Whiskers
by DustDevil

Comment:
Round styling hairbrush? Like the colours on the metal.

Pure as the Rose, as the Enfolding Heart
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I thought this incredibly beautiful - I am so glad it ranked well.

It
by zardoz

Comment:
Hmm, I would say it is something embedded in ice - a slice of apple perhaps?
As far as voting goes, I am basing my score on the photos technical qualities and aesthetic appeal, combined with an attempt to meet the challenge. You have a really good tonal range here, with some interesting and pleasing textures; the focus is crisp in the centre and foreground. I would have preferred the diagonal to be accenuated a little more by rotation a few degrees clockwise.

Just revisited - I think it may be a slice of apple dropped in to running water?

That Awkward Age
by donenright

Comment:
Superb! The detail in the texture of the newly fledged feathers is so clear, the focus spot on, and it is well composed too - very good work indeed. And wrens are probably my favourite bird too!

Iraqi Villager Youth
by Room11

Comment:
You have certainly got some strong portraits in your portfolio - this is my favourite. There is just enough in the photograph to give a really clear sense of place, without it becoming cluttered. Excellent work.

Ugly duckling to Swan
by Hauxon

Comment:
Hmm, if I push my monitor right back I can see the detail in the adult swans, but if I leave it so that I can see the full range in the white-greyscale-black rectangle, it appears very over exposed. Nonetheless, beautifully observed.

From Father To Son
by e301

Comment:
Shambles is the old English word for butchers. Here in York we have a very old street called The Shambles, after the many butchers shops that were located there; sadly the last one closed a couple of years ago to make way for yet another shop selling tourist tat. I like this photo - it sums up all that is good about independent family shops. Very well done.

From Child to Young Woman
by lkn4truth

Comment:
A nice portrait, but there is something unnatural looking about the textures - the skin and hair over the face look too smooth, almost as though the are painted.

Archway
by gr390ry

Comment:
Lovely!

From Minor to Miner
by Judi

Comment:
Oh, very funny, and very good.