Olympic Gold by Two Beak Lengths
by ErikV

Comment:
Great idea and well executed. Perhaps backing all the ducks up an inch so that the lead duck beak is just touching the finish line would improve the composition and story.

A Modern Day Still Life
by Cuttooth

Comment:
One thing that no one has mentioned is that still life typically has a group of objects that are all within the frame. Given that none of your objects are fully contained within the frame it seems more "dynamic" than "still" . The topic is a killer as well. Lice eeewwwww! Technically, the lighting and composition are nice. I did not vote, but I suspect that the 1's and 2's are DNMC votes rather than bad photo votes.

Mocha and Cream
by Truegsht

Comment:
I love it. I keep expecting an alien to pop out and attack me. Lighting might be a little on the harse side.

4 Minute Warning
by violinist123

Comment:
Nice shot. I also had a dark image on this challenge that some did not like. On cheap LCDs this is probably never going to score well, so ignore the 1's and 2's, as they are looking at a different photo thatn the one you submitted. I would hazard to guess a title like "Rising from the Darkness" would be worth 0.3 to 0.5 points. Your current title actually detracts from the photo as the image needs to gain context from the title and currently it only adds confusion.

Hot Outtake
by bobonacus

Comment:
I like this slightly better than your entry in "Hot". I think the negative space on top give the plane somewhere to fly to and the flames and heat waves subtly denote hot!

Abraham's Solace
by gwe21

Comment:
No comments during challenge. I hate when I see (or get) that! Nice shot. The crop and the angle are great. The textures are nice and B&W was a good pick to highlight them. The blown out sky detracts somewhat.

Frozen in Time
by cryan

Comment:
Nice abstact. I like all the textures. Not a fan or the border.

On The Rocks
by jjsmom

Comment:
Superb glass, with great lighting and composition. The wrinked cloth and black zipper are not so good. With this on a completely black backgound it would score very high.

Best Served Chilled
by Louisa

Comment:
Drink up. The tilt works well. The bottle is superbly lighted. I am not a fan of the silver stripe on the glass.

FREEZE pops
by Shea927

Comment:
Nice composition. The uneven frost detracts a bit. Perhaps this is hard to control.