Every Day Rhythms
by tngrndream

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I liked this as a choice for the challenge, particularly given the title. I may have preferred less of a direct angle, though that may not have created the pattern as well. I do think a more colorful background would have brought out the subject better, and maybe red berries in the bowl - though that may be too much. Lighting looks pretty good to me. Focus is a bit soft but may just need a touch more unsharp mask to correct. By the way, it's pretty striking if you desaturate it to black and white.

'Til I'm Blue in the Face
by nards656

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I didn't vote in this challenge, but when I scrolled through, this one made me laugh. Great idea! Need a bit more light to define the eyes and it would have been more effective with more blue. :-) Good job with the skin tones, and I like the crop!

Up, up and away
by ericwoo

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Awesome, Eric! This one grabbed me right away, but I don't always comment during voting on those I figure are going to finish well - I figure they get enough comments. Great lines and good balance of the sunlit side to the dark side. Very well seen and well executed. Congrats!!

Let sleeping bears lie...or else!
by Kelli

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Heh! You seem to do really well with the humorous pictures! Great shot to go with the caption/title. Biggest problem is the fence top behind the bear which is blown and pulls the eye away from the bear. A tighter crop keeping the log just beyond his foot "whole" would compensate a bit. The expression you captured is priceless!

Silk Flower Rhythm
by chalice

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I gave this a 6 in voting. What made it work well for me is not just the rhythm/repetition of the flower, but the curve of the mirror and the lines/curves of whatever is behind it. Balance and composition of the picture are very good.

I'm a kind of monochromatic person so the blue/green in the reflection didn't suit me at first, but in looking at it again, it adds depth to the reflection. Should you want to remove it, you can by adjusting the color balance, increasing red, magenta and yellow (ie effectively decreasing blue, green, and cyan.)

Thud! Thud! Thwack!
by Pug-H

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Very sharp and crisp. At first I wasn't sure I liked the break in the upper canvas but I think it adds an interesting element. I might have cropped the first two targets out and had just the six, with the swoosh of canvas. Challenge is well-met with this picture.

Splitting Hairs... (in a hair's breadth DOF too!)
by eschelar

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Keiran - great shot! Truly amazing DOF and clarity. And really good take on the challenge, too. This is one of those cases where I think the frame did add to the picture. Good job, and nice score!

Enlightenment?
by obsidian

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Hey Carl. This is really kinda cool. I think you'd have scored at least a whole point higher if you'd used something else as a backdrop - more of the orange paper, maybe, to make the statue stand out even more. The lighting setup is very nice - I like the way his eyes just barely glow.

Rainbow Rhythm
by sherpet

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Shez, this is a beautiful image - very well thought out and very well executed. Nice work and congrats on your very high placement. A ribbon is surely in your future!

Rainbow Rythm
by timfythetoo

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Tim!! Congrats! No critique for you on this one - just a simple "way to go!" I'd say your days in the Middling Masses are pretty much over now. And thanks for using a real sky.