Praying Mantis
by v_prage

Comment:
The challgne was to take a minature of a larger object, this seems to be the opposite of what the challenge requested. Nor are plants a good use of minature since they come in all shapes and sizes.

That aside I like the leading lines and the DOF in general. Also got a nice blue sky, but even if it met the challenge I suspect this picture would be mid 5's,

Petit Parfum
by EddyG

Comment:
A rose is a tough choice for a size challenge, since they have roses that are small, as well as very large. (See a couple of entries that used roses) A normal red rose is say 2 inches across, and a normal perfume bottle is about the same. I am afraid it would have been more effective to use the perfume bottles as the point of reference and a smaller rose. Instead of a rose, could have used something else a women would have to give a sense of scale. I really can't tell if these objects are one inch high, two inches, three etc...
Other points, the lines on the paper are distacting, and the yellow cast implies an auto white balance and then inside lighting. There is no one spot for my eyes to rest on, but there is no circle of leading lines to draw my eyes to see the whole picture either. I would have prefered the image with just the rose and the right most bottle. the green stem leading in one direction and the "leaf" on the bottle (flame?) leading in the other both bring the eye to the right one third line, and the contrast between the rose and the bottle's color

Soup & Crackers for Lunch
by emh11

Comment:
Very nice! I really like the spoon, the red colours, the pot, I would have skipped the cracker? behind the soup can, to me the white organic shape takes away for the curves and straight lines of the rest of the objects. The reflections on the bottom of the spoon are a bit distacting as well. Still I expect this to be in the top ten for the challenge. - 8

Snail Parade
by intarso

Comment:
I really like that you found three, It is still tough to tell scale in this shot since leaves come in all sizes. Also unfortunetly the one part that seems out of focus in this shot is also on the one third line and where the leading lines of the leaf lead too giving it undo attention. My final wish is that the littlest snail the "minature" one had more of it's head out to match the others.

Snow dwarf <:)
by up80

Comment:
I like the picture, but if the person is what I am to use for perspective the snow looks huge not minature. At least larger then most people will have seen shoveling their driveways.
I like the colors being the person, it draws your eye to them. The placement of one foot back is a bit distrubing as it looks like they only have half a leg. A title to show that person not the snow is the minature would have helped this photo, As would a powerful flash to bring some more contrast into the shadowed area. Hope the comments help sorry I can't rate this photo that high.

Notepad Leaves
by arpita

Comment:
One entry, one Ribbon with a beautifully designed idea, that is original and creative too. Wow! And not a single one or two, normally even the best have some trolls given them ones and twos to boost their own shots.

The Blue Streak
by BigSmiles

Comment:
What I like, a) It is definitely blue, b) DOF looks great, c) White balance is right on. d) I like the border, but borders are always risking.
Dislike, a) would have cloned out that hotspot above the top tire. b) the choice of car looks too fat to be a blue streak. Would have been more effective as a blue toy race-car. c) I would have liked to see it a black dotted line as if there were lanes. That or another different colored car (same type) beside it looking like they were going to race. Something to give it more of a sense of story, or dynamic feel. Just a few ideas.

IMG_2693_Web_2.jpg
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
What a great shot, perfect lighting! Wow!

Dinner time!
by turdave

Comment:
What a great idea, only problem is the folds in the table cloth take away from the image, as to the little spots by the knife. I really like the angle and the DOF, plus the white balance seems right on.

Freedom for One Night
by lagavulin

Comment:
Very creative idea, Nice DOF too. Good color balance as well