Light as a feather
by Trumpeteer4

Comment:
great texture, and the dof plus the darkness gives it a moodiness and mystery. 8

Brass Crab
by dsa157

Comment:
A good fulfillment of the challenge, but it's your title that bumps this to an 8.

Dance of the fairies!
by Judi

Comment:
I love those lines! This picture is absolutely electric. 8

"Popcorn" - My Tiny French Poodle
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Awwwww, what a cute widdle poodle. It is the photographer's job to see things in a new way, and you provide a direct and amusing example. 8

Lavender In The Corn Fields
by Kita

Comment:
rich colors and dof creates a personality out of one of your stalks, and also a sense of loneliness. 8

adagio
by nfessel

Comment:
excellent. you made this as simple as it could possibly be to still retain interest, and your bravura is being punished by dpc voters, I'm sure. but you get a 9 from me. this is what harps are like in heaven.

ET wants my dinner
by Julolidine

Comment:
the variations in hand size and the old-timey processing make this much much better than the tiresome multi-image water drop shots that infect this shot. You show them how it's done. This picture is emotional, ominous, beautiful. 9

Sunrise dreams
by arpita

Comment:
closed eye as fruit. as far as I know, this is a strikingly original notion, at least photographically, and it is utterly captivating and disturbing... and perfectly executed. George Bataille would have loved this. 9

Nature's Own
by Jeileen

Comment:
This isn't very abstract. The background is abstract, but the leaves are highly recognizable and have all sorts of symbolic and sentimental associations. In fact, they bring this picture to life. It feels as though they are swirling in a frozen vortex. It somehow becomes a meditation on memory and loss, but also what is retained. And I can't bring myself to vote less than 9 for this.

keeping a open mind
by ralph

Comment:
In the world of drawing we always talk about having an expressive line, achieved through variation in width and variations in darkness, accomplished by varying the speed and pressure of your arm. What you have here is a very expressive line. 9