The Reader
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
Nice tones and I really like the intimacy of the perspective. What happens if you crop the right quite severely - maybe a 10x8 vertical? Voted earlier.

Ice Cream Girl
by nickyb

Comment:
I like so much about this - depth of field, tones, expression in eyes, post processing. I really don't like her having her tongue out. Voted earlier.

Red Door
by agrimace

Comment:
I find the scene charming, the colors delightful - you can hardly beat a red door LOL I do wish the shadows were quite a bit lighter in the top so this would feel more balanced.

Cherry Blossom
by tome

Comment:
The focus and clarity on the boy - his face and hands - are wonderful. I don't understand why you didn't crop the left and bottom - I think you could have cloned out the bit of knee or elbow that remained in the lower left corner and still met advanced rules. With an 8x10 vertical, you could have lost it all.

Please Lord Let Me Hit This Ball!
by neenee1999

Comment:
Terrific pose and expression and nice colors - way over-processed for my taste.

Stare
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
I know this is all about the eyes but they are over-processed for my taste. Very cute kid.

Paint by numbers
by mrbig65

Comment:
Looks as if you got good detail but used too strong a noise removal filter. I would rather see it used selectively or even have a little noise to having this satiny look, but that's personal preference.

a man in a white shirt holding a big red balloon
by jmritz

Comment:
I LOVE this one personally, and I'll bet Dallas will, too. When my kids were young, we visited the modern art museum in Brussels, Belgium. They had a blast standing back and guessing the names of the art works. Then we would step forward to read them. When they had the title "right" (like "Three Balls on a Zigzag"), they felt soooo smart. When they were "wrong", they stood back and re-evaluated, often seeing the work in a completely new way because the artist's title had re-focused their attention. I hope this one does well with the voters, but that doesn't matter really - I do think it will score with Dallas. Voting later.

Trash Bike
by Lawton

Comment:
One I liked very much - the unusual, heavy texture works well with the subject which is nicely grungy :)

Road Warrior
by dswann

Comment:
Too bad I wasn't your only judge -- you'd have ranked way higher :) Cool pov and selective focus, nicely simple of subject and treatment. I like it.