Protection
by chomaee

Comment:
This just doesn't have anything going for it other than a "mechanical device"; the composition is awkward, the background comes across muddy, I donno... Be nicer maybe if the corkscrew ere protruding a but through the bottom ring. Maybe witht he cork still appended to it? It's just static to my eye.

Hiding in the decorations!
by Wobble

Comment:
Cute as hell. I'm not sure why I don't like it more. Somethign about the way the BG is coming across.

1970's Bathroom Tile
by ali626

Comment:
The face is awesome; as a "discovery" this is among the best, but photographically it is not carrying much load, unfortunately.

The Vase
by xtabintun

Comment:
This is very witty, erudite. A photographic take on the age-old hidden face graphic. the lighting seems a little pedestrian to me, but I love the concept.

Ohh Nooo !!!........Mr Bill
by Links 2 3 4

Comment:
The face is hysterical. The framing seems off to me. A lot of front and left doing nothing, and I ache to see more on the top.

I'm Shocked, Simply SHOCKED!
by GeneralE

Comment:
I take it the face is NOT the man in the moon, but the 3 circles? If so, it's not really "facing off" for me. The image usffers from oversharpening on the moon, I think. The haloing is not good here. But it's an appealing image regardless.

Santa and friends (only cropped and rotated)
by Cam

Comment:
This one seems to work better in the thumbnail size, actually. Still, it sort of grows on me. Some work with curves or levels would perk it up a lot.

Pasta by hand
by pupup33

Comment:
This is clean work, but nothing sets it apart really. one thing, incidentally, that's totally wrong is the use of dried, commercial pasta as a prop. The tomato, while making for a lovely reflection, is exceeding arbitrary also. If you'd shot this with ribbons of fresh pasta, I'd have bumped it up a point. Alaso, cropping is too tight all sides but right, IMO.

The mechanics of creating life...a machine-like process.
by rmtm333

Comment:
I am sure there are going to be howls that there is nothing "mechanical" about this image. I am sure the photographer has reasoned backwards and decided that the entire process of creating life is fundamentally mechanical; that's what his title implies. It's an interesting position to take, although I'd argue that "biological processes" may result in "mechanical" objects, but the process is still biological. Regardless, I appreciate the out-of-the-bix thinking here; sheer chutzpah.

As for the image itself? It's nice, but nothing special, pretty standard backlit-pregnant-woman shot.

Linked
by carotop111

Comment:
This works way better as thumbnail, where it's quite striking. Suffers only from lack of sharpness on chain, anmd a little blocking of the dark areas.