Waiting a Berth
by Steveinnz

Comment:
Out of focus and somewhat boring. Nothing breaks up the background, and there is nothing special about the subject.

Together
by SnapperL

Comment:
Ocean color seems unrealistic, and the line of rocks distracts from the couple, as it passes right through them. If they had been dressed more brightly (to draw the eye to them) and the rocks been at their feet, and the ocean more believable, it would have been much better.

im sorry old friend
by Wishe

Comment:
Both beautiful and tragic, once the title clue is used to focus on the destroyed pistils. The bright whites at the top glare a little, and the focus is a bit soft, even at the subject, which mars an otherwise excellent image.

What is in the dark
by jigglebug

Comment:
Fuzzy, harsh, blown highlights. This may be deliberate, but the question is almost more, what is in the light? The shadow isn't ghostlike enough to be haunting, and that is the only thing that would have redeemed the other factors.

Mouse House
by lemondster

Comment:
That's pretty far off the ground for a mouse, but the concept is cute and entertaining. The overall image is too dark, though (though that's better than being too bright).

Lonely Heart
by LouiseB

Comment:
Pretty background, without being distracting, and the subject immediately draws the eye. The image as a whole is evocative as well. My only nit (that keeps this from being a 10), is that the center of the heart (candy?) is harshly reflective. This does draw the eye, but crosses over into painful glare, obscuring what it actually is.

To the water!
by gwendy

Comment:
The ducklings are cute and colorful, but the water is surreal and harsh.

fly away
by suemack

Comment:
Ack! Painful, tedious white background, and blurry subject.

Riverside Laundry
by desertdoc

Comment:
Without the title, I would have ignored the actual subject as just a distraction to a very beautiful, non-minimalist tree. Something more needs to draw the eye to the subject.

Countdown
by SycoPhant

Comment:
The bright whites are a bit hard on the eyes, but the use of depth of field is interesting. The subject, taken as the entire number pad, takes up a large part of the image, but conforms to classic minimalism, so no points docked for that.