Circles
by karmat

Comment:
Nice colors and contrasts.

Seaside Arabesque
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Great example of natural shapes. Nice shot.

Avian Contours
by ScottK

Comment:
A bit more contrast would have made it sharper.

Shapes
by Crafty Sue

Comment:
a bit of contrast would have helped.

$20.00 to the first person to correctly guess what these are. One guess per comment.
by GolferDDS

Comment:
lids

My First Christmas Tree
by Sonifo

Comment:
Sonja,

A well deserved winner. Great shot again. Van

Unexpected Birthday Surprise
by Coley

Comment:
Critique Club review:

Hi Cole,

I loved this shot. Not only did the shot hit the mark on the challenge, but we had a late 40+ child 10 months ago, so it hit home. The challenge was met well.

The set-up and subject were great. The overall cropping was right on. Bringing the subject in closer (womans face) was perfect and her expression made the shot. The modifiers; the box, bithday note, and tester were lined up nicely too. Colors all appear to work well with no distractions anywhere. The contrasts are nice, especially her hair. DOF was done quite well.

The only down fall, and only slightly, would be the flash. The shadow on the face from the glasses, and reflections of the glasses are a bit distracting, but like I said, minimally. The light from the light above worked and maybe a reflected light on the face would have made a bit different look.

Overall you made a great shot. It was humerous, especially to me a 50+er with a young'un.

I hope this helped a bit. Keep up the fun and shots.

Van

Rebus
by jvanderau

Comment:
clever, but shot somewhat dull.

Maneki Neko Bank
by Havok

Comment:
great contrasts

Thee Other Green Paper
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Money? Nice shot, IMO it don't meet the challenge. I've been trying to she how, but....