Shadows in the Road
by Ammie

Comment:
To my eye, the vast expanse of blue sky diminishes the road and shadows. Consider a square crop to balance the subjects, perhaps with an adjustment (curves, contrast, levels?) to make the shadows a little stronger.

dance my branch
by cutout

Comment:
One of the best, extra points for orignality and purity of main subject form. Unfortunately, this goes against the usual DPC grain, but a subculture will enjoy it. I might have cropped the top just enough to minimize the black but retain the irregular artsy feel. Texture is interesting (paper towel?). 9

Hinomaru
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Enjoyable abstract, red:yellow-orange works well, smooth:radial/circular makes interersting contrast. Makes me think of the sun.

scent of a woman
by Stagolee

Comment:
Perhaps not colorful eye candy, but I rate this in the top 10 for subtle textue and shading.

Untitled
by kleski

Comment:
Beautiful abstract. The narrow curved line sets this above other macro entries.

New Horizons
by salmiakki

Comment:
This is my favorite of the challenge: simplicity is outstanding, three abstract yet human form figures contribute a story line, red-orange of alone figure works well with cyan of sky, repeating horizontal elements of clouds and horizon elemets contrast with the upright figures, stark white background excellent, but mostly it just has a lot of appeal independent of analysis of elements.

Baby Booties
by Kelli

Comment:
Soft light works well with these, nice job of avoiding harsh shadows and managing color.

Happiness
by narendra

Comment:
Nice flower as main subject. Probably won't get scores to match image quality because of the second part of the challenge details: "... Here's the catch... the main subject of your photograph may NOT be a flower." Not voting just now. Apologies if this duplicates other comments.

How You Like That?
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
Bumping up to 8 on second pass, for originality and lighting -- and to counteract voters who automatically hate poor Woody.

Irish Dancing IS Fun!!!
by signal2noise

Comment:
Priceless expression. These colors work better together than I expected at first glance. Should score well.