my girls
by stef57

Comment:
A lovely sentiment and a beautiful baby. I find though that your image's focus is a bit off, and there isn't a good tonal range between blackest black and pure white.

The Love of Annie
by patches

Comment:
I'll bet she's a real sweetie :)

I find your focus to be a bit off though, or maybe it's camera shake.

Guardian Angel
by eega

Comment:
The way I see it, the quote that this challenge is based on could be taken in two ways: 1. Things that matter" or things that literally count, eg an abacus etc. I don't really understand how your image fits either interpretation.

Regarding the image itself - I like your duotone and the graininess of your image.

Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
by aurorab

Comment:
OK, I looked up your title, and now I get that it's a Green Day song. I suspect though that most voters will be just going "huh?".

In regards to your image, I like that you have removed distractions from the background by using a white backdrop, but it would turn out better I think if you placed your subject a little further away from the backdrop so that backdrop itself isn't in focus. Your focus seems to have missed your subject slightly, and your exposure is not great on the subject either, because the hand grenade just looks like a black blob, there is no detail perceivable.

Sorry to be negative, it's just that I like to explain my low votes.

Burnt Offering (Tales of an American Dad, pt. 1)
by mpeters

Comment:
Totally robbed - should have ribboned! I really love this image (and your strobist stuff of late). Please keep it up :)

Basic Instinct
by h2

Comment:
Such a clean image. Will do very well if the prudes don't kill you ;P

Left Behind
by luvmyaussie

Comment:
Beautiful - I love the sepia and the sharpness of the bear's eye. 8
Looking at this again, I'm pretty sure it's Amy's. You have done really well with this - my equal pick for the blue.

the back room
by vawendy

Comment:
Jumped out immediately as one of my favourites of the challenge. 8

In situ
by snaffles

Comment:
I really love the tones in this. Lovely.

Sloping Away to the Ocean
by chalice

Comment:
Wow this is great in basic editing - I hope you have an outtake you can edit in advanced for the Free Study because it would be spectacular!