what this shot would have looked like with just a little more DOF, allowing the sharpness to soften as you travel down the foreground branch. The repeating curves are indeed really pleasing and the placement of the main subject is perfect.

You have some great shots on your profile page and I hope to reach that level one day myself. They Went That-A-Way made me laugh.

HP!
by bspujari

Comment:
Watch out for the slight right tilt.

One Lone Enlightened Face...
by 777STAN

Comment:
Hmmm, I'm surprised at your score too (I am fairly new however). I wonder if the sub 5 crowd saw the darkness, figured it was simple to throw together, and didn't stop to let their eyes linger.

I wavered 6-7 and went 7 ultimately. I found the overall composition of this shot captivating and I'm impressed at the affect you generated with such simple ingredients. Keep up the good work and don't feel bad that this shot doesn't fit the "soundbyte" rating system this time.

Through the Willows
by vtruan

Comment:
Nice detail of the lunar surface. I look forward to seeing what lens you used for this.

(o)(o)
by ralph

Comment:
Very sharp (no pun) and great dof. This is really mesmerizing forrest of pencils. It looks like there's a pencil missing in the first row, 3rd spot in. Perhaps it was just sharpened too short :)