Family Reunion
by hideout

Comment:
Very creative. The background trees really add a nice seasonal effect to the scene.

Portrait of an Artist
by Neil

Comment:
Really loved this picture. Looks so much like a painting, and definitely gives a feel of an artist thinking about his work. The only thing that might have supported the image better was perhaps a brush in his hand, to really match the title, or maybe placing an unfinished canvas behind him as a background.

Gangster's Final Resting Place
by Leighroy

Comment:
Used grain well, but as a pleasing picture, I am afraid for me it was lost.

Evening's Last Light
by cools98

Comment:
Liked the mood created by the single light on the background trees. Seemed a little too broken up, though. If you did not use a tripod, it would have made the image somewhat clearer. It may have been oversharpened to create grain.

Walnut Eyes and Orange Ties
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
Very dramatic sky. Thought the foreground and lower part of the picture was a little dark.

Noice town
by gisli

Comment:
Very nice grain in the sky. I also liked the fence posts on the right side.

Three moons rising
by Giorgio

Comment:
I did not vote or enter this challenge (Computer was down) but I think the other comments do tell the story to what is wrong with the image. It does not really draw the attention of viewers, because most won't look at an image for more than 2 seconds, hit a number then move on to the next one. It is light and dark, and a water reflection, but you also need to see what you were up against, which really guides many of the votes as well. If you voted on this one, see which ones you gave higher marks to, ask yourself why, then look at yours as just another image amongst the many. That is what I have been trying to do, but it can be frustrating to say the least.

Only Sunbeam Automatic MIXMASTER has all these advantages...
by Leok

Comment:
Maybe a little too dark? Also thought the subject wasn't all that interesting, though you did place a lot of grain in the image. Good choice to make the image brown toned.

Woodland Bridge
by oOWonderBreadOo

Comment:
Would have liked more brightness on the image, which would have given it more grain. The most noticeable part of the image is the roof, which is very broken up with digital shadow. In advanced editing you can selectively choose to sharpen or blur areas. More editing would have helped this image.

Old Fashioned Roses
by kiwinick

Comment:
I had a real problem with all the artifacts in the images. With this image, I think that selective sharpening of the background only would have added the grain that you needed, and I would have left the roses alone. Then they would pop out from the background, giving a more pleasing image.