Calm Autumn River
by sjhuls

Comment:
Great definition in the clouds and nice reflections. Personally I find the dissected tree on the left slightly distracting and would either have tried to bulk it out in the original shot, or crop it out.

Revealing the Colors
by giantmike

Comment:
A tad picky but I would have cropped a tiny bit from the bottom to remove the grass overlapping the water. I feel that would just help the eye flow along the water, but at the moment that clump of grass breaks the flow. Nice range of tones and saturation though.

The USS Carl Vinson Sails
by sfalice

Comment:
The ship, bridge, mist combination look great, but I think I would have cropped some of the water out (I know the water was the subject). A crop from the left and bottom bringing the horizon lower in the shot with a bit more headroom for the top of the bridge would have been perfect.

Left Behind
by AllenP

Comment:
Great, poignant image. I expect to see this on the front page, though I can't help thing a slightly tighter rectangular crop (rather than square) losing the window from the left and a bit of clutter from the top right might improve things. Nonethelesss, one of the best images in the challenge.

How to Unwind
by Alicia

Comment:
I'm so drawn to this image, great storytelling. Wish I was there sharing :-)

Lil' Tyke
by Blackbox

Comment:
I see where you are going with this one, but too much of a stretch to the challenge topic for me, sorry. My view is that the challenge is using the word "baby" as a noun, not an adjective. Therefore, I will be knocking a couple of points off for my perception that this DNMC.

Ache.
by herfotoman

Comment:
This is the 72nd image I have seen in this challenge, and is the one I am struggling the most with. The majority of images in this challenge are poor quality and there are quite a few that do not meet the challenge. That was my first instinct on seeing this (I tend to view images without looking at the title to avoid shoehorn images). I saw no baby so was about to mark it as a DNMC, but then I saw the title and really looked at this image. Whilst not the most technically adept image on show in the challenge, it is without doubt the most touching and thought provoking.

Who Sharted?
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
Great title :-) I'm not sure I like the ringlight catchlights... seem a bit overpowering and make the baby look a bit alien. Facial expression is perfect though, and I expect this to be on the front page.

All your iPod are belong to us
by bmatt17

Comment:
Make your time!

crack kills
by FourPointX

Comment:
Coin slot?! You could park a bike in there!