Red sky
by strikealite

Comment:
This is an interesting photo I think will achieve a fairly good score. The big pole in the lower left corner is kinda disturbing though, and I don't think the photo would be any less good had it been cropped.

Ladies Man
by JLSmith

Comment:
There's something strange about this photo that I really can't put my finger on. It looks like it's in focus, so the only reason I can think of is that you shot it with the highest aperture (3.5, 5.6, or something like that) of your lens if you used an DSLR. If that's the case, know that many lenses needs to be at f/8 or f/9 to "achieve maximum sharpness". Something is out I'm afraid... The black and white conversion looks very "press this button to convert to black and white"ish as well.. Going to check yor exif when the voting ends.

S H Y
by Love6

Comment:
There are some very good qualities with this photo! Coming close to a swan like that either demands some darned luck or a LOOONG lens, excited to see which it is =) Thinking of taking an hour drive myself to get some swan photos. One or two of them resides right next to the mainroad. It's in Tyrifjorden =) Probably haven't heard of it, but being I saw a man taking photos of the swan right before deadline of this challenge, I had to mention it. ANYWAY!!! Good qualities, yes indeed! The moment of capture is stunning! And SHY is the word! Interesting how the water drops havent disapeared in it's feathers, beautifull! There's some less good qualities of this photo to, but being obvious reasons like noise and some strange colors in the eye and the.... beak? You know that mouththing birds eat with. Now this have been a darn long comment, and I hope you got something out of it!

Me & My Bug Buddha
by mileskea

Comment:
I find this picture kinda creepy. I'm having a hard time findng where the focus is at, and I'm thinking it is the shape and the shine from the Buddha figures that makes it look out of focus. I honestly don't know! F's me up =) Your lighting and post production of the photo coulnd't be better though!

Delicate Beauty
by scooter97

Comment:
This photo stoped my voting last night because I didn't have a clue what to wright. I didn't like it at first, found it a bit "weak and boring", but having it in the back of my mind for a day kinda helped. Your composition is OK, and this is a very good black and white conversion. Thumbs up for that =) But still, pay attention to where your focus is at. It looks like the flower in the middle is in focus, and maybe that was intended, but in this case it is the flower in the bottom left corner that is "the center of attention", and that flower is slightly out of focus. And that is giving the entire photo the out of focus feel, which I don't find suitable for this. This was a very very long comment, and I hope you got something out of it =)

the island
by MichaelC

Comment:
I'm getting a dark prison feel, and I like that. Dark, mysterious and powerfull. Love the light from the island, and your editing is sublime.

Bridal March
by peter

Comment:
It sounds like the bridal march, so that's good thinking. Can't help but saying that had you written it down yourself, getting that handwriting feel, would make a completely different photo, and a better one in my oppinion. But a good photo indeed! Maybe some stronger color on the rose.

The Fan
by BigK

Comment:
For some reason this put a smile on my face... This is the strangest photo I have seen so far in this challenge, and I loved it. Incredible details.

Down in the Valley...
by tfarrell23

Comment:
I like the composition and the image itself, but I'm not so keen on the tones you have used. Somehow makes the tree looks odd.

"Surprise!"
by tmorninglory96

Comment:
There's to many chopped of kids here. Her head looks very overexposed, so that might be a reason for cropping the photo a little bit. Your duotones are good and perfect for this picture, though.