Poppy
by pcody

Comment:
Beautiful! Love the blurry shapes in the background - DOF is just right. I like the choice to go for black and white, though I'd love to see the image in colour too, just for my own interest. Texture and shape together make this photo work so well for me.

Yahtzee Shapes
by ScantyNebula

Comment:
Great capture of movement, nice use of colour and DOF. Can't quite decide whether composition works for me - it doesn't feel balanced but that kind of goes with the idea of the movement of the dice...

Ordinary Shelves in a New Light
by jaimeegrl

Comment:
Not so keen on the soft focus but do like the geometric abstract nature. The colours and shapes really bring back a certain period of fashion during the 1980s, when I was a teen!

derriere
by grigrigirl

Comment:
What a great curve and I love the way it's an abstract composition (with two curved "halves" but also a recognisable object. I like how we can see the texture of the skin and hair and also how the shadow at the right contributes to the abstract shapes. There seems to be a yellow tinge, running parallel to the "edge" of the body, a little way in.

A green hexagon or?
by Bela45

Comment:
Simple, vibrant.

The Night is Shaping Up
by LindaLee

Comment:
Great use of silhouette to show how recognisable some shapes can be without all the additional visual information on colour, 3D form etc.

circles and rectangles
by deceptive

Comment:
What great textures! And I really like the limited colour palette. My eyes are saying "black & white" but something else in my mind is saying "colour"! I like the curved diagonal. My only comment would be that I'd like to see a touch more of the foreground ball included to balance with the top one.

My First Christmas Tree
by Sonifo

Comment:
Woo Hoo Sonja Foo!

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
Nice lighting though, great expressions, good composition. I don't usually like portraits without eyes showing but here it just emphasises how they have eyes only for each other.

Our Troops
by BigMo

Comment:
One of the few entries which evokes (for me) an emotional response AND holds visual appeal. Lighting on the tags is a little harsh. Composition/ close crop is interesting.