She Moves
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
I love the emotion, and the whole spirit behind this.

Pastel Pastels
by LN13

Comment:
Simple, tight composition, good lighting, and absolute adherence to the challenge theme. Lovely crisp sharp focus. Very good entry.

Tasty Pastel Flowers
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Nice macro, with good focus on the little hairy guy's face. The left side of the pic is a bit too busy, and distracts my attention. Also, some blown highlight to the left upper.

Skull of Rhinoceros
by Hoddsson

Comment:
clever title. I dont see this as pastel though, apart from a blue sky.

Moose Mountain
by Gunnsi

Comment:
I just love the title.

Sew-Sew
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Just great. Your photo makes the point, that simplicity is so effective, - with good lighting, crisp focus, interesting composition and adherence to the challenge in question.

Weary
by wildiris

Comment:
Lovely colours, lighting, crisp focus, and pleasing composition.

Happy, Confident and Content
by Shy Clicker

Comment:
Aish, this is lovely. His expression is wonderful. I'd just like to see his eyes sharper, and brighter. I dont know that the vignette effect is helpful either. But overall, I like it a lot.

Ascent
by graphicfunk

Comment:
love the negative space.

The Soft Light of Yestermorn
by Cutter

Comment:
The muted pastel colours, the gradient diffusion, the appropriate amount of neat image, all make this a great photo. One teeny nitpick, is that the asymmetry of the catchlights in her eyes draws my attention. Was the left eye's catchlight postprocessed, or natural? It's a very minor detail, but her eyes are such an integral part of the visual and subjective appeal, that that occurs to me. But a superb photo, the like of which I wish I could take. 9.