dog study 1
by crowmama

Comment:
Excellent subject for a soft focus image! Well composed and framed. Technical execution flawless. Just soft enough without disolving into blur! Among my top picks.

Waiting
by rjkstesch

Comment:
Pretty model. Beautifully set up. Lovely contrast between model and her clothing (on the one hand) and the background (on the other). Just a little too soft for my personal preference but still among my top picks.

Down
by willagher

Comment:
Simply lovely. One of the few that seemed able to realize a soft focus without going too far. There is nice detail without it feeling sharpened. And a nice softness without it feeling blurry. Among my top picks.

Essence of Time
by bharathmc

Comment:
I love the "scratched" effect you've achieved here. Your title is perfect. Not sure how well it meets the challenge but am sure I like the photo. Better bigger posibly.

Fantasy Cabin
by Phom

Comment:
If this had been larger, I would have given it a higher score ... maybe plus 2 points. Next time, show me enough to appreciate the detail.

Hats off to Bob
by jrtodd

Comment:
I believe the notion of this challenge was to use your camera to take a picture of itself, not take a picture of a shadow of itself. This doesn't match the notion of the challenge IMO.

Having said that and subject aside, this is one of the best photos in the challenge. Lovely setting. Well copmosed. Nicely lit by low angled sun. Colors are striking. Excellent DOF brings out the texture of the ground and of the mesa. Feels a tiny bit tilted to the left, but could be an optical illusion.

Grabbing a Drink
by jaysonmc

Comment:
I believe the notion of this challenge was to use your camera to take a picture of itself. This doesn't match the notion IMO. DNMC.

Stare-down! Loser swims with the fishies!
by aliqui

Comment:
I am mystified as to how to vote this photo. Tt appears to be a photo taken by your camera. The subject of the photo is a camera phone "looking back" at your camera and showing its view of your camera in its display. Is it a self portrait? Not really. Is it an image of your camera taken by your camera? Yes. Is it different from photographing your computer's monitor displaying an image of your camera? No. Isn't that DQ-able? Yes. Should this be DQ-able? No clue. I was going to give it a 1 as DNMC, but following the logic above I can't. Sorry to ramble on. ... Good photo. Creative. Can't wait to see how it does in the voting.

Systole
by whampton

Comment:
I believe the notion of this challenge was to use your camera to take a picture of itself. This doesn't match the notion IMO. DNMC.

My hair!!??
by nha7

Comment:
I believe the notion of this challenge was to use your camera to take a picture of itself. This doesn't match the notion IMO. DNMC.