Color My World (Chicago)
by Gracious

Comment:
Well done, Grayce! A wonderful shot with your usual excellent handling of colours.

Romeo & Juliet Love Theme (A Time for Us)
by KarenB

Comment:
Beautiful work. 9 Jak

Tulips from Amsterdam
by johnmk

Comment:
Great shot! 10. Jak

The Rose
by autool

Comment:
This is an almost perfect capture. Great work! 10. Jak

"The Nile Song" by Pink Floyd
by albright1

Comment:
Fabulous composition and colouring. An unusual and interesting (for me) scene, very well captured A 10 from me. Jak

Cousins
by Morgan

Comment:
Pity about the DOF. Otherwise it would have been a very cute shot. Jak

liquid eyes
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Nice shot. I wish the catchlights were a bit smaller in each eye.

It has NOT affected my vote, but I don't think this colour border works well here.

Getting in on the Act
by andrewm

Comment:
Ity is a pity the dog's face was cut off on the bottom. It really detracts from an otherwise OK image for me. Jak

Faith
by arnit

Comment:
This just doesn't meet the challenge and so I can only vote a 3.

Victory Blue
by bayu

Comment:
For the Critique Club:

Composition: Only from the comments can I tell what this is (I assume now it IS the flagpole.) That in itself is not vital, but without that knowledge I have no idea of scale, for example, or what some other angle might have fetched. I wonder why there is no flab aboard? Or what this shot would be like with the flag attached. It is not an uninteresting shot, but I am not sure how long it would hold my interest.

Technical: It all appears to be in focus (although again the lack of a sense of scale takes away any indication of DOF) and in what appears to be quite bright light, there are no important areas overexposed. I think it is a little flat in color ("washed out" as one commenter said.)

Overall: Certainly meets the challenge with the blue sky, but I don't feel drawn to the image in any way.