Overwhelmed
by violinist123

Comment:
Very elegant!

Mona Lisa Smiles
by scarbrd

Comment:
Great composition and lighting; has bonus of nice bokeh.

Orchid
by violinist123

Comment:
Outstanding colors, love the details on the one in the middle (veins in particular), like how you managed to still keep much of the detail on the "softer" parts on the right and left. Composition is great as well.

Running through the field of Wonder
by jcapps25

Comment:
Lovely picture of the child running in the field. However, this would have been better conceptually if the "field of Wonder" did not have a fence at the back. Cropping out the entire right half will nicely de-emphasize the fence.

Beware the locals
by summer03

Comment:
Like the effect you created

Focus On Fall
by liberty

Comment:
Creative technique

None more Precious
by UrfaK

Comment:
Hand and jewelry were very nice, but apple did not seem to fit in (the message you were trying to convey was too subtle for me and probably a lot of other voters). Substituting a gold orb (or something similar) for the apple would (and perhaps also a nicer surface) would have conveyed wealth in a more conventional sense and thus strengthened this considerably as a challenge entry.

If one gets away from the Wealth theme and just looks at the photo by itself, it is really nice -- great contrast between the nice jewelry, on the one hand, and the bad apple and ground, on the other.

Romantic light
by andrewt

Comment:
Flames are nice and soft with great color patterns. Candles are less attractive, might crop a little more from bottom.

Alert
by muz64

Comment:
Outstanding dog portrait. Especially impressed because this is not one of the "softer" dog breeds.

(Might try retaking this without the collar on, as the sharpness of the collar and the especially the tags detracts from the overall softness.)

Petals
by JeniY

Comment:
Beautiful colors, light and composition. Love the way the petals towards the back fade into the background.