The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by Jewellian:
Great colors!

Grazing
by Refocused

Comment by overcame:
Love this shot

The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by NathanWert:
Interesting. The wording is lost with the blue and size. Appears like the DOF, could have been moved a tad closer to the jewel itself instead of the band. Or that could just be my eyes having a problem focusing on the jewel.

The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by Brad:
Unusually bright in a way, and is certainly one to pop off the page.
The Red/Orange is bolder than it really should be for an advertisement. The chice of the blue text to match the color of the stone would normally be good, but is very difficult to read against that color background. (5)

Grazing
by Refocused

Comment by JPR:
wonder scene. nice black and white brings attention to the horse with the most black. one of the best i've seen so far.

The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by kiwinick:
eyecatchi\ng 8

The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by GeneralE:
The stone looks great. I think I'd have just used black for the type, I find this combination harder to read.

The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by Catherine_B:
beautiful piece of jewelry that isn't being presented well in this photo. The water drops really detract from the image. The blurry foreground makes it hard to focus on the subject the necklace. The item is also not positioned straight and symetrically which also detracts from the "ad" image

The Gift
by Refocused

Comment by LadeeM:
I really like this ... except for the blue text. It's hard on the eyes against the orange flower. Otherwise, comp is good, and the jewels are clear and shining. And the water adds a nice touch.

Grazing
by Refocused

Comment by taterbug:
Ahhh, what a beautiful shot. Dead spot on for the challenge. Definitely stands out among the entries, not just another negative space, or something against an empty sky. A very pleasant scene that is easy on the eye, and provides good context for the main subject, and allows for the horse to nicely grab the viewers attention. I also like how your composition allows your subject a little room to breath, I have seen for some reason many entries where the subjects have been framed very tight in the corners. Great focus here also, another thing I have noticed through this challenge, many blurry subjects. I like your job on b/w conversion also. The photo has a nice tone/feel to it. Like I said, beautiful. Hope you finish well in the challenge. Great job.