Vase and shadow
by Neat

Comment:
Is it a Neat photo? I like your toning. I would have liked it a bit away from the wall so that the wall didn't have so much texture -- but only because the texture on the vase is simply yummy! The lighting, the shadow, the toning are all wonderful. 7 as is. 8 or so with less texture on the background. Higher would have needed some sort of emotional connection. Not quite sure how to do that with a vase. :)

My Favorite
by DCrest01

Comment:
Nice background... How did you achieve it?

Vase 2
by Pk395

Comment:
Seems a little too sharpened and too bright. Imo, it would have been more effective toned done in the saturation and contrast. It just appears to be shouting a bit.

dry
by RobertaV

Comment:
I really like the idea on this one. And the vase works great oof. But having the focus point way off on the left isn't really working for me. It makes it look crowded and a bit uncomfortable in the crop. Once the crop is uncomfortable, you start looking around more and notice the thing in the upper right and perhaps another vase or something straight up above. If the focus point had been more of one of the central flowers (even if it was a smaller one, it would have kept my eye from roaming.

Seems like it could have been a 7-8 with small tweaks, but ended up as a 5 as is.

Peaceful Morning Flock
by MaryO

Comment:
snow geese?

Whiteout
by NikonJeb

Comment:
my favorite in the challenge. It was a 10 from me!

Introspection
by kasaba

Comment:
Introspection!?! That is the least relaxing thing in the whole entire world!!!!!!!!

Very cool photo, though. Have to figure out what to do with this. Coming back to vote later. If I voted on how I thought it fit relaxation, the vote would be lower than how I'd vote the photo without a topic.

The two things are fighting with one another.

And it's not relaxing me! :P

Spa Day
by mefnj

Comment:
Well done, and well lit!

Relaxing in the water
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Hehe -- you should have called it "mud bath". :)

Reading with Papa
by nam

Comment:
One of the best books ever!!