hit the point...
by neoathematrix

Comment:
Took me a minute to understand your title. Now I get it. Would have been a little easier if the photo had been a little lighter. And that's all it needs. Everything else is great. Love the motion. Great motion shot. Lighten it a little and you have a winner.

Pinecone
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
The light brown border being so close to the color of the pine cone makes it a little hard to see the pint cone. It draws your eye out so that you see the whole photo as a unit rather than being able to look at the pine cone. The brown leaves add to this affect. I truly believe the border really hurt you this time. The black one alone would have forced your eyes inward toward the center. Don't get me wrong. It is a well focused photogaph, nicely done. But the border prevents you from seeing this, and acutally makes it look like just almost a messy piece of grass. It actually takes this from a 9 to a 4.

Bahsworth & Brodamire
by Gotcha

Comment:
Should have done it in sepia tone. Go back and do one in it. They are posed like the old fashioned photos. What breed is the one on the chair. Looks bassett hound, blood hound, chocolate lab, all three which is it. They are beautiful and the is a beautifully done photo. Great lighting and background Like how it's almost shadow free. Great job there. This is a reall good composition. I love the bow ties. Couldn't you find any white shoes to slip on them? This is an 8 for sure.

. . . There Be Thorns
by Seeker

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Don't care if it is fake or not. I had already cried ouch before I saw the blood. Like the tiny detail of the scratch on the arm at the edge, or did you mean to do that. Sosrry but you can't get a rose without the thornes. But you did get a well done photo. Technically you got them all right. Except for 1 tiny little thing: I can't find any thorns on the stem, guess they're all stuck in the hand. Not a beauty winner, but you expected that, but a good of a photo as any. Good one.

Are We "There" Yet?
by GeneralE

Comment:
Not sure I understand what you title has to do with the photo. But you met the challenge with out the title. Beautiful, well done photo. Good focus, color, composition, lighting, etc. Some will have a problem with the chair arm, but it is of no consequence in the photo. Doesn't add to or take away from. The kid and the dog hold your eyes fine. Nice one. Congratulations.

The Cold Wheel
by Yomi

Comment:
I love the little falls coming down from the right top to the bottome center. The motion there is the only proof that it is not frozen over. The wheel is a little dark. Would look better if it showed up more, since it is your subject. I like thei midnight blue color better than a black and white. But it is a little too dark. Lightened up it is a winner. Photo has nice focus and cropping. like your choice of color.

cityscape (urban landscape), blue sky and white puffy clouds
by tomzinho

Comment:
Are you using an unusual lens. The cityscape appear to be rounded and all leaning toward the center. The sky and clouds are beautiful, but the bottom 1/10 of the photo ruins the sky. Flatten out the horizon and you have a winner.

Tuzik and Max
by basia03

Comment:
Where are the ears of the bigger dog? I also am missing one of his front legs. I can't tell for sure but it looks like the bigger is straddling the smaller. Neat idea of way of taking the photo, It is either out in the snow, or you spot edited. And I don't think you would break the rules. Nice sharp focus with very vivid colors. Would like to have seen all of the dogs, feet and tails. But nice job.

Ears and viskers
by dimitrii

Comment:
Beautiful blue eyes and looks like he would just as well you get lost and leave him alone. Looks like he has a mind of his own and owns you. This is a beaufiful cat and well photographed. It's a shame about the dark corner on the top right side. Even with the background out of focus it still should have been smoothed out. But I do realize that to get the scene we have to put up with the scenery sometimes and won't take off points for the wrinkles. This is a beautiful photo.

Orange Sherbet Rose
by Kaz

Comment:
What a beautifully color of a rose. I really like the focus on this. The cropping stinks in my opinion. This is much too beautiful of a rose to crop any of it off. But this is my opinion, and probably the only one that feels this way. Personally I would love to see this cropped very tightly, but with all of the rose included. Still a beautiful rose.