My Mum
by dd1989

Comment:
Very thoughtful pose, and good focus on the eyes. The lighting is a bit flat, however, and that gives this more of a snapshot feel.

Gateway to the Western World
by redeyedfrog

Comment:
Very clean and simple. Almost abstract.

Madagascar
by citymars

Comment:
He's cool! Love the pose! Great capture, but I wish the stray branch wasn't obscuring his right hand and leg. Aside from that minor nitpick, this is a great image.

Blue of the Red sea
by Motek

Comment:
Amazing detail, vibrant color, beautiful lighting. The composition, though I think is a bit too heavy on the bottom. It tends to drag the eye away from the much more colorful stuff at the top. I almost feel as if I'm looking at what should be two separate photographs. (Both of them very good in their own right!)

Finding Determination
by njsabs

Comment:
A very nice image, and the title is a perfect fit. It's well composed and the B&W works very well here.

out of the mouths of babes
by skewsme

Comment:
Spectacular! I really like the lighting and the tight crop. At first I thought that the focus should have been more on the eye, but looking at it for a few minutes, I think that it works better this way. (Love the reflection of the wand in her eye!) I'm only about 12% through this mammoth challenge, but this is going to be one of my favorites, I think!

Quiet Harbour Morning
by mikears

Comment:
Good use of HDR, not at all overdone (as I would have invariably done with it!) I really like the reflection. To nitpick, I would have probably cropped out the rock and the stuff in the water at the bottom, and my eye is kind of led out of the picture by the cropping of the rightmost boat. Still, those are minor and I like the feeling of serenity that this image conveys by including the lush greenery on the far bank.

The Moons a Balloon
by Twig

Comment:
I like the color, sharpness and vibrancy of the image, but I'm really just not sure where to look. The almost straight up and down line made between the two subjects is not very dynamic.

Spirit of the Wild
by Caravela

Comment:
Excellent focus on the eyes, but I would have preferred a tighter crop as the foreground grass is distracting from the main subject.

Beatle Olympics
by johnagrelsmith

Comment:
Interesting macro, but the shadow at the bottom is distracting, and it appears a bit over sharpened. You might also want to consider using the full image size allowable.