"I'm on top of the world"
by red_gecko

Comment:
nice. Great silhouette. Very nice background colours and gradient. My only suggestions is that its a bit centered (left to right I mean, top to bottom is fine). Perhaps cropping sightly one way or the other (following the rule of thirds) would add impact. Good shot. A 7 from me.

The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back
by cyan

Comment:
great idea for the challenge. Nice job of isolating the content from the black background. Unfortunately, toys typically don't score too high here at DPC, so you'll likely drop a point just for that. Overall, a very good technical photo, though. A 6 from me.

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
by scruff

Comment:
Fire is very difficult to capture well. I know, I've tried many times. You have a bit of blow-out above the match, which takes away from an otherwise very good image. The only way I've found to have this type of shot work is to use another medium power light source, from a complementry angle, which will reduce the impact of the fire on the exposure, and then play with sat and contrast in post-processing. Good Luck. A 6 from me.

Soaring with the Eagles
by angela_packard

Comment:
Not sure I like the duotone here. And there is something sticking in from the rigth edge (too bad it's a basic editing challenge). Otherwise, a good image. A 7 from me.

Many Hands Make Light Work
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
great colors. My only critique is that you probably missed the perfect composition by about 2 - 3 seconds, where the boat was about 10 feet further away from the dark left edga. Otherwise a great shot. An 8 from me.

Shoefly Don't Bother me!
by los_requiem

Comment:
Amazing capture. And perfect focus and crop. A 9 from me.

Read between the lines
by fredandaud

Comment:
Nice idea. Good focus, and use of DoF. It really draws your eye to the one word. 7 from me.

Money on the Line
by Marc923

Comment:
Nice. I find a blyu ebackground like this is difficult to get, without introducing a lot of noise into the image. Nice job. What did you use for the background? It almost looks like it could be an all-blue image on a monitor / TV screen, the way it seems to glow. Composition is also very good. 8 from me.

Two Peas in a Pod
by MattO

Comment:
Nice concept for the challenge, and good execution. I find it just a bit bright, not overblown, as all the deail is there, just bright. Perhaps a touch less contrast ( but I'm no expert on post processing).

the postman lifts four times.
by tase

Comment:
I've never heard that saying. but, great image none the less. 7 from me.