Captivating Blues
by southafricanballer

Comment:
Doubt you'll get many high scores for this one, but I like it.

Three times no road to travel
by nessnaj

Comment:
Kind of a "busy" image for this challenge. Neat, though. Is that the French flag I see flying?

First Pay The Ladderman
by Coley

Comment:
Nicely conceptualized. Maybe a bit more contrast for the duotone would have given a more "brooding" feel.

A New Road
by Judi

Comment:
Nicely done for the setup. A little blown out on the highlights.

Fear Factor
by scalvert

Comment:
lol. Great capture, love the expressions.

The fallen shall rise - to fall again.
by SherwinJames

Comment:
...and you didn't even think to stop by and say hi. :-/

Too Hot To Trot
by lynnesite

Comment:
I didn't vote in this challenge, but in all honesty I probably would have given it a 5 and moved on. I suppose it's a nice dog, if you like dogs, but someone has already mentioned the "snapshot" feel. There seems to be a lack of contrast, maybe even a bit of white-balance imbalance. The composition is so-so, but there isn't anything that keeps my interest for very long. Even with all that, a dog with it's face in a water dish doesn't necessarily make me think "hot" any more so than a dog with a doggie-coat might make me think "cold".

Please don't take this as mean-spirited, or intentionally over-critical, but I could see how someone might vote this a low score. I very rarely hand out anything lower than a 3 (I wouldn't have, in this case), but that's me. There are some very picky voters out there.

Candy Cigarettes - Old School Sugar Addiction
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Something about those pore-level closeups that doesn't do it for me. Nice expression, though.

Afternoon Tea
by Ringostarr

Comment:
Could be a stock photo. Not the most interesting choice for a background, it might have been awesome on a white sheet or something.

Too Sweet To Be True
by nutzito

Comment:
Sort of an unflattering image of a nice-looking model. I like the B&W post-processing choice.