Keep them close to your heart
by dsa157

Comment:
Lovely sculpure. Nicely photographed. Text is very tastefully handled.

Treasures of the Sulu Sea
by flip89

Comment:
Composition is inspired, beautiful, clever. The result is quite dramatic. I wonder whether the strong white reflection in the shell unnecessarily draws our eyes from the subject; and whether it could be cropped out without ruining the spacial strengths of the photo.

Sales Event: Tropical Gold
by khrys

Comment:
Please forgive me for being so bold as to suggest it, but would Jasmine and Gold be a better title? Jasmine is fragrant, rare, fleeting, expensive, remote, highly desirable, feminine, beautiful. Gold is solid, permanent, expensive, highly prized, feminine, beautiful. And the photo does a great job of suggesting their strong symbolic resemblances. I'm afraid 'Sales Event' conveys to me a big rambling mouldering or temporary structure that smells of mold and dung at which herds of livestock or semi-trash are traded. What's wrong with this image?

Sans title, it's a nice, strong image.

a diamond is forever
by hopper

Comment:
A hug and a kiss bundled together. Nice idea. Beautifully lit, crisply focused. Nice.

Jewelry with a purpose
by DogAngel

Comment:
Strong image to tap into the subconscious of the utilitarian majority. Great choice of model - someone naturally attractive but not self-consciously so or over-primped. Lighting is beautiful and so is DOF. I even like that we do not see the eyes.

I think the strong qualities of this photo are very subtle and understated. Hope it does well.

Go Ahead
by Strikeslip

Comment:
This is a rough color palette to work with - hard to get it just right without lots of clashing colors, Kudos on succeding here. The diamond is well focused and lit. The gold is very nicely rendered.

Mixed feelings about the text. Aalthough it is well composed, uses the negative space well, is a good choice of font, and seems to be a pretty good color choice; I might like it better if it were a tad smaller or a tad darker.

Natural Jewelry
by Rissa

Comment:
Lovely Lizard! Up, or On the Rocks. Beautiful composition. Nicely lit. The water and laurel leaves are inspired touches. So's the decision to crop the tail. I think it's a little subtle compared to a few in this competition, but it is really lovely.

February
by nico_blue

Comment:
I love the lines, the form of this ring. And I love its color. Perfect lighting, DOF. The backgound definitely adds interest, espscially in the reflections.

The text adds weight and balance to the photo where it needs them, yet somehow it doesn't quite work for me. (Thinking out loud: While the serif font seems appropriate for a ring that appears to have a little age, I think its flowing lines suggest either sanserif or something a little cursive, possibly purple, and perhaps bunched up more on the left side. But I know nothing of these things.)

Today, Tomorrow, Forever....
by Truegsht

Comment:
Bothered by the almost nonexistant DOF. I personally dislike this cerise pink paired with gold.

Exotic Beauty in Gold & Pearl
by Cantique

Comment:
It's a very organic piece of jewelry, so it is completely appropriate that it be juxtaposed with a natural object whose simplicity and geometric form suggests manmade objects. As much as I like the idea, the colors, the forms, I think that the allium or whatever the flower is creates a visually confusing background which makes seeing the beautiful form of this piece more difficult.