Winner @ the ColorCarnival
by ambaker

Comment by hotpasta:
the edit is a little on the hideous side...way over the top

Winner @ the ColorCarnival
by ambaker

Comment by Marc923:
The heavy HDR makes it look cartoonish.

Coffee_Break
by ambaker

Comment by MistyMucky:
Hello teammate! Great post-processing, the subject pops out nicely now. I guess voters are more used to aesthetic water drop pictures and do not appreciate a real splash anymore...

Coffee_Break
by ambaker

Comment by VictoriaSecretGarden:
Great shot... timing couldn't be more perfect!

Coffee_Break
by ambaker

Comment by CEJ:
Great timing!

Portrait of Despair
by ambaker

Comment by posthumous:
kabuki

Coffee_Break
by ambaker

Comment by Lutchenko:
I realy want to know how many cups you got through to get this great shot

Portrait of Despair
by ambaker

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Conveys the title quite well.

Portrait of Despair
by ambaker

Comment by scooter97:
Very emotive. Certainly a sense of anguish here.

She Loves Me, Not
by ambaker

Comment by RulerZigzag:
Hello, found this in the critque club section:

I think the photo suffered in this challenge because the main focus isn't the flower. I think its the main reason why points were docked.

Technically, shot well, the frame is filled up good, maybe a closer crop wouldn't hurt this by giving it a more abstract feel.

Artisically, very nice and not over-processed but for advanced edtiting, probably under-processed. Maybe you could have taken advantage by boosting the tones a bit. I think this is pretty creative and moody. I like the production values of the shot. But like you mentioned in the details, its out of the box, and most of these become overlooked even though there is loads of creativity.

Overall, a 5.0 is a good score in a challenge like this...luckily, you didn't fall under average.