Mermaids Jewels
by Judi

Comment:
Nice dreamy image. Colors are a little pale, but overall the image works very well, and great use of shallow DOF to meet the challenge. 8

Man in the moon through the trees
by jblaylockrayner

Comment:
Great shot. My guess is this one will get a fair number of DNMCs because your subject is focused at infinity, but I think the framing of the out of focus branches in the nearground are a very creative use of a shallow out of focus field. Great exposure on the moon, and perfect placement of your subject in almost the only part of the image where it would not be obscured by an out of focus branch. Great job. 9

Ball - Field
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Great framing and composition, sharp focus, good texture on the ball, time for spring training to begin.

Cool and Refreshing
by Cutter

Comment:
I like the selective desat here. Would have liked the crop to be a tad higher, to avoid cutting him off in the middle of the eyes, but my guess is that was not even in the view, so it was either that or losing the bottom of the glass, in which case you made the right choice. 8

baby picture
by chele

Comment:
Nice idea, but lighting is kind of harsh and the reflected lights in the bowl are distracting. Seems to be oversharpened and a bit unnatural looking. 6

cards
by bnilesh

Comment:
Nice image, and cool looking cards. A bit over processed for my taste, looks more like a cartoon than a photograph. Not sure camera was placed on the table either, seems to be shooting down at the table. Still, I like it. 7

My stage...
by zaflabout

Comment:
Nice idea, tho I think the figure could have moved closer to keep head out of shadows. You also appear to have a white balance problem here, unless you were going for the orange-yellow cast.

Playin' the Blues
by Sebastiane

Comment:
I must be missing the table here. Nice shot of a sax, but the B&W conversion is kind of muddy. No rich blacks, and its kinda dark, too.

procrastination
by gooberr

Comment:
Nice shot and idea, but too small. Looks like the B&W conversion could be a little stronger ... no strong blacks and whites.

The light of Knowledge
by saurongt

Comment:
Great use of the challenge. I really like the angle you used in this shot. Even though you don't see the table, its clearly a table-high angle. Focus is a little soft in the near field (a smaller aperture would help here) and highlights are a bit blown out at the top and far end. Also would have been nice to see a figure in one of the chairs at the end of the aisle, perhaps bent over a book, but still very nice as it is. 8