Battered Ball, Worn-out Glove
by HRoxas

Comment:
Sepia/brown tones look really good against the rich black background. Focus is clear and crisp and lighting is good as well. Good job.

war and money
by Seanachai

Comment:
I like the message and the way it's been conveyed in this photo. I especially like how you've emphasized Lincoln's gaze with the shadow lines that lead right to the standing soldier. Very effective. Good job.

Jack & Coke
by spydr

Comment:
I like the blue colors but they look as if they've been post processed too much leaving dirty looking ice and glass and a black reflection of the whiskey bottle in the coke bottle. Plus, your colors look too blotchy.

Ingredients for Romance
by Shelley

Comment:
I really like the rich black background contrasting with the glasses and the silverfoiled chocolates. I'm not sure the orange and dull yellow roses represent romance for me. Too many specular highlights in the glasses and bottle and foil.

A Girl and Her Pearls
by dharmeson

Comment:
This photo has a cold and hard look to it...is that what you wanted? It's not appealing to me. The right part of the woman's lips are cut off and I would have preferred this image in warmer tones and much softer looking. Maybe with the lipstick and pearls in color. Not sure if the focus is off, or the glare producing a blurred look to me.

almost
by leaf

Comment:
Excellent macro and good take on the challenge theme. I like the texture in the pants you've been able to capture and this is very good in BW.

music maker
by Poison IV

Comment:
The hot spot in the upper right is very distracting and this composition does not move me in anyway. Colors are uninteresting.

Soda & Ice
by katlyn

Comment:
The cool colors with just the one spot of yellow is really good and makes this picture. I find the text on the can and bottle to be distracting, and the ice in the glass looks like it's started melting and is looking like one big blob.

Threading the Needle
by barryg

Comment:
Good macro and I really like the saturated colors. I wish the lighting was softer.

Aurora, dark sky and snowy mountains go together
by birgir

Comment:
Very cool ! This almost looks like a scene from some far off distant planet. Love this scene and the cool colors. Grain detracts alot, especially in the lower third of the image although I like it in the aurora.