The Kitchen Garden
by Lizz

Comment:
This is one of my favorites. It would look great as a magazine cover because of the placement on the page, but also because the colors and textures are so vivid. It would have been nice had a little bug not gotten to the leaves since I would think a gardening magazine of any kind would try to feature a near-perfect plant on their cover...unless of course the cover article is about how to deal with plant-eating bugs. LOL Anyway, I think you fit the criteria of the challenge very nicely with this shot.

Soccer Monthly - we let the cat out of the bag on goal scoring secrets
by wahoo

Comment:
Because of the cropping, this feels more like an accompanying article photo than the magazine cover shot. I like the sub-heading though. Cute.

photography
by Dustin

Comment:
It doesn't feel like a magazine cover photo. It's not very eye-catching and it feels too cluttered for this challenge concept. Instead of telling me this magazine is about Photography, my attention is drawn more to the guy's rugby shirt since it's really the only vivid color in the shot.

"Bird Watchers Digest"
by cathysapp

Comment:
As a magazine cover, this fits the bill. You leave space for the title and article information but your focal point is bright and clear and lets the viewrer know the content of the magazine right off the bat.

Outside
by bosniak

Comment:
I can definitely see this as a magazine cover. You have allowed room for the wording that would appear on the front and your shot certainly pertains to the content of the magazine. The amber behind the silhouette of the grass is very beautiful.

AARP
by d95vette

Comment:
Nice photo. I really like it, but it's not cropped as a magazine cover shot so I have to take a few points off for that.

Strawberry smile
by Miku

Comment:
An interesting photo but doesn't look like a magazine cover. The shadow side of the strawberry seems a little too dark to me. Instead of it being the focus as it should, my eye is drawn more to the woman holding it than to the fruit itself.

Nature
by shadow

Comment:
Different cropping might have allowed me to see it differently, but it just doesn't look like a magazine cover to me.

Wildlife Conservation....http://wcs.org/
by Gracious

Comment:
This is a nice photo and very appropriate for your magazine cover. The placement of the subject allows for the magazine title and article blurbs. As far as the photo itself is concerned, I particularly like the ripples of the water toward the top of the page.

Retired Living
by jdw91479

Comment:
Nice concept but the photo doesn't seem cropped for a magazine cover so it doesn't quite fit the challenge for me. I also think it would have been more effective on a bright, sunny day rather than the overcast.