Summer Sweet Corn
by WriteHeart

Comment:
Congrats on your 6+ score! Very nice study, and great color/texture contrast.

Blue
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Weird and wonderful, Mary. One of the few graffiti photos I think translates into art in its own right.

Pink
by NikonJeb

Comment:
So pretty, Jeb. Just a touch sharper in some of the petals and your score would have been much higher in my (not always educated) opinion. A touch of muted spotlight in the center would really help this one pop as well. Just my .02, mind you. It's a lovely photo as is.

Chocolate G E R B E R A S
by sherpet

Comment:
Shez, I love this - totally underrated. Looks just like a box of petit fours candy. I just can't believe this one didn't break 6.

Whiskers
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Wow, I think you got a little robbed scorewise on this one, Julianne! I suspect you got hurt due to some grain in the photo. I've discovered that using a soft paintbrush at about 25% opacity to paint over grainy areas really does the trick - for example in the tiger's mouth, on his teeth, in his eyes, and on his nose. It gives a sleek, silky looks without looking fake. I also think you may have cropped just a little bit tightly on this one - I wish there was some negative space around his whiskers.

When I Was A Boy...
by Hipychik

Comment:
Not sure this fits "speed" but it is an excellent photo in its own right. There's a lot of emotive, despite being unable to view the boy's face. The processing is also very well done.

Silver Streak
by skewsme

Comment:
Colleen, I didn't get to this photo while voting, but I think you got robbed. There's a great sense of motion and speed here, and the colors are most interesting. You would have had a 7 or 8 from me. Sorry I missed it!

Flying high and free
by purpleflutterby13

Comment:
You have a beautiful line here in the rooftops leading down. Looks almost like stairs. Would love to see this processed further to bring out the contrast between the roofs and sky.

The Out: Fast Runner, Faster Ball
by levyj413

Comment:
Ah Jeffrey, so close to that 6! I think you did a great job of processing this. Were it advanced, and you could have cloned out the head, you would have scored much higher.

Oh No!!!
by BrianR

Comment:
I really like this one - I think you got robbed. I was one of your 7's. I like the color range a lot.