'The Wind in the Willows'
by notbiscuit

Comment:
A fun shot and you must have spent some time setting this lot up? I think you have filled the frame well, the exposure looks good to me and the little light is a nice touch - nice one :)

Deep water (Patricia Highsmith)
by imagine74

Comment:
Revisiting for my final look and comment. Lovely colour of the Sea and I think the forground foliage and touch of beach adds a lot of interest. The far off landmass looks good in the mist and that leads us out to sea nicely :) (bumping up 1)

We companies are all birds of prey, mere birds of prey. C. Dickens - Martin Chuzzlewit
by olddj

Comment:
Looks like you had some harsh light to contend with there and reckon you did well to lose just that little bit of detail. I thinmk if this was a little sharper it would have fared much better that it probably will. You have the catchlight and a little doging would really bring it out. a well seperated background and a nice bokeh :)Rather than merely cropping this to a square I think it fits the image well with your chosen composition - well done (bumping up 1)

Standing Tall
by rex

Comment:
Hi Rex, its me again ;)

Now, am not sure its worth commenting on this pic, its all be said before and I'm pretty sure if I challenged you to return to the scene (if its possible) you could do wonders here and imho a 2:1 portrait aspect ratio would add more of a sense of vasteness :)

Reflecting
by rex

Comment:
Well lets start my mini commenting spree on your highest scoring challenge entry (to date!) I hope things don't just downhill from here lol.

The 180 degree flip literally turns this shot around! Pawns are nice and sharp and I like the fact the background goes from white to blue. The board doesn't look perfectly level and for me its niggling (slightly). A simple shot but often the hardest to execute well, its well thought out and executed :)

Mexican American War Cannoneers
by eaglebeck

Comment:
Nice in colour and I wonder how it looks in B&W?

"I think I can...I think I can" (The Little Engine that Could)
by Maverick

Comment:
Oh, I remember that :) the colour is nice but I'm thinking B&W?

The Giving Tree - by Shel Silverstein
by love

Comment:
nice idea :)

A Passage to India
by kdkaboom

Comment:
imho your lacking decent light and focus on the main subject here.

"It's MY opinion that you never think AT ALL," the Rose said in a rather severe tone.
by macrothing

Comment:
And, severe she looks! pity about the stamen thingy or whatever over the lips,