Morning Flight
by Mary Ann Melton

Comment:
Splendid example of using DOF to highlight your subject. Well captured, composed and edited.

Despair
by Artyste

Comment:
I confess, I didn't like this image at first. I didn't like the title because it felt to me like it led me away from the meaning of the photo. There is nothing in brilliant focus. And yet it is a powerful image. I kept coming back to it. And I kept bumping it in my voting. It's now among my top picks. Congratulations on a superb image.

R E D
by gaurawa

Comment:
This may be the best in show in my opinion. You have used DOF superbly to highlight a subject, and the soft part of the photo as it receeds gives a powerful sense of motion which is completely an illusion. I love that it tricked me into seeing something that wasn't there and then redeemed the trick when I realized my mistake. Hope it ribbons!

red ribbon
by mycelium

Comment:
Well done. Nicely abstract. Effective use of DOF. Among my top picks.

Flat Colours
by tonyv

Comment:
I love the flow of the pencil points. Colors are dramatic. High contrast works well. The off-black background is perfect allowing for some shadowing. Among my top picks. Hope this does well in the voting.

The eyes have it
by Nitin

Comment:
This is absolutely terrific. The DOF is perfect IMHO. The focus on the pupil and lashes is dramatic. Well done. This is my top pick for the challenge.

Just roll the Dice
by robs

Comment:
This is a splendid image. The colors are fantastic. The ultrasharp focus on the one die is terrific. A really excellent demonstration of DOF to highlight a subject. And a wonderful photo because of the movement implied by the out of focus part of the photo. My top rated photo for this challenge. Hope it ribbons.

Black & White
by medo

Comment:
This is a very bold image ... not so much bold as in foolhardy, but bold as in dramatic. I like it. The black space dis wonderfully divided from the white space by the jagged line of pencils. I like that a lot. I almost requested a DQ for adding text, but then realized the text was on a pencil. Glad I caught myself.

Aaaah, I Love My Wife!
by climbin2thetop

Comment:
Nice DOF. Well executed technically. Comp's okay although a little less on the sides might have helped. Subject doesn't hold my interest or make me look twice.

OED (2ed, 1999): 3rd entry, def'n A.2. (partial)
by lindes

Comment:
I am not a fan of this genre of photo. It is well enough executed But it fails to hold my interest or give me something to look twice at.