open road
by pearlsgurl

Comment:
Was this taken on the go? The blur along the side suggests you might have had the camera out the window taking the shot. It's a good idea but the composition of the shot leaves me wanting. When I see shots like these I think the road should be more centered, high school art classes coming back to me, LOL :)

I like this shot but it's very busy with the trees and the motion in the foreground and it would seem a bit in the background also. The contrast and light could be tweaked to brighten it up just a tad for my taste. Started at a 4 but going to a 7

After snowstorm
by oksamit

Comment:
Fresh fallen snow, so beautiful at times, so fustrating at others, LOL!

This is a good idea but the execution of the shot leaves me wanting. There is so much trying to get my attention, the trees, the buildings, the cars. Busy can be good in a landscape shot but this shot seems to want to focus on the buildings in the center to take me through the shot but ends up distracting me all over the place. The light and contrast could also use a bit of a tweek, the bright sky to the dark buildings. A 4

Fence
by gakout

Comment:
Yes it is. Not quite sure what you are trying to convey here but I get a feeling of entrapment with no chance of escape. Perhaps if the shot was cropped so you had some sky across the top to show the contrast between freedom and being locked up? The shot is crisp and clear but really does nothing for me. Maybe also if the post was more to one side or another? A 4

lights of the season
by camelotnorth

Comment:
I love Christmas lights and these look like they are on a mantle? The star effect off the lights is very nice but the tilt of the shot makes me think they are about to slide out of the shot, perhaps if it was rotated slightly to the right. Also the cropping seesm off, maybe a little tighter on the bottom giving a definite edge to the bottom? A 4 to start, going to a 6

Pirates of the Caribbean
by larimarie

Comment:
A neat idea and does fit the title, but the actual shot leaves me wanting. It's fuzzy and the cropping seems off, maybe a bit off the left of the shot and littl emore to the right to include the rest of the pirates garb. A 4

December Salute
by Ashezz

Comment:
I'm guessing this is someone who came home or on their way out? A wonderful idea but the shot itself really leaves me wanting. The set up is a bit off, the flag pole looks like it's coming out of his head and the shot itself is a bit blurry. I think you wanted the flag in the shot but the set up could have been different. The cropping is a bit loose on the sides and if he was more to the side of the flag pole. A 4

Whoever it is, please tell them thank you from me and my family for their service and willingness to serve.

Illusion
by Spanish_Grease

Comment:
These glasses look sooooooooooooo familier, I wonder, LOL! :)

I love this shot, very inventive and creative. The lighting is excellent and I love the set up but the black line across the bottom is a bit distracting to me. Started with an 8, going to a 9, would be a 10 without that line ;(

Samuel
by Jacko

Comment:
Gosh, this little guy looks so familier :) He's a doll and very little you could do to improve on this shot. A 10

Fingering Ghost
by kiwiness

Comment:
This is so cool, I still haven't figured it out and can't wait to see just how this was done, I've turned it upside down, sideways and still can't quite figure it out. Excellent. A 10

Celebrate life
by timmi

Comment:
And yet another ribbon! You need to complain more often, LOL!

Congrats!

Deannda