Framed Garden
by Chiqui

Comment:
Lighting could be better on the inside of the window frame but the overall image is good. I like how the path sets the image off-center.

Old Soul
by sher

Comment:
The lighting is a little hot around the left side of the image but the color and textures in the image are spectacular. Good framing.

cooler in here
by Crafty Sue

Comment:
This picture has an organic, alive feeling that makes me almost tend to smell the gasoline, sweat and cut grass. The angles of the picture help to make it seem more realistic in my opinion but the image wouldn't have suffered from slightly tilting it closer to upright. The sunlight off the chain link feence (seen between the mower's handle and the engine) is too hot and creates a white area with no definition. This photo probably could have benefitted if the artist moved about 2 steps to the left before taking this picture.

Beatin' The Heat
by sher

Comment:
This shot has a quality that invites many viewers in. Whether you went to a city park, an amusement park or your grandmother's yard where you pointed the water hose straight up in the air and just stood and felt the droplets falling on your head, most people have had some experience where they enjoyed the cool water keeping them from overheating in the summer.

Chilli?
by robsmith

Comment:
Good idea. Very creative.

The lighting is a little hot on some of the ice cubes but the matte finish to the plastic bag (my assumption) under the cubes in the shot helps to dull down the light. This shows some forethought. I like the way the hot subjects tend to protrude from the cold storage.

The Upstairs Maid
by jodiecoston

Comment:
This was probably my favorite of this whole challenge. It's sexy but impersonal. It coveys femininity without focusing on any particular woman. The lighting makes adds to this picture by defining the front of the outfit but it also detracts by washing out a little of the upper curve of the breasts. Overall I loved this one. Great job.

Are you going to offer prints of this (he asked hopefully)?

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Don't Burst my Bubble!
by Everyday Renee

Comment:
I would like to see the background blurier but I can see the impending loss of the photo with the rising teeth at the bottom of the image.

The Rings of Eternity
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
Unique take on this contest. You made a personal link for almost anyone that views this image (as most people have been married and, thus, have a marriage certificate. The focus around the top left corner seems a little mushy to me but that could just be the initial M and the way it was printed.

The Moon
by Swashbuckler

Comment:
Clear photo. I think you could have strengthened the "roundness" link in this photo by cropping the sides in more to make the black background a perfect square, thus, highlighting the roundfulness of the moon.

Eyesores
by LilCasualGurl

Comment:
Very different take on this. The "roundness" refers primarily not to what is "there" but what is missing. The missing mask in circles around the eyes draws attention to the eyes (round). Creative.