Change
by mbardeen

Comment by EJ:
Changes is good but is this art?

Matt:

If you feel it is art then what I think doesn't matter.

Flaming Liquid Metal
by mbardeen

Comment by Kavey:
I really love this one - I think the texture of the two backgrounds is what adds extra interest - I also love the splattered metal and the shape of the flame is just excellent. Does look a wee bit dark.

Change
by mbardeen

Comment by casualguy:
Sharp and clear, composition ok. Nice job.

Flaming Liquid Metal
by mbardeen

Comment by SweetKali:
Castoria on fire! giggle!

"Scream"
by mbardeen

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
This is definately sound in my book. love the look of the older guy in the front.
I really like the angle and framing/cropping you used for this. I think that the arch being the way it is at the top is very visually appealing.
The slight bit of motion blurr is nice, but kind of makes it hard to see the peoples faces. We can still see them though, just not with total clearness. The rest of the focus is just find. i like the detail in the rails of the coaster.
I think that the angled part in the bottom right adds just enough to balance the shot, but not make it cluttered.
Had you brought out the colors more, as one person suggested, I think that the yellows might have ended up too bright, as they are on the border of bright as it is.
I love the yellow against that blue sky.
Overall, I think this is a very nice image, that represents the challenge well. Good one.
~Heather~

Flaming Liquid Metal
by mbardeen

Comment by wewillexplore:
I like the fragments of cooled bits on the rock - that could be the hottest liquid in the challenge! Great fire capture - wish we had just a tad more focus on the edges of this.

Change
by mbardeen

Comment by orussell:
I like the clarity of the image, the perspective and the tone. What I don't like is the reflection, even though I guess it could be considered office related, being a calendar and all. I guess an image on the PDA screen from that angle was not an option was it? That would have been better if achievable. After a second look I have to bump this up to a 6 ( 7 was my highest this challenge)

Change
by mbardeen

Comment by jillz:
Nice shot! Good reflection.

Change
by mbardeen

Comment by jodiecoston:
I like that this conveys a message and I hope people don't miss out and score lower than it deserves because they miss the clever subtlety. A less centered composition would have gotten a higher score from me, but it's still so clever that it's an 8. Nice work.

"Scream"
by mbardeen

Comment by wewillexplore:
5.7 is nice! Given the challenge of getting this photo, that's great.