Sing Out! ( http://www.singout.org/ )
by eloise

Comment:
A bit dark, but a fun view. The motion of the drummer's hand shows the action, where the rest is fairly solid. The guitar head coming across the subject is a bit unfortunate. 6 Rob the Swash

Ranger Rick
by vtruan

Comment:
Very nice shot! The birds feather pattern is very busy, but the focus seems very good anyway. The background isn't the greatest, but I'm not going to tell you to move the owl. (Zoo or wild?? Doesn't effect your score, just curious) 9 Rob the Swash

ELLE
by jenarom

Comment:
Very nicely taken photo! The color is outstanding, as is the focus. I like the model coming into the photo from the corner, works for me! Everything looks just so perfect (helps having a beautiful model!). 10 Rob the Swash

Sports Illustrated
by RiderGal

Comment:
FANtastic photo! Got challenged, eh? Very clear, great color, very good stopped action shot! 10 Rob the Swash

Firehouse Magazine
by Diversq

Comment:
The portrait voters are going to scald you for this, but I like it - alot! Very strong message, well taken shot. Lots of WOW! 10 Rob the Swash

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
by Alecia

Comment:
Beautiful model, very well taken shot of her. Fits pretty good. 10 Rob the Swash

"DOG WORLD"
by melissarts

Comment:
Pretty sky...but the lighting on the dog isn't very complimentary, the partial silhouette shows a few of the dog's features, so it doesn't work as either a good look of the dog or a good silhouette. The sharpness seems low. Back to the lighting...the sun pretty much washed out the sky in that area. 5 Rob the Swash

Wildlife Conservation....http://wcs.org/
by Gracious

Comment:
Beautiful shot! The bird seems a tad overly sharp, but I like this image so very much. Love the color. Nice amount of open spaces for type (nit, but worth commenting). A tad faster exposure might have stopped the leg motion. Still, I love this, so 10 - Rob the Swash

National Geographic
by ashwin

Comment:
Lovely photo, but I think you missed the challenge idea - Make your OWN mag cover, not shoot somebody else's (this is other people's art - site rules and all)
4 Rob the Swash

The Gardener
by Jonatan

Comment:
I'm a gardener, sometimes, and while I really like this excellently taken photo....I would be greatly preturbed at a gardening magazine with a WEED on the cover, one that I have an exceptionally hard time getting rid of (see neighbors...). I'm going to score this as a 7 for the wonderful quality of your photo. Rob the Swash