the Dill Pickle Club
by jjbeguin

Comment:
This group name sounds like a deli sandwich. Maybe it because it's almost lunch time. Hmm. Excellent and creative! My only issue is the sky. It has lots of compression artifacts or maybe it's just noise. Otherwise, great job! 9

Breakfast for two
by eirasi

Comment:
Maybe I'm being picky but counting the number of people, including the one holding the paper, I see five people, six if you want to include the drawing on the coffee mug. Plus the text on the newspaper is not that interesting.

You want a Prince, You Gotta...
by Skip

Comment:
I think it would have looked better if the frogs were facing the camera.

The Kiss of Dawn Awakens the Brolga
by Node

Comment:
OK, I can barely make out the words on the sign and I do not see them as playing a creative role in this photo.

These Stupid Things are Never Right!
by C-town driver

Comment:
The background is a rather distracting and bright color. Lighting also seems bright.

Earth From Above
by hopper

Comment:
Hey, this is really good! Personally, I would have liked it even more if the book and figure were in the upper left corner and in the same pose. As it is, it feels too centered. Great concept! 7

Fly or bug
by mamcg

Comment:
OK, maybe I'm missing something but where are the words and letters?

Freeze to Please
by ericablu

Comment:
Nice concept and I like doors/facades but this one has an odd feeling to it. It's definitely not level despite the sidewalk not being level itself. I would have used the edge where the brick meets the blue part of the facade and made that vertical or made sure the doorway/entrance was horizontal. Also appears a bit overexposed.

Angel
by heida

Comment:
I swear I voted on this entry, I SWEAR! Don't know what happened but it was one of my favorites to get a top three. Congratulations on your top prize!

Psst, wanna buy a hat?
by MrAkamai

Comment:
Thanks for your comments, Tom. I actually replied to your comments in the "burnout thread" when I should have done so here. But I do agree with your issues and I need to get more Photoshop skills under my belt before I can take further advantage of its features.

There is only one point I'd like to provide a counterpoint and that's issue E. I presume you are talking about the one with the blue trim? If so, I purposefully blurred those hats in the front to increase focus on the model/dancer yet show that his purpose is to sell hats.

Thanks again, Tom!