Castle in the Snow
by Malokata

Comment:
Good composition. If I were a photo editor, I would want the foreground as sharp as the background.

Reflected Rose
by kandyj

Comment:
Very nice shot but I don't see much use in the "stock" world unless it's used to illustrate this particular type of flower. In my opinion, for stock use, the cropping is too tight for an editor to work with easily. The colors are quite attractive, though and technically it is an excellent picture.

Stock: Military and Defence
by SharQ

Comment:
If I were buying images like a picture editor does I might find it hard to use this one to illustrate "Military and Defence" as you suggest in your title. I would worry that the rifle is pointed toward the head of one of the soldiers (it might not be, it just could be taken that way) and that demonstrates carelessness ... not something I want in the military. The focus is on the mark and the background is not distracting from your main subjects.

Communicate here
by vjoz

Comment:
I think this image would be better if it were sharper overall. There seems to be a dark spot along the right hand side and a few other spots (maybe your CCD needs cleaning). None the less, you've handled it quite well with the lighting and framing.

Winter Foliage
by karmat

Comment:
Good use of the rule-of-thirds concept. I think the cones are just a little dark compared to the sky but I could see this used in a textbook or along with a magazine editorial piece.

Art Never Ages
by Vision

Comment:
I don't think I ever tire of seeing old cameras -- especially bellows models. Since all of the writing on the camera goes the same way, I'd like to see the camera standing up rather than laying down. The viewfinder would be the correct way then, too. I would try to put the entire front lens in focus by giving just a slight bit more DOF. It's a very nice image and could be used to illustrate many things in the stock photography world.

laptop
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Very nice high contrast image. The shadow in the upper right corner could be thought of as adding to (very subtle leading line) or subtracting from the image (draws the eye away from the main subject). Unfortunately, I think it draws the eye away. You've done a good job of keeping the shadows to a minimum. You've certainly met the challenge.

Illuminated Texas
by Anachronite

Comment:
Nice job of the selective focus to emphasize a particular American state. The use of the black background leaves room for a caption if necessary and leaves room if an editor wants to crop this to a vertical without destroying the picture.

one item, wine, glass, drink, vertical, nobody, close-up, empty, curve, blue, fragile, transparent
by Pep Ventosa

Comment:
I like the blue color and your overall lighting. You've not only captured the challenge in your photo, you've even followed through with the title! Beautiful job.

Circles
by Jacko

Comment:
Nice job. I can't see where the beginning (or the end, for that matter) is so it's quite intriguing. The black background helps the image stand out.