Banana Picnic
by egillibsen

Comment:
Nice natural portrait. They are really enjoying those bananas and each other's company. I like the field of daffodiles echoing the yellow of the bananas (I had a similar idea in my entry). What hurts this phtoto is the flat lighting. The color is a bit washed out. The models all have very fair skin and their faces have been overexposed. There is good detail in the darks of her scarf and the foremost girl's dark clothing but the lights are very lacking.

banana's architecture
by slonko

Comment:
Good composition and nice shadows. IT's a little grainy in the shadow detail of the background. Perhaps this is intentional. I don't think it works for this type of compositon where strong deliniation of form is important.

Dried Fruit
by osram

Comment:
Clever and visually appealing. Works outside the confines of the challenge. Great colors.Simple background. Could have a little more detail and the focus could be sharper.

"Bend in Banana Blue Sky"
by sfarrell23

Comment:
The composition is careful and thought out. The lighting and color scheme is lovely. This works as an abstract composition that has merit outside the boundaries of the challenge. Among my top three picks.

New and Improved Packaging
by dsa157

Comment:
This was one of the few 'clever' shots I rated high. It is in my top three picks. It is not only genuinely witty but very well executed. The photo is visually appealing regardless of the boundaries of the challenge.

it's my banana
by nordic

Comment:
This was in my top three. I love the sincere expression on the toddler's face. This is an age when they are learning to share and this shot depicts that beautifully. It doesn't look like a set-up. The banana is important to the shot but the photo has a universal theme that works outside the boundaries of this challenge. I vote on all challenges with that main idea in mind.

I blame the dog
by Mundi

Comment:
Weird idea. Original though. There is too much visual clutter off to either side of the frame. It might have worked if it was cropped to just above his head. That would give it a 'caught-in-the-act' claustrophobic effect and eliminate a lot of the clutter (like the outlet/light switch thing directly above his head). I'm not sure I would love it that much more but it would be an improvement.

Not again!!!!
by Hayane

Comment:
This is a cute shot and well executed. Strangely, I don't love it and I like animal photos. I can't quite put my finger on why. Maybe because I can't see the puppy's eyes? It might be the perspective; the way the puppy's body recedes directly behind it.

The Best Habit....
by osram

Comment:
This is the second time I've loked at this photo and I still don't get it. Is te guy in the corner taking a picture of the person in the distance? What is that thing at the top? Is that a person, a statue, a fence post...?
At any rate, only in very specific circumstances am I considering a hobby a habit for this challenge. Photography can be a passion, a need, an urge but that does not define it as a habit.

Aesthetically, I like the sky in this shot but I don't care for the arrangement of the sillouhetted figures. I have a feeling I will be in the minority with this opinion.

Smoke
by matiscro

Comment:
I don't know if this was intentional on your part bu this is way too high key and contrasty. Some shadow details in her hand and more visible smoke would have been nice. I'm distracted by that area of shadowy lumpiness between her hand and her hair. I like the perspective.