Reflections
by Gauti

Comment:
Nicely composed, but a little flat and hazy in areas. The lack of clarity on the snowy peak (because of the clouds behind), is also something I don't care for much.

OWL
by Alain

Comment:
Nice close-up, but lacking a real punch. It's a little soft in the feathers, which loses a bit of detail, and the coloring could have been deeper and stronger in the eye and beak, which would have helped immeasurably.

Boulder Falls
by mystardream

Comment:
Far too small to be effective, you need to utilize the full 640 pixel limit here to even hope to have a chance of doing well.

Chincherinchee Chincherinchee Chim Chim Cherri
by front_element

Comment:
A good attempt on a classic photo, but lacks some of the technical prowess needed to join many others. Soft focus, artifacting, and a lack of any really good dynamic lighting are all minor flaws that add together. Keep trying though, this is definitely on the right path.

Illumination
by xuan768

Comment:
A cool candle set-up, but not much else. The photo lacks a real focal point and sense of any true composition. Focus isn't very tight, causing it to look much softer than I'd like. The crop is also a little too wide. It gives a sense of hurriedness, and a lack of any real feeling.

Sleepy Bear Dunes
by buzzrock

Comment:
An interesting landscape. The people walking down/up the dune add a human interest, and the background is nicely done. Just, for me, lacks that little something extra.

sharing their grief
by kerrilyn

Comment:
an O.K. political statement, but the photo comes off as being a little staged, and not very technically proficient. The composition is too centered and dull, the neon coloring of the signs is distracting and gaudy, and the grave markers in front are too cut out, and only serve to look out of place (and hard to determine).

Lioness on the move
by hubbardr1

Comment:
I like that it's different. The motion blur really works, and the sense of energy is fantastic. It could use some work in the color/contrast, as it looks a little flat, grey and dull in that. The lion's fur especially. A little too much red in areas, where just a little work could have given it the golden hue that would have helped sell.. The greens are also just a little grey and flat.

Portrait of a girl
by toti

Comment:
I remember commenting on this before, and thanks for the answer. As I said, just absolutely gorgeous lighting, and a fantastic high key portrait. This photo is probably why *my* high key portrait is suffering :)

Natural Reflections
by justin_hewlett

Comment:
I really don't like the processing done here. The colors have been pushed *way* too much, and the gradient is a little too strong.