Royal Flush
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Took me a couple of seconds, but I finally figured it out. Nice job - interesting blend of techniques and color. Well done - I'm in for a top ten on this one.

Beauty of a queen
by hajeka

Comment:
Now this is very good - I really like this. The whole thing just comes together perfectly. Well done.

With a deck of fifty-one
by insteps

Comment:
Think this would have been a little - I don't know humorous might be the word, if your model was smoking a cigarette and watching TV? With Captain Kangaroo? :>)

I love it - great title too.

Saved by the Light
by gyaban

Comment:
There are two ways to look at this. One is acceptance of it as it is - a very good, no make that excellent, manufactured Photoshop image combining elements and creating a painting like impression. The other way is to really hit this hard because it just doesn't look like a real photograph, more like a painting which would more properly belong in a wholly different category other than "photograph". I honestly don't know what to do or how to rate it. My default position is give credit where credit is due and give this a ten just for the sheer ability and skill used in developing the image. I need to think about this and look at the remaining images before I rate it - comparison can sometimes help develop an opinion.

UPDATE: Well, this is clearly the class of the field in terms of editing skills. It also is the class of the field in terms of composition - the high drama is evident. Minor technical issue in that the two choppers would not be working that close together [sorry - former USAF Air Rescue (CSAR)], but that's not the point. I'm just not convinced that this qualifies as a "photograph". But that's really the point isn't it? You're depicting an emergency situation using photographic elements to make a coherent composition. However, there doesn't seem to be a dispute with regard to that issue so I'm giving credit where credit is due. Well done - I'm rating it a ten. Should win the contest.

these are your best buds...
by skewsme

Comment:
I'm missing the point - I don't get it. I'm not at all sure what this is about and how it relates to emergencies. Still, it is an entry and worthy of evaluation so - I think the image is a little grainy and the colors are much softer than they should be to have any sort of aesthetic impact.

Fog-Emergency Landing
by Lawton

Comment:
I have been interested for a long time in the fine line between "art" and photography - meaning that point to where a photograph is manipulated that it has the look and feel of a painting (or pencil drawing in this case) but you can still tell it was a photograph. This is a stellar example of that particular technique of imagery. I'm giving this a 10 - well done.

Searching for a Starbucks
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
That's a funny idea - I like funny. High marks for being humorous. Not to mention a decent job editing. Well done.

nightswimming
by klkitchens

Comment:
There is something wrong with the hand and I can't figure out what it is. It is distracting me from really giving a 10. After staring at this for five minutes (and getting the blue cast out of my retinas), I figured it out. The blue is over driven which gives the palm of the hand a spotty appearance and makes the fingers look like sausages. Plus the skin folds in the fingers look distorted and in one case, gone entirely. Still, I like it so a 9 it is.

The land of the free fall
by KfirLevAri

Comment:
Over driving the image is difficult to judge to me because in my opinion, it slightly changes the image from "photograph" to "art". Again, just my opinion. Still, it is nicely done and composed. That's gotta hurt. :>)

Sh!t Happens
by Runzamukk

Comment:
Yes - yes it does and this is a good example of it. A simple image that conveys the thought perfectly. Very nice.