Since Medieval Time
by BrianR

Comment:
A great image, strong contrasting coloration of subject and background, nice finesse. Appears staged which detracts a bit. Right on challenge concept.
Worthy of 3rd place ribbon to me.

( 8 )

Internal Affairs
by MAK

Comment:
A disturbing image, very well executed and lit. Perhaps a bit oversharpened, but practically perfect. At least a 2nd place ribbon from me.

( 9 )

The Ultimate Battle
by scarbrd

Comment:
10 - excellent execution, finesse, crop and setup.
Worthy of a first place finish.

Gentleman's Club...Not Anymore!!
by Ivory

Comment:
10 - Worthy of a first place finish.
A bit of burn on the hand is all I could think of to improve this image.

Last One Standing
by phatphoto

Comment:
Interesting concept, muddied by vignetting and cacophany of negative space vs competitors. Bit oversharpened (blades look jaggy). Pink seems like it should have been more prominent in the image (closer crop, closer focal point?)

( 5 )

I Want You (She's So Heavy)
by EVincent

Comment:
I like this concept, but the lighting is flat on a profiled subject and thus the entire thing looks two-dimensional. I love the finesse, sharp, even focus, good definition of color and tones. A light turn of the wrench one way or the other would have upped the finish on this one.

( 5 )

Red vs Blue
by marvin

Comment:
A tough translation to the challenge, but given the doubt. A good concept, well executed with DOF and crop - Noise levels in this image are really distracting and a pass with neat image would have raised the bar so to speak at least a point or two.

( 5 )

40 years and counting
by sfmorris

Comment:
The use of the gender flags really took away from the impact of this otherwise great image. I loved the concept, expression and lighting. A narrower crop and no flags would have resulted in a 7 at least.

( 5 )

Crossdressing
by jrdawson

Comment:
Concept: Does not translate well without title.
Image Quality: Excellent. Nice finesse. Lighting is flat over majority of image and really hurts the overall. Could have used a slight rotation.

( 5 )

Project "X"
by Mal37

Comment:
Concept: Confusing translation to challenge subject. Unique but not superbly executed...too much negative space, scene appears contrived/posed.
Lighting: Excellent use of elements here. Nice color cast usage.
Subjects feel 'cut off' with the crop. A subtle backlighting would have gone a long way in this image, helping the subject's to not fall off into the shadow/background.

( 5 )