Batter Up!
by EssAreDubya

Comment:
meets challenge, but sort of a flat image. background is blurred, but not enough to take it away as a distracting element and not interesting enough to add to the image as a whole. lighting isn't bad, but could be better on the left side. sorry - 4.

Day 28 - Pipe Dream (Alternate crop)
by shalrath

Comment:
this is the best of the two for me also. would love to see it printed out several feet wide.

Behind the glow
by snaffles

Comment:
Really like this one! Big fan of black, night shots, and negative space so this one really hits the trifecta for me. Nicely composed.

Ageing
by BrianR

Comment:
i understand that "personification" doesn't mean the image or the thing photographed has to look human, however I think that the best shots from this challenge convey the idea of personification, and the emotions and feelings being personified clearly. if I have to read the title of the image to understand what the photographer intends, then that falls short of fulfilling the idea behind the challenge (though that does not necessarily mean that the photograph merits a dnmc). without your title, this is just a high contrast, close crop shot of a bird's head. it's an interesting shot, and I like the detail of the bird's skin that you have captured, but I don't think (personal opinion) that it deserves to rate high in this challenge, because (again for me) when I look at the picture I do not think - "oh, that's an interesting use of personification." sorry, still a 4.

"Hot red head at 2 o' clock!"
by craigester

Comment:
had to read the title, but a good idea well executed nonetheless.

Stoned
by banmorn

Comment:
had to look for it. would have been better close.

Lone King
by whiterook

Comment:
not a bad idea, but very poorly executed.

A Plastic Smile
by bobdaveant

Comment:
don't see the smile, even with the title.

A New MUM
by Ivory

Comment:
just looks like a funeral shot. don't get "personification" from this.

Chocolate Nude
by PaulE

Comment:
sort of disturbing, actually.