Blue & Gold Macaw
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Fantastic.

Stop pointing that thing at me!
by JC_Homola

Comment:
I found the hidden gem! Do I get extra points?

Naw. You do! ;)

Princess
by TCGuru

Comment:
Heh. I didn't see the title, but I looked in her eyes and thought 'princess'.

Very lovely. Perhaps a bit lacking in the emotional impact

Wisdom and Youth
by Lutchenko

Comment:
No offense, but just because <- she's old and she's -> young doesn't mean that they really represent "wisdom vs youth".

Now, regarding the picture, yes, it's nicely captured, well lit and well processed, but the facial expressions just don't speak to me. There's nothing about either of these two people that really says anything about them beyond their simple age.

Sorry. Average.

Buds
by mgsmith53

Comment:
Very nearly a moment of profound connection between boy and dog.

Unfortunately, while the dog is looking lovingly into the boy's eyes, the boy is looking into the dog's mouth. Or possibly nose.

Wetness is the Essence of Beauty
by LERtastic

Comment:
It is?

I like the pic.

Joy Inspite of Circumstance.
by scooter88

Comment:
amazing hands.

Serenity at "the Bells"
by hahn23

Comment:
Very slightly overdone in the color department IMHO. Still it's very striking and mostly pleasing to the eye.

Sailing Home
by Titia

Comment:
Sailing home? Without the sails up?

I see the light beaming down (which has an optical effect of moving towards the viewer) overbearing on the storm which appears to be leaving off to the right (and moving away from the viewer).

As such, I would have sliced off the land and gently cloned out the tall grasses.

It's got great potential and is a well-spied moment. If you want, you can PM me and I can show you what I mean more clearly. :)

Just for 'happy voting', I'm going to give you a score based on an average of what I see as the potential for this image and what I see in the image... and rounded up. :

Autumn Lake
by Penny Lane

Comment:
Lovely pic. the water is treated in such a way that the leaf really appears to be floating in nothing. Great! 9