Encroachment
by RohanC

Comment:
Could stand to have been sharpened a bit more but nice bokeh and warm light, compliments the colour of the rust.

Shy
by ionelpop

Comment:
I expect this will rank very high. Great DOF and nice clear focus on the little guy. Really nice job, bumping my vote up.

Symphony of Color
by sfalice

Comment:
The saturation is up way too high, the colours no longer look natural. That blue dot is also really distracting unfortunately. If you hadn't bumped the blue saturation up to full, it may not have been so eye-grabbing; the ability to alter saturation is a helpful tool and could have enhanced what was probably a pleasant shade of purple, whereas over-use of the tool has overpowered the subject. Less is more. :-)

with more than our eyes do we see
by jmritz

Comment:
I can just about see a woman's face but the quality is really poor in this shot; there are artefacts appearing along the bottom, it's really noisy all over and there is no point of focus. Kinda like looking through a cloud! A low-scorer for me, I'm afraid.

Cosmic contours
by herfotoman

Comment:
The contrast is awfully dark and the whole image is a bit noisy, it almost looks like a scanned photo. I'm afraid this is a low-scoring one for me as the quality is poor and I just can't make out what it is. Might've better suited an abstract challenge (with some work.)

Kitty
by bubeltrubel

Comment:
What a gorgeous cat, lovely colouring. Great exposure and focus.

To The 9's
by Ja-9

Comment:
Very pretty generally and the colour is gorgeous; a little over-softened for my taste but this would make a great canvas on a wall.

I Bleed To Know That I Am Alive
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
I'm not sure what it is but the eyes in this almost look false, like there's an unusual amount of the whites on show. Strange. It distracts me from the focus a bit. I definitely don't like the title. I'm not overly keen on the subject personally either but the bokeh and focus on the fingertip are very good.

Graceful Lines
by dswann

Comment:
The petal edges look a bit blown out to me. The colours and tones are very pretty though and the focus on the rose's centre is nice. This will probably ribbon or definitely make the top 10.

Color
by WildShutter

Comment:
I'm not sure if this fits the golden ratio? Still, the mix of colours is really good. The cold blue/green stands out nicely against the warm Autumn colours in the bokeh.