paper rainbow
by margiemu

Comment:
Lively and different, an eyecatcher. (I personally would have arranged the sheets in a more regular rhythm.) I do like the different textures, too. Well done. Cordelia :)

Here's Looking at You
by M_West

Comment:
Exquisite combination of (natural) colours and shapes - all in great detail. Well done!

Vitality
by esdarby

Comment:
Green means life, water means life, so I find this well chosen to illustrate the topic of this competition. Nice positioning off centre with different shades of green. Judging from looking at it on my screen it could be a tad bit sharper. I like the soft beige brown colour of the background and the water dripping down in the FG. I am wondering, though, whether this is taken from behind a glass pane because it seems a bit foggy.

In Her Eyes
by mpeters

Comment:
The girl: She looks so innocent, beautiful and trusting, her smile and eyes are most radiant. She must be enjoying her life and looking forward to the future. I wish her a happy future and the bit of luck always needed to make dreams come true.
The photograph: Good contrast of shades, the brown tones around her face make it still more vibrant. It is exquisite. The viewer connects right to the subject because she seems to be looking into his/her eyes.

Handfull of New Life
by sherpet

Comment:
A new life sits well protected in old hands. Lovely colours and a wonder-ful composition.

choices
by tcmartin

Comment:
Very sweet, creative idea of illustrating the topic of this composition. Simple, effective. The cracked egg is well-placed off-centre, the baby has already gone, walked into life, we just see its 'foot prints', heading off in a diagonal direction. Well done!

Country life is beautiful
by bood

Comment:
Good composition with the diagonal line of the straw (?) separating FG from BG. Children are life, harvest is life, nature is life, clouds are life -well illustrated topic. The FG seems a bit under-exposed and so does the child. Also, I would have cropped another 20% off the bottom part.

New Shoots
by whitewolf

Comment:
Green is life, water is life, roots are life, plants are life, round is life - I like the motifs used to illustrate the subject of this competition. Good tone-in-tone composition, nice details. A good crop.

Love=Life
by BBirgisson

Comment:
Young human life, a well-caught moment. A pity about the nasty flash, though, it spoils the colours. A snapshot alright, but the in-camera compostion is not good: apart from her hand on his (under-exposed) shoulder, there are too many details in the lower third o the picture.

The Gift of Life Eternal
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Beautiful, simple composition with strong colours. Death is part of life, so IMO this is a good illustration of the subject of this competition. The crosses are well-positioned off-centre, indicating a triangle reaching both down into the ground and up into the sky. Very effective.