The Dawn of Evening
by SJCarter

Comment:
Elegant, and a nice use of black and white for effect. Unfortunately, I'm holding the topic of Minimalism to mean that there really should be a single, obvious point of focus, and since my eye was drawn first to the plant before I realized you meant the focus to be the moon, I'm docking points accordingly. Also, the noise is odd and irregular, leaving a couple dark specks in the center I *think* are noise, but am not sure, and the edge of the moon is ragged from it as well.

Did that guy just take my picture?
by kelstertx

Comment:
Hah, okay, cute and somewhat funny. The multiple oblique angles add to the effect. Blown highlights behind the squirrel are hard on the eyes and distracting, however.

When Less is More
by DianaB

Comment:
Not bad. I could wish for a bit more color on the snail shell to liven it up, but at least the shadow gives some meaning to the the pure-color background. I wish it hadn't been pure white, though, since the result is harsh on the eyes and hard to look at. Next time snail on parchment?

Jar
by Discraft

Comment:
Pretty and elegant, but I find the lone-item-on-field-of-black to be unimaginative and boring.

Pasture Time
by popdeepop

Comment:
A somewhat pretty picture, but it has too many potential focal points. Animal? House? Barn? Field? Minimalism should be very simple, with the focal point very obvious. Also, the animal is sufficiently indistinct that I'm not sure what it is. Young horse?

Just One
by Sammie

Comment:
Very nice. I'm not quite sure what it is (some kind of plant? partially shredded cat-tail with a metal spike in it?), but that's offset a bit by the very nice color contrast and texture of the fibers.

Radar
by ceyval

Comment:
This is minimalist in the classic sense more than in the only-small-portion sense, but I'm not docking points for that. Unfortunately, the eye is drawn to the light at the top, which seems blurry, and I do dock points for that. The image is also somewhat drab. Boosting contrast might have helped.

A Dogwood's Requiem for Spring
by rblanton

Comment:
Well, it's certainly minimalist, and even pretty, in sort of an abstract way. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea what it is that I am looking at, and I'm not getting much help from the title. Also, the item-on-solid-color motif is somewhat uninspired.

Wall Flower
by sharkav

Comment:
Nice texture on the wall, and an interesting color match, but there seems to be glare on the flower and the shadow in the lower right seems unbalancing.

Peace
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
The slight halo around the bird is distracting. The light in the feathers would be nice if it weren't against a blue sky. Also, whatever it is at the top that I guess is supposed to represent the sun looks completely artificial.