"Beachcomber"
by tjmueller

Comment:
What a great beach - I just wish there was a real beachcomber on this beach to add some drama...

Underwater Joe
by buzzrock

Comment:
this is freakin hilarious!!! love the expression on "joe"

Blackbird8905
by Judie37421

Comment:
Meets challenge but I see a couple of flaws in this image that may should be easy fixes and help out your score - first the image seems a little underexposed - adjusting levels in photoshot should help brightenup up the whites a little. second - the centered composition is not very interesting - shooting so the bird is off center will help - third the image seems a bit blurry - try setting up a tripod so it is pointed right at the birdfeeder to get shots of these little guys.

SeaGem
by Limbo

Comment:
i really like the vista here but the centered horizon makes this just an average shot - you really have great colors and teh details are well done. 5

Hugs Trees
by planetx

Comment:
This looks like it could really use some tonemapping. The colors seem oversaturated and the sky is completely blown out. Use of Photomatix Pro or other to show the detail in the tree trunk and not end up with a blown out sky might work really well on this image.

Flower_LR.jpg
by geraldhiller

Comment:
Pretty colors on this one. I am not so sure about the soft focus on the flower. I gave it a little photoshop treatment - adding unsharp mask 25,50,0 then 85,0.5,0 two times. I think it makes it pop more.

See below...

Enchanted Satin
by aliqui

Comment:
Excellent job teammate - Really nice image - one of the best flower images in the whole challenge.

A Treat After Play
by stepheroo31

Comment:
This is a sweet image - but I don't see a specific shape that you are trying to capture. If it is the cupcake - you should have focused it on the cupcake (and gotten rid of the date stamp!!!!) Sorry, but I have to give this a 3

Balloons
by joanvito89

Comment:
I think you have a nice concept to show shapes, but the exposure and lightin on this image need some work. First, the white balloons are more grey than white - bracketing the exposure of this photo might really help. In addition you may be able to adjust the levels on the histogram to bring out the whites and the blacks more clearly. Second, the focus seems a little soft. For a macro type image like this - sharp focus on a specific area is really needed.

Rectangles of Remembrance
by okiesisi

Comment:
This has a lot of potential as a subject - however the image itself has some technical flaws. Because of the flaws, I am giving it a 3

First, the image appears very blurry as if no specific area is actually fully in focus.

Second, the colors of the image are very washed out - the yellows and blues are very pale.

Third, the perspective on this photo could use some work. This memorial is a moving place, but not showing a full section of it (we don't see the bottom half of the wall) and seeing such a small section of it really does not do it justice. Shooting it at a much more extreme angle - get to the left and shoot down the wall might really help. If you wanted to get the reflection of the old man - i would have gotten closer to him and focused the image on him (orient the camera in vertical instead of horizontal).