This is a wonderful photo! O.K. so the challenge aspect was (sorry) weak. Look at the depth of this photo, rich colors, tack sharp focus.
Even if a voter gave HALF of their points to meeting the challenge, the minimum score for this should have been 5, O.K. maybe 4 (but I think the photo is GREAT, hense 5). I just cannot understand how a photo this wonderful could get a score of 1 or 2!! But 78 people gave it that score. I'm disgusted!!
I'm so sorry for you. Rob the Swash (please forgive my rant...)
Maybe a different colour background in the border would have been better, say white. The picture is very nice but without the border would not meet the challenge. But it is different so i`ll give you 7.
I really don't find that this photo meets the challenge theme despite you putting it in a round border, and that's too bad cause this image is just wonderful. I love the colors and the DOF is very good.
This has been the toughest to score so far. The shot of the horse and rider are wonderfully sharp and colorful, but....the only roundness I see is your frame, please clue me in if I'm wrong, but the frame is an artificial add-on to the photo, not the photo itself. 6 Rob the Swash
I hate to say it but i think you might get a bit of a hard time for this shot it is cropped round but it does not have a subject thats round...good luck