Freckles
by Wildcard

Comment:
What an adorable face and smile! :D Very nice portrait here. Hard to tell for sure with this work monitor, but the tonal range looks a little flat, like you're short on the blacks a little. Overall, nicely done. Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Your handkerchief, Sir
by Angusia

Comment:
Nice props and good placement of the key elements in your composition. The lighting is near the edge on being too hot (you've lost some detail in woodys shoulder and head). Cute idea with the spotted kerchief. Good luck in the challenge.

Spot the fruit
by marvin

Comment:
Ok, this works. :D Good detail and it's sharp. The color temp is a little cool (bluish) and could start warming up some. Good luck in the challenge.

That's The Spot
by sfmorris

Comment:
Cute. Nice title too. :D The color is very strong in this. Almost too strong as I'm seeing some yellow in the whites. The whites on the horse also appear to be slightly overexposed. A consideration for this shot would be to lose the area above the roof line. It's not really adding anything to the photo and is slightly distracting IMO. Give the horse a little more breathing room in the framing of your photo - it's a bit tight. All JMO of course. Good luck in the challenge.

My Spotted Puppy
by red_gecko

Comment:
Cute portrait of your dog. This would be stronger IMO if the backdrop wasn't visible (small levels and/or contrast adj would black it out). The double catchlight is a minor bummer. Good luck in the challenge.

Age Spots
by mfiman

Comment:
I like the bottom 2/3's of this. The top edge of the leaf is too dark and blurry IMO. Good detail in the areas of the leaf that are sharply rendered. The blue sky/mottled background works well also. Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Capecod getting smaller
by whiterook

Comment:
Uh-oh.

Dead Spots
by philup

Comment:
Probably the best of the bunch (leaf spots) that I've seen yet. The placement of the subject in your framing works well as does the background choice. Very good detail in the leaf itself. Good luck in the challenge.

Abstract Spots
by SaraR

Comment:
Light thru straws is always pretty cool. Wrap them up in a bracelet/necklace and voila! Clever use of light and nice creative thinking here. I really like the richness of the top half of this against the black background. The bottom half is "ok" but not as strong IMO. Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Conversation
by sfalice

Comment:
Neat use of this reflection. Nicely done.