Cleaning the wheat from husks
by Xilebo

Comment:
Beautiful, from the background to the colors of the dress to the model herself. The expression is nice, and the motion of the wheat draws the eye. The lighting is flawless. The image evokes a sense of wonder at an archaic technique, even if the metallic winnowing basket makes me think the shot was staged.

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +2
Emotion: +2
Bias: +1

Total: 10. Best so far.

The Great Escape
by froglet

Comment:
Very inventive, and the title makes me laugh.

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +2
Emotion: +1
Bias: +1 (This is the concept that I wish I could have come up with in time.)

Total: 9

Manhole
by zeuszen

Comment:
Without something to give it some context, I have a hard time seeing this as a manhole. My mind wants to perceive it as something about 2 inches in diameter at the edge of some hotel carpeting.

Mine
by Evaan

Comment:
Those are some fascinating-looking claw colors, and the expression is interesting.

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +1
Emotion: +0
Bias: +0

Total: 6

This is how it's done
by whiteroom

Comment:
What, get a blurry shot? That doesn't look remotely like a macro lens to me. Although that thought keeps sticking in my head, the image is sharp, the background texture interesting, and the setup vaguely amusing.

But I can't get over the fact that it doesn't look remotely like a macro lens, and the dark shade in front makes it look like the photographer in the picture has even forgotten to take the lens cap off.

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +1
Emotion: +1
Bias: -1

Total: 6

Apple blooms, starting to change into apples.
by jimsapp

Comment:
An interesting take on the competition scores you bonus points from me, and just *barely* manages to stay within what I consider the topic limits. The image is sharp, and the colors are nice. The scene evokes a vague sense of peaceful wonder at the beginning of new growth.

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +2
Emotion: +1
Bias: +0

Total: 8

Earth
by om10

Comment:
Wow. Now that's some severe color manipulation. The effect is very striking, however. I wish the stem had been a little sharper, but the overall effect isn't bad. Bright white backgrounds hurt my eyes, however, and cost you a personal point.

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +2
Emotion: +0
Bias: -1

Total: 6

Tug o' War
by Strikeslip

Comment:
I'm not sure what that thing is, but the expression is amusing. The colors seem very badly off, there's fringing at the edges of contours, and some kind of grass appears to have floated up in front of the image, which is very distracting. The focus also appears to be in an odd place (the fur on the head, and the aperture isn't small enough to carry it forward to the apple and hands.

Base: 5
Technical: -2
Interest: +1
Emotion: +0
Bias: +0

Total: 4

Temptation
by shabbychic

Comment:
I'm a sucker for a good literary allusion. Image seems very slightly soft, perhaps from resizing (it helps to very slightly resharpen after the resize).

Base: 5
Technical: +0
Interest: +2
Emotion: +0
Bias: +0

Total: 7

The naughty profesor
by Ennil

Comment:
The image is soft, the background is a harsh white that hurts my eyes, the title misspelled, and the placement of random sex appeal triggers my cynical nature and loses my interest. The pins in the apple are distracting.

Base: 5
Technical: -1
Interest: -1
Emotion: +0
Bias: -1

Total: 2