Candles
by Federico

Comment by Bethan:
Maybe try bringing the focus nearer to the front of the photo and using a shallow DOF like you did.

Candles
by Federico

Comment by tyrkinn:
Strangely enough I saw a very similar shot yesterday....

Candles
by Federico

Comment by vontom:
Composition: 6, Technical: 6, Appeal: 4, Challenge: 3, Overall Calculated Average Score: 5

Steps
by Federico

Comment by Konador:
B.O.T.P.A.C.
Bottom of the Pack Analytical Comments

Every challenge I am going to leave comments on some of the photos that finished at the bottom of the pack. I will try and explain why I think the photo did not do well in the challenge, which will hopefully result in increased rankings in your future photos.

-Ben

1) This photo does not immediately fit the challenge without your explaination. The photo should speak for itself and not rely on an explaination. It does fit the challenge if people think about it for long enough, but with 200 photos to vote on, most people will only look at your photo for a few seconds before deciding it doesnt meet the challenge and moving on.

Steps
by Federico

Comment by Federico:
my idea was... education = steps to follow :)

Steps
by Federico

Comment by dovey:
I really like your photo, although, I don't know your shot was related to the challenge.
My 1st consideration when judging a photo is how closely it relates to the
challenge topic, next originality and photo technique & quality are equally
judged.

Steps
by Federico

Comment by nephrotic:
I did think of school days when I saw this - specifically school holidays. I suspect some may say "why is that school days".....Ignore them. My only problem is the footprints do not look like a childs footprints and that is where I would heave it out in a competition. I am not saying it is NOT a childs footprint. Maybe a shell or similar would have just put the scale into it. Love the aspect and the high horizon. Reflections are great.

Steps
by Federico

Comment by colda:
not really sure what the relevance is to 'school days', interesting pic though :)

Steps
by Federico

Comment by marbo:
I`m guessing the wrong challenge :)

Steps
by Federico

Comment by Ivo:
Scuba school?