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by Ristyz

Comment:
Finally getting around to finishing comments for the Dec. Side Challenge:-)

Wow! Love the beautiful colors that compliments the sweeping landscape. I love the inclusion of the person in the scene for it adds scale to the picture plus adds a very zen like feeling of contemplating/reflecting upon nature and all it's beauty. The silhouettes work great in this shot. Love how you captured your friend with her one arm up in a pose that looks like she is observing/searching the horizon.

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by BarbB

Comment:
Finally getting around to finishing comments for the Dec. Side Challenge:-)

Wonderful lighting on this one. The eyes are the window to the soul but this man's eyes are hidden in shadow thus making him mysterious and unknown. The slight smile upon his lips either makes the viewer wonder what beauty has he seen that makes him smile OR what sinister thoughts does he have that he smiles. Either way, you keep it interesting for the viewer is left to guess. Lovely tonal range here and you have captured some nice sharp details in this portrait.

Winter
by JeniY

Comment:
Finally getting around to finishing comments for the Dec. Side Challenge:-)

Love the tonal range on this for it is spot on perfect. This captures the simple beauty of nature. You also capture a wonderful amount of detail in the tree. Well done.

Happy Birthday Rose
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Gone but never forgotten for a child is forever carried in the hearts of those who loved them. She is forever with you Andi.

Having Tea
by TCGuru

Comment:
I love the little scene within the still life scene you present us with in this composition. Love the texture overlay that adds hint of nature to the regular brown walls. I see some 'fields' of golden wheat gently swaying in the backdrop - invoking the idea of rural farmlife which complements this antique looking teaset. As I said love the scene within a scene. The teaset itself has a rural pastoral scene painted on it. I would have like the plate that shows the trees, the curving pathway and the church/barn to have been propped up more on the vertical so that the scene could be more prominent.

Blue Christmas
by Jutilda

Comment:
The blue tones in this one appear ethereal...magical...very cold and ice-like crystaline which greatly complements the scene. The whole scene invokes the mood and feel of a white christmas with the wonderful trappings of the ice blue color tones, the ornament, and the snowman decoration on the cup that most definately has hot coco in it to chase away the chill. Wonderful work done on this one - very much a picture perfect holiday card right here!

Whatever 13
by Ken

Comment:
Love the perspective....the straws are like a colorful pinwheel spinning outward but seemingly coming straight at us at the same time. Love the brilliant and bold colors that burst forward at us. The colors pop quite nicely off of the dark black background. Good job here.

Withered
by JeniY

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The muted tones of browns and blues nicely complement the scene for they are cool tones that add to the feel of 'sadness' that it projected by the wilt of the withered flower. Love the sharp details that we can see in the texture of the withered flower. The border too complements the scene without being overpowering. The worn border projects the sense of age which plays well with the main subject which is the dead flower.

pink cadillac
by cgino

Comment:
Love the richness in color and even though you say it was blurry you did a good job in the overlays that added some shadows and contrast such that we see lots of nice little details from the pink cadillac to the christmas 'float' passing by. I like that you added the worn dark edges for it gives the composition the feel of an old postcard - it adds a bit of nostalgia to complement the scene.

#seize - Duck and Cover!
by bobonacus

Comment:
It's SNOWING in the classroom!!!:-) Nice catch of the action. The smiling faces show the enjoyment of the activity while you see the mass of falling shredded paper coming down. The girl in the backdrop is ready to create her 'snowfall';-)