white mistery
by cyparis

Comment:
Maybe one of those popcorn wafer snacks? Would be interesting to see with side lighting to bring out the texture more.

Sick Six
by cloudsme

Comment:
Pleasing abstract. Am enjoying the uncommon color combinations.

Sparkle
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Looks like a diamond-grain sharpening stone with thin red transpaent (plastic?) film over part of it.

Match heads?
by davidw

Comment:
Reminds me of hair brush bristles; interestig that the specular highlights give a sensation of little faces to them.

El Fenestro
by posthumous

Comment:
Peeling paint, low contrast working well to enhance a somber mood.

Hungry little mouths
by wolf

Comment:
Probably a cheese grater. Nice black and white conversion and good use of digonal compoisiton. Enough sparkle to be a holiday decoration.

Close Call
by hesitant

Comment:
Suspect rotary electric razor, wtih "R" in center of circle suggesting Remmington brand. Black and white does well. Find myself wishing for less blur in the main set of rings.

Make him go away!
by NeVeRyn

Comment:
Great choice of vegetable.

Independence Day
by jmritz

Comment:
Originality: abstracting star/stripe ides of Independence Day without the cliche colors
Composition: excellent balance of light and dark, shapes and negative space, near symmetry with interesting variation
Narrative: allows viewer's imagination to play with what you present
Highest score in the challenge on my scale. Sorry to see my red bar at the upper end lacking appropriate company.

Winter Shadow
by zencow

Comment:
A shade of blue! Light behind objects -- making shadows that fall on the window dressing -- fits a nontraditional vision of contre-jour in my opinion. Love the intricate texture balanced by the thin horizontal lines, and the contemplative mood.