I'm a real soft TOUCH honest. !!!!
by kiwinick

Comment:
Sad looking little puppy ... But, without the title I have trouble seeing "touch" when I look at the photo. Good luck with the challenge.

Begs To Be Touched
by Kylie

Comment:
Well, I don't see the "begging", in fact the duck's back is to us... Without the title I would have a hard time tieing the image to the subject of the challenge. In terms of the image itself, I would crop out the top 1/2 inch or so - enough to get red ot the one black reflection in the upper right. That'll concentrate the attention more of the duck and the water ripples without any distractions. Good luck in the challenge.

Can You Feel It?
by bobgaither

Comment:
Super neat scenic. Backlighting of fog and steam creates it - along with stark contrast of plant silhouettes against the water. Almost "Turner-esque". Such an excellent image that one DOES feel it - not my original interpretation of "touch", but the interpretation that my eyes were opened to during forum discussions about conveying a "sense" of the feel of a subject - in this case the "scene". Congratulations and good luck with the challenge.

Tenderness
by bongo

Comment:
Nicely posed, well lit, good contrasts and tone. Wish there were a slight bit more focus in the foreground hand, but it still works.

Elusory
by dipaulk

Comment:
Yep, that's touch. Little, wet bubbles and a childs fascination with them. Nice capture of the moment. Great focus on the eyes, facial features and some of the bubbles. Hand appears a little soft (maybe was moving?), but overall, it really works. Congratulations and good luck with the image.

Sticky Situation
by dsa157

Comment:
Eeewww, yuck! What IS that crud? Love the way you showed it, with the one eye looking through, all the stringy parts pulled taut, and the bright contrasts with dark background, including the effect of having the head floating behind everything (no neck showing). The green/yellow/red colors at the top might have been less distracting if replaced by pure black, but, Hey! That's just me again. Great image. Good luck with the challenge.

Daddy's Whiskers
by elru21

Comment:
Come on, kid. Grab a handful and yank! :-) Kids love to touch beards and faces and eyebrows and glasses. It's all about touch. Brought back memories of when MY kids were young. Your image nicely portrays just the essentials to get that feeling across. Good luck in the challenge.

Fingers and feathers
by afarland

Comment:
Ok, you get my 10. Reason? The stark contrasts between beautifully lit and very realistic colors of the solid fingers versus the monotone blacks, grays and whites of the masses of obviously very soft feathers. Neat composition. Very striking image. Really love it. Has "touch" written all over it. Different. Thanks for sharing.

The Touch of Darkness
by Long

Comment:
Really nice image. Too much "dirt" in it. Specifically the stuff hanging around in the air. It that stuff exists because it came from the other similar objects on the surface being touched, well, in my opinion, it should still be cleaned up. It detracts from the image. Specifically the three dots above the finger. At least, that's my opinion.

unseen
by klement

Comment:
I know, it's a cheap trick. Done it myself at Spencer's Gifts many times. But, I still like the image - and it does conjure up feelings of "touch". And it's fun looking at all the lighting effects created by it and then captured by the camera. So, for pure entertainment value, and because the overall image is so well balanced, you get a higher score from me. Congratulations and good luck with the challenge.