VENOM: BAD HAIR DAY
by hotpasta

Comment:
No, No, NO! Please, please don't let this end up on the front page....
Fine macro work, but I really don't want to view this one again.

Mr.NiceGuy
by russi

Comment:
The blood is a bit over-done, but that smug reflection in the mirror is so creepy that it way makes up for it! Nice one!

Life After Death
by velazquez

Comment:
Yep, this is definitely bad! I have a real problem scoring this one - it is bad in every single respect from composition through to focus, and therefore fits the challenge perfectly (the plastic rose is an especially nice touch), and so I should score high, but I just can't bring myself to. Wait, the exposure is actually pretty good, phew - I can safely justify knocking a couple of points off!

...not a good wine glass
by IreneM

Comment:
Puckzzz? Either way, cool idea well executed. I am impressed with the fact that you have caught all the action of the splash, before any has landed on the table.

Rip Tide
by Falc

Comment:
Congratulations on your ribbon, and for producing such a wonderful photograph - amazed to read that this is Spurn Point! I have only visited the once, but fell in love with it.

Peacock
by bennettjamie

Comment:
Nice one Jaimie! This one really works - good strong frame-filling composition, with the peacock's head and neck off-centre; focus is crisp; colours are good. The only downside is that it is very slightly over-exposed, but that is only really apparant on the white patch around the eye. It ws good to get down to the same level as the bird, and that is something that you might like trying to do more often when shooting birds and animals (and children for that matter). Hope this helps a little.

Who's in Charge!?...SAY IT!
by RazorsEdge

Comment:
Brian, in the forum you asked for some feedback on this photo, so I shall try and articulate the reasons I gave it a 6. The photo is a competent exploration of shallow depth of field, with both the near foreground and the background being thrown out of focus; this has isolated the subject, in the form of the King and Queen, well. The composition is sound, roughly following the rule of thirds, although it is a little busy. The title has gone completely over the top of my head, and ended up confusing me. At the end of the day, it was the fact that I saw the photo as a good technical exercise, rather than an exciting picture that I wanted to view again, that prevented me from scoring higher than 6. Hope this helps.

in and out
by tnun

Comment:
Seriously impressive to come 197th out of 196 entries!

*****ROLEX*****
by UAE_Guy

Comment:
I think a little bit of subconcious jealousy may have crept into the scoring here! I gave a 6 - I liked the clarity of the watch face counteracted by the oof strap with its pleasing highlights. The angle of the watch is also good. There is clearly a shallow dof, although would have had to have been a more obvious feature to have encouraged me to vote higher.

Last Call
by Paul837

Comment:
I was really suprised to see this at 78th place - I gave a vote of 9, and had expected it to be much higher up the rankings.