32 degrees and rising
by BrennanOB

Comment:
One of the better of the many fire and ice shots!

Faceoff
by paynekj

Comment:
Nice idea! I like this better than the other yin-yang ones I've seen so far. But I wish you had pulled off full symmetry here, and maybe true color symmetry as well.

sniper
by hopper

Comment:
Congrats on third place. Didn't get to vote on all of these, so I missed it. But I see it's taken in my "home base", which makes it more special to me. (Well, it's not exactly my home town, but I've lived here in the capital district for 28 years now!)

model trains (or "the world through a little boy's eyes")
by tomzinho

Comment:
Nice motiion blur. I think it would have been better to have more of the train though, and perhaps to adjust a bit for the up perspective.

Dropping by
by asij

Comment:
Very good capture of the insect, enhanced by the colorful background OOF. Nice work.

Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 (but don't attack on a holiday Monday, as we are shut)
by kevrobertson

Comment:
This has all the elements of a great photo, and good composition. I've scored it well, but am teetering: there still seems to be something missing. Perhaps it just misses the beginning or end--there's neither a starting point or an end to the bridge. And if the bridge isn't the focal point, what is?

Cactus Portrait
by Tranquil

Comment:
I like the contrast you've achieved here--both in the tones, and in the contrast of the sharp burrs and the OOF background.

In the Gym
by magnus

Comment:
For some reason it doesn't look like it was shot at a gym--take that as a compliment if it was. It has an interesting symmetry, but somehow I just don't see it as flattering to the sport or the girl, or to the tone of her body. Maybe it's just too straight up and down. Don't get me wrong, it's alright--just not a strong composition IMHO (pun intended!).

When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go
by frychikn

Comment:
Well I'm sure this meets the challenge (gee two toilet shots in the same challenge), but it's not very creative or aesthetically pleasing. It is at least sharp and exposed well. But not much there for perspective and composition. The other toilet shot is better in that regard (I think)

Eilan Donan
by Gordon

Comment:
Beautiful! Great composition too.