'Jack' and the Beanstalk
by SteveJ

Comment:
Sorry, I'm just not into cute word plays.

Re-assessment
by Jinjit

Comment:
I'm not sure I understand the title, but I liked the idea behind the image. It just seems a little cluttered toward the top where the out of focus, lite-colored red and white object is in the background. The plants, the brighter focused area in the middle bleeding out to dark around the edges - all seems to work pretty well, except for those couple of background items. Cute image.

Go to the ball Cinderella, but be back before midnight!
by smokeditor

Comment:
Very interesting and attractive effect.

Fairy Shadow
by Samara

Comment:
If you're going to "capture" a fairy, or "prove the existence" of one of those little elusive creatures, it probably won't be a direct sighting anyway - why NOT a shadow? Tht's better than some little fake model that is so obviously placed in a contrived setting. Besides, I liked the theme and presentation. Different. Congratulations.

Hoppily Ever After
by scalvert

Comment:
Ok. I normally go, "What? Another FROG?" But, I had to laugh. What in the world was this frog thinking with that little crown balanced on its head? The focus, composition and coloring were all really great. Nice photo.

Who`s afraid of the big, bad, wolf?
by geewhy

Comment:
I like the overall feeling and composition of this image, but without the title, the figure could be just about anything: a sprite, Hansel running from the woods, a one-legged crow :-), etc. Just the same, its a nice image: mysterious, dark, foreboding, slightly out of focus so you worry about what is out there - and you run from it toward the light.

The Wizard
by Gatorguy

Comment:
I would have rated this slightly higher, but the bar across the bottom bothered me. When I crop it out, the overall picture looks more concise or uniform. With it, I'm drawn to it and wonder about the relationship between the "mist" and the bar.

Soliloquy
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Love the image; question the symbolism. Hope so transitory; colors so dark and foreboding. Central blotch in clouds looks out of place. Couldn't get the photo out of my mind. Kept coming back to it. Really nice effort and composition.

Never Give Up
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
Yeh, there's just something about it - great contrast with lots of white space, just the hint of the barrier holding him back, the instinctive drive for preservation fueling a constant search for escape, nice colors and selective focus on the slower areas of movement, good cropping and composition. He's also got a pretty jaunty stance. I just loved it.

Ring the Freedom Bell
by WildflowerJoy

Comment:
Lots of stuff to look at in this cute pet photo. I just don't see it as an artistic representation of the positive feeling, "Hope". Sorry. That's just my feeling. Cute title and bird though.