to live in a story book
by crayon

Comment:
Storybooks are coming spiral bound these days? Cool view, however.

Prancing Horses
by Rob O

Comment:
Nice use of DOF here.

So many watches, so little time.
by tbangert

Comment:
I think the white balance may be a little too yellow, and It seems a little soft on the detail, so I looked at the file size. I think there may be some excessive JPEG compression taking away some detail. Your file size is only 62k and you could have used up to 150k for this challenge. Compression kills detail. Always use the least compression you can get away with an still come in under challenge limits. Most image editors have that ability to adjust compression somewhere in the file save dialog. Here is how it works in Paintshop Pro, along with more explanation of compression, if is is of any help:


I tried some quick adjustments on a copy of this in my image editor, and I think some curves, white balance and sharpening can help it some, but the composition still seems off balance to me and does not lead my eye in any way.

Wish I could get one of these D&G watches at Christmas
by Inside

Comment:
Trying hard to figure out why this shot does not appeal to me. It's not bad, but nothing really stands out to me either, I'm afraid.

Walk the dog
by bstansfield

Comment:
Very interesting and well done street photography. (Phone-cam, perhaps?) However, in spite of a couple of windows on the other side of the intersection, they do not strike me as a major element of the shot, and I don't see how this fits the topic.

Chocaholic
by mikeee

Comment:
Love the expression on her face!

Peltz and Simmerer
by Lonz

Comment:
Very old timey looking. I like it.

The Little Match Girl
by faery

Comment:
I think you nailed it. I'll see this one in the top ten, if not a ribbon.

THE BEST KIND OF WINDOW SHOPPING
by melissamp99

Comment:
Dream big!

That's What I'm Getting Mom
by smichener

Comment:
I like this, The lighting and colors work, and the motion blur on the girls is appropriate. I do have a nitpick. There is a slight tilt and I think it either needs more tilt, in order to make it clearly intentional, or it needs to be straightened.