Farm Kitten
by Travinder

Comment:
very good composition

Sunday afternoon catnap
by Melethia

Comment:
great great great composition.

Ice Cream Sandwich
by Man_Called_Horse

Comment:
great light from fridge, great campy expressive model!

Grow Old With Me - The Best is Yet to Be
by Sammie

Comment:
there is a classic relaxedness to their poses, like a painting. Grow Fat With Me... that's my motto!

A Walk in the Woods
by bucket

Comment:
What I like most about this is that the noise and clutter of the vegetation makes it seem aggressive and adds a sense of scariness to the shot, but there is also a sense of supreme confidence in the girl. Scariness + confidence = Adventure!! Maybe that's why the quasidesaturation works, because it gives it a pulp-novel-cover feel.

The Plunge
by xianart

Comment:
I didn't vote in this challenge, but nice shot! look how the ripples in the water form perspective lines. exciting picture.

Margaret
by melismatica

Comment:
nicely done... so how'd you do it? spill! those nostrils are gorgeous!

Sisters
by dahkota

Comment:
I'm usually cool with noise, but this had a kind of overshapened low-contrast look that didn't work for me (I have no idea why sometimes I love it and sometimes I don't). But I still gave it a 6 for good composition and a wonderful subject. Those tigers have so much personality. This pic is growing on me!

STRIKE!
by melismatica

Comment:
ok, I'll admit that I wasn't really struck by this picture, but I did give it a 6, which is the same score I gave the blue and red ribbons. Like you said, the color matching is a nice element, and the strong geometry of a bowling alley makes for a good composition.

A Boy and His Shadow
by melismatica

Comment:
beautifully composed shot, and the film look is gorgeous. some people on this site (myself included) spend a lot of time trying to simulate that look. The road that is not a road creates a surreal sense of space. A giant child? A miniature world? perhaps he is looking down at some Lilliputians... seriously, the intense way he is staring at his shadow really makes this shot. I would say that's the "heart" of the shot. Often I see beautiful shots with no heart. I think another way to say it is the "so what?" factor. Every photo begs the question, "so what? what you take this picture for?" The answer does not lie in technical prowess (though of course that's a tool that can be used in its service).