109,839 Strong
by Maverick

Comment:
cool shot, with lots of groovy faces and emotions. it would have been so much more powerful had that guy in the center not looked into the camera when you took it...dang! you can feel the celebration just looking at this photo, though! fun, like the graininess to the photo--makes it feel like a newspaper pic. does the title refer to the size of the audience?

I Found The Biggest One!
by Faye Pekas

Comment:
great picture composition and background. the model's expression is awesome, and that certainly is a whopper of a pumpkin! the lighting (particularly in the face) feels a bit overexposed, which washes him out and weakens the photo. i would love to see this photo edited to tone the brightness down just a bit...it's such a great shot!

35 years - still going strong!
by Riponlady

Comment:
35 years is certainly something to celebrate! such a sweet couple, but i wish i could see more of his face. the image also appears a bit fuzzy in the faces...
i would be interested to see how this picture looks with a darker background and tighter/closer composition to really highlight the love and joy in their faces.

Party Time!
by debitipton

Comment:
nice concept. i like the hanging drop on the orange, and choice of colors. the interior orange wedge picks up the color of the beverage, which casts an odd hue. i don't know if this is the case, but the hanging curls in the background appear to have been edited in? there's an odd outline around them that's distracting.

Shock of the New
by Imagineer

Comment:
nice choice of subject, and beautiful models. the angle of the shot makes the child's hand appear disproportionately large. i would be interested in seeing how a darker background would have affected the richness of this photo. imo, all the light colors wash away the impact of this tender scene. for example, even looking at the right side of the shot...the shadowed background makes the child's head pop out at you more than the light side. OR...how would this have looked with a dark background and some off-side lighting options, then done as a b&w to really have those sweet faces pop out?

Celebration: Circle of Life
by gsal

Comment:
interesting shot of blowing leaves. when i think "circle of life" i think about birth, death, and rebirth. imo, title does not match image (light on the birth and rebirth aspects). what DOES give me cause to celebrate is being able to watch leaves swirling about the sidewalk, though!
in terms of this pic, beyond the challenge, i love it. i love the colors and the exposure and the contrast of shapes (grid vs circles vs pavers picking up the grid pattern again). i love the yellow in the leaves, and how that one grid square and leaf towards the center just anchor the eye in the shot. part of me wonders how this image would look with a wee bit of cropping to center the grid, but most of me really prefers the asymetric layout. so, mismatched title (and i'm being called on that same thing in this challenge, too), but nicely done, and a groovy photo!

I Won!
by suemack

Comment:
cute shot! nice colors and dof. i wish there was more space on the left side of the shot to better frame your subject. the bird on the lawn is also a bit distracting. but the expression on her face is priceless...congrats to her!

October feast
by BrianR

Comment:
while this shot does show lots of people, the focus becomes the architecture/banner because that's the only thing you can see clearly. it results in a not very interesting photo, imo. i would be interested in seeing tighter shots of the people enjoying that feast.

flower02web.jpg
by Rikki

Comment:
absolutely amazing image. composition, background, lighting, focus, color, wow wow wow. nothing at all to critique, everything to enjoy. an automatic favorite. darn good work. congratulations.

Sonoma Vineyards
by Rikki

Comment:
out of all the images in your thread, this is the one that made me say "eh." the composition of the other vinyard shot is so much more engaging and interesting to my eye. you still have these amazing rich colors and lines, which make this image still quite pleasing to look at. compared to the others, though, this would be my least favorite.