Scents from the Kitchen
by utopian mang

Comment:
Most of the stuff that has scents seems so far away! The bread(?) being on the far side of the plate makes this seem somewhat unbalanced; if the plate were plain, I might just see it as negative space, but since there's decor on it, it just feels off. I do really like the neat flare off the candles, it really draws attention there, and candles definitely have a scent of their own.

Feeding The Senses
by Toddh

Comment:
I really don't care for the grainy look of this. It also took me a few moments to get the point, probably because there's so much emphasis on the pot lid, even though the reflection is a really interesting way to show the contents. Ultimately I think that means the image may be a little busy. Maybe if the pot was only shown in the reflection, and not directly at all?

mexican restaurant
by Miah

Comment:
Unless your waiter had a BO problem, this isn't really the best of choices for the topic.

The Path Before You II
by kyrielle

Comment:
I'm looking at both right now, and this one is definitely an improvement. It doesn't look washed out (which the other did), and I do like that the lighting is not as even. I think I would have liked it better if the lit parts had been in the foreground and faded to shade in the background; this way looks slightly odd to me. But that would have probably been more problematic in terms of getting lighting.

This one also looks crisper, by the way. I don't know how much of that is lighting, but it looks overall like you got a crisper shot. Since your shutter speed is quicker on this one, I suspect you may have had a little inadvertant motion on the other.

The only way the other one wins out is it's a slightly better angle for the terms of the challenge.

Follow the path
by kevinswope

Comment:
Very nice. A lovely illustration of the topic, and a pretty picture to boot. It may be just a tad on the bright side -- the leaves seem lighter/a little faded than I'd expect.

A breath of fresh air in the city...
by Fayech

Comment:
I love this. The angle of light and the play of shadows across the wall, the reflection in the window, and the use of sepia tone are all wonderful details. I often don't care for duotone pictures, but in this case it seems completely natural.

The Water Bearers
by wvestal

Comment:
Too small. Looks more 'random landscape' than 'garden' as well.

An Ivy Ran Through It
by pjterrell

Comment:
Seems a bit blurry and bright.

Love is like flowers in the garden
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
It's a nice sentiment but the photo itself is somewhat bland. I think it would have worked better if there were things other than grass, even at the edges.

Presidents Garden
by jeeptuning

Comment:
Mmm, not sure "front yard" and "garden" are automatically equivalent. I have a niche in my head for 'gardening' and a separate one for 'landscaping' and this seems more the latter. That aside, the house seems to take up enough of the picture that it feels more about the house than the rest to me.