Guardian
by Hipychik

Comment by DaleFrazierPhotography:
Excellent colors and comp. Keep up the fun work.

Wednesday's Child
by Hipychik

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: I love the tight composition here, accentuated as it is by the magnified eye - I love the way that element plays with the focus too. I'm sure you must have taken one with the focus on that eye with the rest out of focus - that'd be a great image too. The face is beautifully sharp though and the cropping is inspired.

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: This is one of those image that conveys an impression that you had a vision which you managed to achieve completely. Great shot.

The Barn
by Hipychik

Comment by George:
Good saturation, contrast, and detail in the midtones, but the shadows and highlights are clipped. Maybe an HDR technique would've helped.

Wednesday's Child
by Hipychik

Comment by sekarmalathy:
Great detail on the kid's left eye. Brilliant work.

Guardian
by Hipychik

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
*not voting as I'm in this challenge-just commenting since I've seen requests for comments in the challenge thread*

Very pretty colors. I love the clairity and colors on the left side of the shot but those seem to get lost on the right hand side. Great textures and colors for sure.

The Barn
by Hipychik

Comment by rkligman:
Would have like to see JUST a door and really make it the focus

California Dreamin'
by Hipychik

Comment by vawendy:
oh!! so cool!! I love this!

California Dreamin'
by Hipychik

Comment by Melethia:

Originally posted by mchalmers: That's awesome Terry. A great photo, and to get such a high score with such an Out of the Box shot is quite an accomplishment!

Exactly!!

The Barn
by Hipychik

Comment by AJSullivan:
Very postcardish, beautiful find.

The Barn
by Hipychik

Comment by ekmai:
closer would have helped this imho, maybe a close up of the door framed by the stone wall would have been awesome. The subject appears to be the barn, not the x