Spiked Beauty
by shortredneck

Comment:
Beautifully done. I like the black background very much, limits the distraction from the subject. I will bet this is very pretty in color. I am not certain that the leaf in the foreground is a good thing, picky, picky.
Photo 9 Creativity 8 B&W 9 total 9

nautical
by censura

Comment:
Good capture, focus, etc. Some really good contrast and shadows. Nit - looks natural, but junky, hard to get excited about this subject.
Photo 10 Creativity 7 B&W 8 total 8

The Beach
by wolfjack

Comment:
I like the sun's reflection off the water, very nice. (I know they couldn't be helped, but I don't like the people on the sand; a distraction, but hardly visible.) Your horizon has some "ripples" that are barely visible (yes, a REAL NIT), could have been caused by many things, like overblown up, too much digital sharpening, etc. I'm not going to grade you down for these really insignificant items, just thought you might want to know.
Photo 9 Creativity 6 B&W 8 total 7

Take that photo & I`ll punch your lights out
by doogbull

Comment:
Cube baby shot. I think it would have been better without the toy/label at the bottom. Maybe just a little too much exposure on the left side of the face, somewhat washed out, upper cheek mostly. Photo 8 Creativity 6 B&W 7 total 7

Time Marches On...
by Alecia

Comment:
Very nice, but what are the words after ALWAYS? Nit time: crop the cement lower right hand corner, and could the flag pole have been centered more with the top of the bell holder? (It's just a bit left of center, picky, picky, picky, yes, yes) Photo 9 Creativity 7 B&W 8 total 8

Lori's Clematis
by Kathyc

Comment:
Why does this look green to me?

Intensity
by jasonmccarthy

Comment:
Maybe a bit dark, good focus, are we birthing? What are we doing? The suspense is killing me. What is he intense about?
Photo 8 Creativity 6 B&W 7 total 7

Cleopatra's Vase
by BNC

Comment:
Nice shadow work, very nicely done set shot. Great lighting, personal taste, maybe aimed a little high, but then the table might have been more of a distraction, so let's go with the benefit of the doubt, GREAT shot!!!! Photo 10 Creativity 9 B&W 10 (could you have made the table disappear more?)
total score 10 (one of the best this week)

porch lounging
by svaleda

Comment:
Really nice macro shot. Very clear fur (great focus), with nice details. I like the shading and the shadows on the cat's face, but (impossible dream) I would have liked to have seen the upper eye more clearly (very dark). Photo 10 Creativity 8 B&W 9 total 9

Have a Drink
by karmat

Comment:
nothing to shoot? While there's nothing really all that wrong with this photo, I can't really "get behind it". Photo 7 Creativity 4 B&W 5 total 5