Star Fruit
by Bud

Comment:
The textures and colors and choice of lighting here are all magnificent. Centering in this case was a nice choice. The contrast and extreme detail within the meat of the fruit is captivating. I'd really like to see a large, high-resolution version of this image.

Spicy Apple Salad with Deep Fried Drumstick and Pandan Rice
by 'Pong

Comment:
The off-centeredness throws me off a bit, but overall this captures the food so nicely that I have to rank it high. The food looks delicious and uncommon, and the depth of field and colors make me hone in on that flavor-encrusted, sharp food. It really is appetizing.

Genetic variety
by nico_blue

Comment:
I like the sharp and complex details in the whole image, and the color scheme adds a unique old-time feel. The husks add a lot to this image, I think, too.

Line Out
by TUTE

Comment:
Great use of a simple composition to focus in on the action, although I don't like the border.

GO Coyotes GO!
by photom

Comment:
Great angle, although the color and composition of the background seems out of place. It casts a strange mood on the whole thing...

Making The Outfield Plan
by LittleGreenKat

Comment:
Great art shot. Simple and effective, although it doesn't have much action.

Friday Night
by jmsetzler

Comment:
The hues and angle here are excellent -- I just don't like the border.

A Hope for New Life
by bruski

Comment:
This is a striking image. It's beautiful. For your knowledge, though, the image is more haunting to me than hopeful, and I think it has to do with the black & white soft quality of everything, as well as the black background, disembodied hand, and plucked flower head... This is really a strange, surreal photo. It's ghost-like.

Angel
by webking

Comment:
Far away this didn't look that impressive, but up close this is excellent. I love the details shown in the texture and features of the face. The blurring to the back is also a neat effect. Visually the photo is excellent. Overall, however, it doesn't inspire hope so much as visual appreciation for the photo... I think I want something more emotionally inspirational.

The Hope of the Children
by Fotowereld

Comment:
This is a great photo visually, but it doesn't convey hope to me very much, probably because of the aloneness of the child. The child is great, but he almost seems restricted into the (black & white) concrete or structured background. If you hadn't titled it what you did, this photo honestly wouldn't inspire much "hope" in me, and instead melancholy.