Looking Out
by kyrielle

Comment:
There is certainly repetition, and the boards are interestingly different from each other, but the focused background is even more interesting and steals the viewers attention away. A shallow depth of field to knock the background out of focus would have helped prevent this.

The Knife
by neatizzy

Comment:
A larger knife would have made a more interesting image. The blurriness and pixelation are distracting, as is the meat at bottom left.

A Writer's Tool
by Cheerz

Comment:
Nice lighting and composition, but ruined by the very shallow depth of field. It would be a nice portrait of a pen if it the whole thing was in focus.

American Basics
by RiderGal

Comment:
The two colored lights create an artistic effect that adds interest to an otherwise mundane subject. I think it would be better if there was less red and more blue on the head. The nails are nicely arranged so the shadows take good advantage of the lighting. Overall the image is blurry and some detail is lost in the shadows.

Waiting for Mum
by RiderGal

Comment:
I like your composition. And the red bows.

Time to Immunize!
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Great idea for the challenge. I like the color and lighting here.

I'm ready, are you?
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Very creative; I love it. So do both of my kids, who are urging me to give it a 10! I'm inclined to do so, even if I wish it wasn't so tightly cropped. A little sharpening would help too. But I still like it.

Summer Drought
by Havok

Comment:
The low key lightning, selective focus, and interesting shape make this a very dramatic image. I didn't know a dead leaf could be so interesting!

Small Summer Falls
by Chilly0999

Comment:
Beautiful photo. The motion blur and light color give the waterfall a soft dreamy look which is a nice contrast with the hard, dark, stable rocks. Most waterfalls flow in spring and autumn too, so this doesn't strongly convey summer, but I still very much like this image.

Summer Daydreams
by neenee1999

Comment:
Cute shot. Softer lighting (at sunset for example) would have been more "dreamy", but may not have conveyed "summer" as well. Tough choice, but the bright highlights on the rightmost toys are distracting. A lot of lines in the picture (including the direction of the girl's face and the angle of the smaller toys) lead the viewer's eye to Pooh, making him the center of interest, and he is looking out of the photo, emphasizing this. I'm not sure this is what was intended.