Turkey Breast With Lemon-Chili-Sauce
by h2

Comment:
Dressing up turkey in new and exciting ways for the taste buds. Great presentation - angle, color, and details are fabulous. Textures are also very appetizing in this culinary arrangement - from the colors & shape of the bed of rice to the yellow & red lemon and chili sauce topping on the turkey.

The Family Rush
by AllenP

Comment:
Holy cow Allen you get to so many scenic places!! - I'm getting a bit jealous for my personal transporter is on order but will arrive 2265 / stardate 1312.4 grrr;-)

Absolutely LOVE this capture with both scenic and nature in action rolled into one. The movement of the calf and the flight of birds brings a feel of motion and 'sound' to a normally peaceful scene of the bison foraging (I can almost hear the chatter of the birds and the flapping wings). The calf in his/her playfulness seems to be playing/racing with the birds. Love how the bison in the forefront has turned their head to seemingly look the observer in the eye. Fabulous work and I can very well see this in the NG magazine talking about the bison of the plains.

The Professor
by vawendy

Comment:
Late to the party - again...meant to come by earlier and offer congrats on such a great finish Wendy. Absolutely great lighting on this low key pet portrait and love the playful swipe of the claw.

Lady in Red
by Ja-9

Comment:
Love the clarity and the deep, rich reds in this photo! Congrats on the ribbon and a new PB Janine!!! A red for a red:-) Also want to mention the angle of the petals is appealing too for they fan out as leading lines from the bottom left towards the composition center.

Great Dames
by tanguera

Comment:
I step away and come back to see you have ribboned. Congrats Johanna! You are no longer the bridesmaid;-P

Absolutely love the photo and fabulous title! Lighting is wonderful. The set-up, costumes, and pose of the models makes me think of film noir. There is an air of mystery but also an element of danger. Mel has a nervous and a frightened look. She makes me think of the dame in danger in the old detective novels/movies who cling to the hero/protecter while looking over their shoulder. Here it is the trusty and faithful dog, Isabella, who will protect her from those nasty thugs:-) Fantastic work and congrats again on the ribbon.

youth knows no pain
by jennyhallstrom

Comment:
There is definite pain, suffering and sadness in this image. I can see the tears and the expression of pain in the eyes and the way the subject holds their mouth. To me it is palpable. The other thing I really think is a strength is that you only show us half the face - the message to me is that the subject is trying to hide their pain and suffering. Youth tries to hide what they are feeling inside - and I feel that this half face shows the true feeling of what is behind the mask. This is the half that is typically hidden; what we don't see. I almost feel like I walked into the room and interrupted/intruded on a private moment- that the main subject quickly looked up in surprise that someone walked in when they needed to cry it out. Nicely done. (not voting)

Beary Sad
by onepurplerose

Comment:
Oh My Gosh! That is the saddest, frowny face I have ever seen on a Teddy Bear! Colors, focus, and details are good in this capture. The Teddy Bear definitely projects sadness. As good as the shot is it just needed an extra element to make it a stronger more compelling shot that makes your greater audience linger longer to study the picture. I think it needed something extra that would have given it a little more 'umph'. Hmm, some suggestions: a child such as the child is walking away leaving the bear in the chair or a woman walking away from the sad bear with a cuter smiling bear in her arms and her purse open ready to dig out the credit card to pay for her find. (not voting)

smashed hopes
by completely--pointless

Comment:
I get that broken glass can be symbolic with sadness, but the problem the image has is that the picture does not have anything else *within* the shot for the viewer to connect it to sadness. For example, had there been a broken doll, a faded & torn picture of 1/2 a happy couple, or a official document that states 'Notice of Forclosure" those would have been the additional element needed to strengthen a connection to sadness. As it is now, the audience has nothing to go on except to be told it is Smashed Hopes by the title. The title should be the cherry on the top not the element that carries the whole shot - show don't tell would make this image a whole lot stronger. The other suggestion is that don't be afraid to show your audience a larger picture - you want to show off details and get your audience drawn into the scene you are presenting to us. (not voting)

A not so happy day at the beach
by Abra

Comment:
This certainly has a feel of a captured candid moment of a child upset & crying (maybe even having a tantrum judging by the crossed arms and the feet in the act of stomping). You have some nice B&W tones throughout. I think the two main things that would have made the composition even stronger is angle of the shot and getting closer to the subject. The angle is from a standing position such that the sand dominates the backdrop like a wall - it might have been better to show the emotion from the child's stance which is lower to the ground and that would also mayhap shown a bit more of the beach/sky (blue happy sky in contrast with the upset/sad emotion). Getting a lower angle would bring the audience 'sitting' at the same level to your main subject thus letting us identify with the boy more. A closer crop would bring us up close and personal with your main subject: strengthening our connection and reaction to the mood and feel of the photo. (not voting)

Oops...
by mrchhas

Comment:
This would be a interesting action shot - but the ice cream & the cone gets lost on the concrete walkway - on my screen it is too washed out. Some brightness/contrast and some dodge & burning would improve the visibility of the ice cream. As far for sadness - the idea is out of the box and an interesting take but it needed more impact to reach the viewers with a strong connection to the emotion. First off the model has the facial reaction of an 'oh no' - it is anticipation of a bad outcome but the reaction has not yet turned to sadness. I think the idea of sadness over a dropped cone would be much more stronger if the model was a child - to an adult a dropped cone is just a temporary annoyance to a child it *can* color their mood for hour and depending on the child maybe even the whole day. Also I think the idea would have been better if you brought your audience closer to the action and reaction. By that I mean a close up shot showing a frowning/unhappy face with the cone in the hand but the scoop of ice cream on the floor. As it is here there is too much space surrounding the main subject and the backdrop is also a tad busy - a less busy backdrop (a wall with simple cement walkway for example - the sunlight shining through and on the leaves creates to much variation in light and shadow) would have let your main subject and the ice cream pop more visually. (not voting)