Sphere
by IreneM

Comment:
ooooh pretty.

The sweetest thing
by rmezzo

Comment:
Very nicely modulated highlights.

Tranquil Waters
by friartuck

Comment:
delicious.

1,000th Challenge
by MayaM

Comment:
very interesting visual effect. The clouds work very well and the overall tone is very good.

Fish Eye
by soup

Comment:
Interesting and fairly well executed.

Backwater
by wetland

Comment:
Lots of interesting shapes there.

Give the pic a minute and there's tons to fill the eye. Thematic repetition in the triangles of the building/reflection, prow of the boat and lines of the ropes. Also on circles on the barrel and in the weeds (and in the prow of the boat on the right).

It is not a balanced composition and it suits the imbalance very well.

I'm going to punch this up a bit higher than my initial response because I chose to gave it a few extra moments and it was worth it.

Mystical
by elsapo

Comment:
Ver, ver niiiice.

Life's Beauty in Simple Joy
by dolphgal

Comment:
Oversharpened, blown out and purple fringing.

These are probably all a result of technical limitations, so I'm specifically ignoring those factors and looking at what you got in spite of them.

And what you got was a beautiful moment captured at just the right moment, from just the right angle and enhanced by the natural framing and BG.

9.

Heads'ls
by codysletten

Comment:
great color in the water. Right from the top left through the bottom right. Yeah, it's a bit on the strong side, but fits nicely with the white sails.

Morgan
by jhomrighaus

Comment:
You know, I don't like dogs. I find them dirty, stinky, annoying and stupid.

But this shot got me to go 'awww, what an adorable friend'. This dog displays none of the things I usually attribute to dogs that make me dislike dogs.

So I'm going to give this a nice meaty score for the subject, and push it up for the skill of the photographer.

Attention to color, texture, lighting, contrast, tone, image depth, composition and final crop are all things that display skill in that department.