WATCHING
by jimmyxj95

Comment:
Ah - a double habit - watching while smoking a pipe. A very nice silhouette - but the focus is a tiny bit troublesome. Compositionally you have a lot of "wasted" space at the top of the frame. It's still way better than a lot of submission without a doubt.

Doing Laundry: A Necessary Sunday Habit
by librodo

Comment:
Superb lighting, action, exposure, expression. Not sure I'd call it a "habit" but it's close enough for me! Sure hope others don't deducts points for not meeting the challenge. Composition may be a wee bit too centered, but that's a gnat. Overall - WAY better than most of the submissions. It should finish VERY high.

Nail Biting
by scalvert

Comment:
Exceptionally ORIGINAL take on the challenge. A breath of fresh air when compared to the multitude of nail biting images!
Excellent composition, focus, lighting. The only thing I would suggest to improve the image is a very dark colored "pillow" (or whatever her head is on). The current color is close enough to the skin tone that it doesn't make much contrast. That's a VERY minor point with no points deducted - but a way to make it "sing" just a little louder.

The Souls of My Feet (New Type of Self Portrait)
by Jesuispeure

Comment:
Hi Amanda and * Greetings from the Critique Club *

Yes - it's definitely a new style of self portrait - very original.

It's ironic, but your image finished right next to mine in the challenge.

Note that even the commenters who didn't rate the image high had an emotional reaction. That means the image is a success - as it should be.

It is very creative - even the way you elected to write the text: font, text size, positioning and boldness.

The "printing" is just a tiny bit less contrasty that I'd like, perhaps because the backgroud is such a middle value. Did you try a very dark background? Note how well the image looks in the bottom right corner with the dark background next to the ball of your left foot.

Compositionally - it's near perfect but perhaps a bit crowded on the left, right, and bottom.

As you know - these are just "one man's opinion" on how you might take an already great image and make it even better. Thanks for sharing it - and I hope the magic marker wasn't that hard to remove.

-Tom-

PS: I really loved your entry in Abstract!

Capitol Reflection
by kostia

Comment:
Great time of day - nice lighting. The hint of wind with small ripples in the water make the texture terrific.

The eye of God (Just a title)
by cimarron98

Comment:
Super idea - very original. Somehow you needed o figure a way to get some light on the eye. The colors of the CD are so vibrant, and the eye so "dim" - it loses impact.

Just One More Picture Please
by ccasey

Comment:
It is addictive isn't it? Great idea but you tried to do too much with this attempt.

Lily
by melismatica

Comment:
A centered beauty, water drops make it even better.

Healthy habit
by evenendresen

Comment:
A very ORIGINAL and UNIQUE take on the challenge. The soft lighting on the model is perfect. Your image stands out even more since there were quite a few "substandard" entries this time. My prediction: top 10 for sure maybe a ribbon.

Morning essentials.
by Brad

Comment:
Well - there were an awful lot of coffee entries - but yours is by far the best of the bunch, the cream of the crop (no I guess it's black.) I have one minor complaint - there is so little cup on the bottom edge that the white line between the cup and the black border really detracts. It almost looks like some of the cup is missing. Like I said, a minor gig - you image should still be in the top 3. Congratulations.