What lies beneath
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Ahhh, a snake! Love the orange on brown. It's probably not the best match for "dirt", because the snake draws so much attention to itself. ~6

Good Scratch
by Ristyz

Comment:
Hey, this is good! My favourite so far. Perfect for the challenge. ~10

Pretty In Pink
by Judi

Comment:
Hmmm. I think I've seen this little girl before. You need to give your kids a bath on occasion, you know :)))) (or send them to the beach). It's a good entry to the challenge. I wish the shirt were a plain fabric (the print looks like a pickle with wings). Did you try a closer crop? ~8

What She Thinks of Him Now
by Rebecca

Comment:
Took me a moment to figure out the title. I really like this entry. Very creative. Is this at a cemetery? Or, what is the thing at the top right? I hope you didn't have to break all those beautiful little roses just for this picture, that would be a shame. Is that ice? ~9

Dirt is Good :)
by silverscreen

Comment:
Yeah! Love it. Great entry for the challenge. Love the square crop. If I were to suggest an improvement, I'd try (1) a cleaner looking towel for the hair (on my monitor it looks like it needs a wash); (2) a crop that would not include the little bits of squares at the top end of the photo; (3) a bit more sharpness on the cucumbers. ~8

Dirty
by LalliSig

Comment:
Odd picture. The hair and shoulders look almost like a negative, whereas the face/neck don't. It's a beautiful image in a way, although, what is missing (to me) is any reason why such a beautiful young woman would get all muddy like that, especially with makeup on. ~9

All the dirt that's fit to print
by Citadel

Comment:
The idea is good (for this challenge), but I think the start, black background doesn't do much to sell it (the idea). There seems to be a connection missing somehow, a reader, a printing press, a place where they sell these things, something. As it is, it's just floating there on black. ~6

Flowers
by librodo

Comment:
Manny? She looks almost too clean for a "dirt" challenge :) Beautiful picture, sort of risky, I think. I think most people wouldn't put the girl at the edge in the middle there, and the big wall overpowering the right hand side, but it works! Two things I would consider (if I dare) - (1) to make her dirtier, maybe the dress dirtier; (2) to put the dead flowers to the other side and her more in the bottom corner, maybe even try to increase the sense of almost vertigo. The light is great. ~8

lost
by rinac

Comment:
Looks like the tracks from a giant jeep going over a rounded shape, like a little earth. Very beautiful. I like the sense of anxiety that you get from the top/bottom frames, they sort of "compress" the image and make it urgent. ~9

Dirt on the window
by krgl

Comment:
Beautiful geometric abstract. I like it that it isn't totally straight, and I really like the pattern of the screen on the left hand side. IMVHO the raised border (the cream coloured frame) is a bit distracting, because the rest of it is so geometric and angular, and the frame is sort of soft looking, and, at least to my eyes, they don't really quite match. ~8