Kookaburra
by moodville

Comment:
Lovely shot, nice and clear. I would have liked the eye to be a lot clearer though... it seems a bit dark here. I love the texture of the feathers. Nicely exposed, effective blurred background. Shame the tail isn't in focus. 7

An eye on the cider press.
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Very nice shot, but I wish the face was as sharp as the suit, the texture you've captured is great! I'm not really sure a square crop works for me here... I think your idea may have been to have the cup as the pof using rule of thirds, but it is the face that I focus on, and it seems awkwadly placed in the frame. I would have liked the face just a bit better lit... the brightness in the rest of the frame is quite distracting. A nice moment captured though. 7

The Splash of a Kiwi
by terje

Comment:
Wow... stopped motion water shots are always a good bet. Initially looks nice and sharp, but on closer inspection looks oversharpened... I suspect because the dof may not have been deep enough. Great assortment of colours. Looks a little like too much time was spent in PS tinkering... beyond the point of no return! A beautiful image though. 8

All the Good Things
by mbardeen

Comment:
Stunning sky, good composition. Effective range of colours. Not quite enough to stop my eye from wandering out of the frame though. 8

Aloft
by Brad

Comment:
Superb b&w, works very well with this sky. Great detail and sharpness. The composition is a little too cluttered for me to give this top marks though. 8

Awakening
by kirbic

Comment:
Breathtaking... I wish I was an early person so I at least had a chance of ever capturing a photo like this. Not quite sure why you went for an almost square crop... I'd have preferred the traditional dimensions. 8

Early Morning Seascape
by jonpink

Comment:
This shot stood out straightaway in the thumbnails, and is just fantastic... wonderful composition, colours and PS work (or filters). Reminds me of a Joe Cornish (high praise). However, the quality lets this down a bit... it's been horribly oversharpened, look at the beach on the right below the cliffs... and there's artifacting everywhere. The edge of the cliffs shows bad haloing from sharpening. A huge shame. 8

Spring Flowers
by train

Comment:
Beautiful assortment of colours, extremely well lit. The background at the top left of the frame doesn't quite work for me, and I feel that the composition doesn't really do this magnificent lighting justice. 8

Vicki
by Konador

Comment:
Nice portrait, the earrings are wonderul and are the icing on the cake for me. You've captured her complexion really well... no-one can have a complexion that flawless, so you've done an amazing job of flattering her skin tone while keeping plenty of detail. The lighting is nice and smooth everywhere, and the hair is nicely backlit. The shallow dof is perfect. My only criticism is that I'm not that fond of her expression, she looks like she hasn't quite dropped her defenses enough. 8

Natural Woman
by heida

Comment:
Wonderful model, lovely big eyes. The face seems a bit too Photoshopped though... the shadows around the face look as though too much dodging and burning has been carried out. Everything looks a bit too NeatImaged as well. The background to the right is a bit distracting... I think it would have worked better without the white patch. Great makeup and hair. The glossy lips are very effective. Black and white works well here. 8