Jet
by cryingdragon

Comment:
This suffers from what I see a fair amount in abstracts. It wants to be an abstract, but it still provides context of "what it is". In trying to provide both it suffers. I would either crop much closer to the vortex or crop more traditionally (not so centered) and make it less abstract. The color is pleasing, although I'm not sure if the selective desat works.

Jelly-Fish
by Rooster

Comment:
The strongest thing going for this shot is the composition with the pleasing line of jellies from upper left to lower right. The hint of background is excellent and I like the fade to absolute black. I loooove sharpness so I would ask for a tiny bit more here. Either your DOF or your lens left you lacking a bit in the mass of upper right. The border, BTW, looks wrong. You have an extra pixel on the right at lower sides. It is, however, a nice complementary color for the image. Artistically, the composition gives it the nice flowing feel which is what I would think you want with a shot of jellyfish.

Pleasure? at the fair.
by vtruan

Comment:
Dude, that guy on the right is just perfect. Nicely captured candid. 7

Simple pleasure
by Elvis_L

Comment:
too much saturation on the "sunset". It got quite posterized.

Power of expression
by tmph

Comment:
Ahh, another gem in this challenge. The crop is MOST excellent for the guts in breaking the rules. It tells me you know what you are doing and know when breaking rules works to good effect. The conversion to duotone is very well done. I fully expect this shot to come from someone with other ribbons. 9, could be the first 10 later.

Simplest pleasure by the side of Road
by balmiki

Comment:
Shots like this are interesting. I just can't bring myself to feel that the subjects are considering what they are doing a "simple pleasure" if you asked them. It seems they are more caught in a struggle for survival. My 4 reflects this instead of the quality of the shot.

Resting in The Word
by Delta_6

Comment:
"When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight."

Don't let the low score get you down. The composition is a bit lacking here and the lighting is somewhat harsh.

A pleasant child's smile
by Juca

Comment:
I wish the sharpest point on the picture was his eyes and not his fingers. The camera picked poorly on the AF. Great expression though and nice composition/crop. 7

5 More Minutes . . .
by Photologist

Comment:
ah, I love snooze. Twice every day. Drives my wife nuts. 7

Ice Cream Sandwich
by Man_Called_Horse

Comment:
the expression makes this shot. Just great. Technicals aren't really awesome, but adequate and overwhelmed by that look. 7