Candy stealer Ghost
by vadvirag

Comment:
This is an interesting idea but the ghost seems off to me. Not sure if she moved during her time in the frame because while she has the see through effect it seems blurrier than others that I've seen, seems it should be slightly more defined. The cropping of the shot also leaves me off just a bit, that branch that goes out of the shot in the upper left doesn't sit quite right for some reason. And she's almost in the tree it seems, really, really close. Maybe is she was back a little further, reaching for the candy? A 4 to start, going to a 6

Winter In Texas
by RHoldenSr

Comment:
Gosh, my grass in upstate NY is greener than yours! :)

This is a nice idea but it doesn't quite set right with me for some reason. The fence I'm guessing is meant to draw you in and take you around the shot? I'm thinking because of the uneven ground and the way the fence comes around it what is throwing me off. Maybe if you cropped on the right so the fence takes you out without seeing where it comes back on itself? And even though it seems to be a bright sunny day the shot still seems to be lacking in some contrast and shadow lights, if that makes sense. Started with a 4, going to a 6

The Snowman
by tragicharpy

Comment:
How cute and fuzzy! But the angle is off to me, maybe if it was more head on and the cropping, taking the top of the hat off and the not being able to see the bottom, maybe if you rotated it just a bit to the left and cropped it a little tighter on the left and less on the top and bottom? A 4

Please, leave me alone!
by lmatranga

Comment:
Ooooo, what a cutie and he does look like he's about to cry ;(

This is an adorable snapshot but leaves me wanting for a more portrait type shot. The cropping seems tight on his head, if the whole head was visible and the way the one arm on the right gets cut off is also a bit distracting, if you could crop that out completely. The background on the right keeps pulling my eyes over there, not sure what it is and it's almost demanding me to figure it out, taking me away from that sweet face. A 4

make a wish
by shutterfly

Comment:
Happy Belated Birthday to the person in the shot!

THis is a wonderful idea but the shot leaves me wanting. Taking shots of candles can be so hard, I know, I've been trying without much success yet. If the shot was turned around so you could see the persons face being lighted by the candles would have so much more impact on this shot to me. As is a 4

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