X-factor
by cutout

Comment:
Looks very high grain and grungy. Not keen.

For You
by Mond

Comment:
Would make a good greeting card. Like it.

Purple Majesty
by illini75

Comment:
Like the composition and lighting.

Regal
by Ja-9

Comment:
Really love the colour and contrast in this. Has a nice 'texture' too.

Proud to be the Future....to Honor the Past.
by jsas

Comment:
I voted 4. The concept is really good and I can see how the holding of the flag portrays pride. Backlighting is a great idea, however it hasn't worked as well as it might have in this particular shot. The sun's glare at the side of the boy's head is too much and the eye is led to it and away from the rest of the image. Perhaps some "in-fill" light to the foreground might also help a little? Best of luck though in the challenge and I hope my comments have helped - even if just a bit. I confess that I've still lots to learn myself and can only comment within my own limitations.

Symbol Of Old Pride
by gsal

Comment:
This is a beautiful photo, which I think deserves to do really well, but wonder if it does such a good job of conveying pride? I'm voting it a 7. I'm so so wishing that I could see it saying "pride" to me (of course that must be my fault?), but if it DID convey "pride" to me then I would have given it 8/9 (or a 10 without the twigs in the top left).

Picked it Myself
by dsa157

Comment:
Really like this photo a great deal. Have voted it with a 9, but think there are some things which might have eliicited a 10 (from me, anyway). Am thinking that it would look better with some crop off the bottom and a tad less crop off the top so that the boy's head sits just a bit lower down in the frame. Love the look in the little chap's eyes and his stance as he holds up the apple. Nice. Best of luck in the challenge.

Colorful Café
by gsal

Comment:
Like this a lot. Nice contrasts with the bright yellow and the way the lighting hits it against the darker shadowy area in the bottom right. Nice how the girls sweater and hair tone into the colours. Gave this 9.

Magic coffee
by greslizzz

Comment:
Really like this photo. Lovely colours and warmth to it. Quite abstract. Artistic. Gave it 9. Only suggestion to improve (for me, anyway) would be to crop a bit off the bottom so that the light/bright area sits a bit lower in the shot. Best of luck with this in the voting.

xtra vision mirror
by clictacamera

Comment:
A great image for the challenge. More interesting than most. Only spoiled by the focus of the scene captured in the mirror.