When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
HA! Looks like my Aunt Vi! Except that hat would also be purple.

Attraction
by ccraft

Comment:
I've seen several butterflies in this challenge where everything but the butterfly was desaturated. What is it they are trying to say? Here, you've left the flower with a title of "Attraction." GREAT!!! The title emphasizes the point of the photo. I could see this as a poster with the title printed across the top of the photo in that negative space (I know this is illegal for the challenge -- I'm just making a suggestion for a future print). Great DOF and nicely cropped. Maybe not a winner, but should make top 10 IMHO.

The Dream
by flip89

Comment:
HA! Very unique and a great image. The soft focus even works for this shot -- I wonder what others say about the focus... I guess I'll check later. This would be better if you'd dropped all the green and desaturated all colors but the red. The lady in red (lower right) raises the rating by at least 2 points. One of my favorites in this challenge.

Oh Canada!
by ursula

Comment:
I would like to see this photo with her lips and maybe eyes still colored as well as the maple leaf and earring. I also wish the hair wasn't blocking the earring. The wisp of hair between the leaf and earring is perfect by itself.

Local Marina Prepares for Hurricane
by lucidgirl

Comment:
Where's the Hurricane preparation? Title should match photo. Nice photo, but this is supposed to be a newspaper photo/title. They should relate.

In the place between what you know, and what you fear, they struggle !
by Utopian

Comment:
There are some nice photos in this challenge, but the title they've chosen doesn't match the shot -- thus, it falls in points from my voting. This is certainly an exception to that -- this photo and title match 100%. Nicely done. I could believe I'd see this very picture and title whilst viewing the local newspaper. Best in the show so far (but please note, I've seen some real stinkers so far).

The Choice to Get Help
by traser

Comment:
Kind of reminds me of one of my past submissions...
I like the bright light from the top left that is blowing out the fingers (implying the presence of God). It works in this photo.

still one more day...
by zjnzt

Comment:
A unique take on the challenge -- I haven't seen anything like this (yet), but it fits the challenge so well. Nice choice of topic. The DOF works well with the near items on the left being slightly out of focus, but not enough that we cannot tell what it says and the "day before" and target dates are sharply in focus. The trailing numbers are too in focus to compliment the 2, 3, 4 and the tip of the pencil is out of focus. I wish you would have made your focus point just a touch closer, but maybe you tried that and it didn't work out for some other reason. Anyway, nice execution overall.

Waiting to Bloom
by CDS

Comment:
The color is great, the lighting is great. The Analogous colors of green with a touch of yellow contrast well with the complimentary red. The black background really sets it off. I also like the way the bud .. um pedal/outer thingies (I'm not a botanist) open toward the camera. The DOF is great-- I can see detail from the closest to furthest parts of the object. Meets the challenge: Hmmm. While everything in nature is in a state of change, I don't see "a sense of waiting" when looking at the photo.

Waiting for Worms
by rmlutgen

Comment:
A little greater DOF would have helped this shot a notch or two. The bird's eye and leading edge of beak are out of focus and that blurred part is what keeps drawing my eye.