Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by Leok:
Cute idea, I was interested to see the spelling errors were deliberate, nice attention to detail!

There is one thing I have not seen in the comments below that could help you earn a better score next time. The image looks pixellated or blocky. This is because it has been compressed too much, the image is only 59kb. You are allowed to use upto 150kb, its best to use most or all of this. In Photoshop use "save for web" there is a little triangle next to the preset dropdown (top right) - click on it. Select optimise to file size - type in 150 - click done!

Most other software doesn't have this, try saving at 9 out of 10 quality, check the filesize and resave with a lower quality if needed.

I'm sure doing this and turning the date stamp off will help you score higher. The date is encoded in the picture file anyway so most people leave the date stamp off permanently, you can check the date by looking at image properties.

Good luck!

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by CyBri2000:
A creative, but awfully disturbing idea. It doesn't make for a very visually interesting picture either.

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by Judi:
Oh....!

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by srdanz:
Why the date!? It is so annoying to have the bright datestamp there that I can't evaluate the rest of the photo - my eyes keep getting drawn there constantly.

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by lastef:
Heh although one could find many flaws in this picture, the contrast the date showing and the color, it is funny and that should never be underestimated;-)

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by bellalily:
This would have been a really great shot but you have your time stamp on, you really do need to turn it off for challenges.

Love the idea though

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by TheHummer:
I nearly gave it 10 for spelling and grammer

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by GKPhotos:
A bit too contrived, although it does fit the challenge. Try the opposite, attach the note to child that says "We'll pay you to take him back!"

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by hopnjohn:
Date stamp?

Ransom note
by CSDragon

Comment by Jewels:
LOL!