the ghost of decadence
by silverfoxx

Comment:
I gave this a five, because the contrast is too hard.
Too much of the main subject for this challenge (portrait -> person) is in very dark shade. The part of the person that is lit, contrasts too hard with the shadows. Same goes for the background like vs subject light. I'd like to see more balanced lighting.
The scene also looks chaotic. What is that background about, what is it that you are holding in your hand, are you poking it in your eye (that's what it looks like).

the frozen echo of the flower ballet
by silverfoxx

Comment:
I didn't vote on this challenge, let's start with that.
I really like this photo, the contradiction of the cold vs the summer clothes, the freshness of the pose/dance, the beautiful background and the balance of the blue and red/orange tints. the composition is quite good.

The reason why it didn't score higher is probably because you, dancing around on that snow, are the main subject here. You draw all the attention. The background, with the reflection, becomes the secondary subject. For this picture this is a great background, but challengewise the background is not the main focal point, not the in your face subject and therefore the whole photo gets rated lower.
Personally, I really don't like the border. The bleu tone of it is so bright that it pulss the eye out of the frame. Use a darker tone of blue or just black or no border at all.

I'd give it a 6 in this challenge, otherwise it would be a 7+

Dance Like No One's Watching
by candlerain

Comment:
I gave this a 4.
Why?
- IMO there is too much space wasted at the right, shooting the couple from another angle could fill the frame up more.
- don't like the background
- the light on the guy might be okish, but on the girl it looks a bit flat and unflattering, probably caused by direct flash
- not totally ok with the way the body of the girl is cut off/framed
- the spotlight in the back draws attention away
- could have used the space at the top more by lowering the camera a bit and that way get the feet of the man in and more of the body of the girl. By standing on something you might even get rid of that spotlight
- the overall feeling of the photo to me is a "dancehall snapshot". It might not feel like that to you, but that how it feels to me as the outsider.

You cannot control every aspect of the photo, like that spotlight or the light, I understand that.
Just my opinion.

M U T S
by hanneke

Comment:
I always thought there was something odd about you. :)

Tranquility II
by Philos

Comment:
What? No blue ribbon?
Pff, it seems like it that people do not appreciate our romantic old Dutch windmills anymore but favour the modern dynamo's on a stick. :(

Busted!!!
by LalliSig

Comment:
Your da man.......? :)

Would be cool to have a crossdress challenge, boys dressed as girls, girls dressed like men. Tons of fun, I'll post it in challenge suggestions.

serenity
by hanneke

Comment:
It would have been cool if you and Majanka would have won a ribbon too to make it a complete muts clean sweep of the front page. :)

Concentration
by ebertdj

Comment:

Originally posted by Azrifel: Peter Pantless?

Guessed wrong. :)

Great shot, congrats with the high score.

Once upon a time there was a muts and a ball...
by Arti-Elvi

Comment:
Gefeliciteerd!!!

embrace
by sher

Comment:
I cannot believe that I didn't see this before. 10+! :)