Olive oil
by clickodak

Comment:
This i have seen before, but i'm not going to hold that against you. :-)
It is certainly original to this challenge. The sharpness is good and the greenish color at the bottom of the background matches the color of the olives.
The lighting is a bit uneven (top to bottom). It looks correctable in post. The camera (or spoon) angle could have been a bit better as well. I see the sides of the top two spoons bu the inside of the third.
I cannot decide whether it needs a bit more color vibrance (or saturation) or not.

Wild Blue Yonder
by Damon

Comment:
Interesting, but under par in some photographic elements:
- I would have went with B&W. The colors do not add to the story and the background is full of blue-purple haze. If not full B&W at least eliminate the distracting colors at the back.
- The tree is, to me, based on the composition, the major element in the shot, not the oil pump. It's taking over the attention due to the placement and the size. Furthermore, there is no separation between the pump and the tree.

H(oil)iday ended ... !!!
by Sisto

Comment:
Cute. Not very photographic, but cute. I cannot decide how to rate the idea, yet. It's original (good), funny (good), but not very photographic (bad). Setting this aside, there are some things related to the composition and lighting that should have been thought over in more details during the setup:
- I cannot see clearly, but the steering wheel seems to be on the left side. This should imply that the Mini should drive (and park) on the right side of the road.
- The shadow does not match the position of the depicted light source (the sun, the clouds, the time of day).
- A pissed of (or desperate) driver somewhere around the car would be nice, either as a figure or as a drawing. :-) But this is not essential.


Haven't voted yet. This is my first browse of the entries and this was the first image on my list.

winter blahs
by jemiga

Comment:
Good one. I love how some elements of the trees blend in with the silhouette. Especially around the mouth.
I'm eager to see how can this be done within Advanced Editing ruleset. Shooting through a mask of some sort comes to mind.

Sail on silvergirl, sail on by...
by crik

Comment:
It looks overexposed to me. There are details lost in the tail and the top of the head blends in with the background. Maybe it was repairable in post processing.

Capilla de Nuestra Senora de Guadelupe
by franktheyank

Comment:
Nice play of light, shadow and framing.
I would have placed myself a bit further to the left to enhance the symmetry in the composition.

Pre-Dawn
by davidw

Comment:
Nice colors. Reminds me of the German flag, but upside down.
I would have lowered the horizon a bit. I usually bitch against centered horizons, but this time that is not the reason for the comment. The details in the foreground are virtually inexistent and pretty uninteresting compared to the lovely colors of the sky. As such they shouldn't occupy that much space.

su6liminal 6
by mefnj

Comment:
Good one. Very su6liminal.

6.1
by grahamgator

Comment:
I have always sicked at voting free studies, but this definitely deserves 6 or more in my book.
Excellent shot BTW. It could have been better if you cropped from below to about where that stray straw is.

4.88
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
You are underestimating this image. It's an excellent one. It only lacks one thing, a title. My suggestion is "Gulf of Mexico".
Others may see only dirt and mud in this photo, but is see Florida.