Shake those pom poms!
by quiet_observation

Comment:
nice use of shallow DoF to isolate the girl. Although the exposure is correct for her, the girls in the background is really blown highlights and with the main subjects head turned right towards her, it really distracts me.

Desolate Dud
by JeffGold

Comment:
I like the title, I think the light could use a little work, maybe even just a slight levels adjustment to brighten the highlights.

A Skittle
by Claya

Comment:
The lighting is a little flat, but a good idea.

Black Friday Blues
by scarbrd

Comment:
I feel this boy's pain! getting a bump up. I hope this is doing well for you.

Can you see him, too?
by shalrath

Comment:
I hope this doe well, I wanted to find something like this but I must not believe in Santa as much as you and he never showed. :P

Will the Real Pencil Please Stand Up
by JLC

Comment:
I think including the edges of all the pencils would have helped your score. a good concept and way to find a different way to present the challenge theme.

Excuuuuse me! Apples don't come in orange...
by dtremain

Comment:
The lighting is very well done, but I think it needs a better composition as the apple is in the center. I do like how you expanded on the apples and oranges theme though, a nice touch. :)

Lonely american dream........waiting for his owner.......Fidel Castro
by Bogi

Comment:
I think alot of voters will have a hard time connecting this image to the challenge. I think it has to do with the car and you are in Cuba, but I don't see a crowd really, just a few other cars. 5

Feelin' Blue
by Thirteenth_Island

Comment:
Try using the Save For Web function in photoshop, from there you can set your image size to 640 pixels and the file size to as close to the 150 kb size limit. Here is a little DPC tutorial to help you through it. Hope this helps you out.

On A Clear Day...
by stillhere21

Comment:
If you have photoshop, you should try to use the Save for Web feature, it will let you set the image file size and pixel size. Here is a tutorial on DPC to walk you through it. I hope this helps you. I saw you got your image up to the max file size but had to make it small. This is because it still has exif data attached to it that tells you this was shot with a D80 and all your settings. What the Save for Web feature does is get rid of that data and allows more of the file size to be used in image quality. Hope this helps