All Good Things Must Come To An End
by Cuttooth

Comment:
a lovely scene - beautiful colours and great movement of the clouds
But I don't fancy the extreme distortion which is most irritating on the tree

3 Amigos
by nygold

Comment:
Haha, these kids are great models! Unfortunately this shot is missing adequate light, seems a bit dull and too yellowish to me. And the ornament on the tiles draws too much attention on it

Reaching Towards Fame
by dpeden182

Comment:
This was at a performance, right? The possibilities to actually frame this shot were limited so you did quite a nice job on the given circumstances ( I tried to shoot at a dancing performance myself and know how hard it is)
Nevertheless I want to tell you why I rated this only 5:
I don't like her hand cropped off, the spare room above her head is missing at the bottom. The light on her face is not ideal since it is mainly on the turned away side. The cut between blue and black background is running right through the second girls head - would have been nice to have a consistent bg. But I like the determined expression which you picked up nicely in your title

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by Nobody

Comment:
perfectly contrasted from the background, well done. I wonder if it would be even better if the whole tail was visible

Vixen with Two Kits
by hahn23

Comment:
Great shot. I'd love to have a more blurred background though

Light and Shadows
by Ivory

Comment:
I'll eat my hat if this handsome model isn't Cy and the special postprocessing that brings out every lovely details isn't Sue's...
Well done! Makes me want to reach out and touch his hair

Sheikh Zayed Mosque
by Aliaa

Comment:
Clean and great reflection - this should do well
I visited this mosque last year ans was overwhelmed by its splendor. It's not easy to photograph though because the extreme light conditions and the large amount of visitors. You managed this really well!

Bird on a Bean
by Ken

Comment:
is this a reflection of the sculpture in Chicago? This is a very clever take on it!
I used to be in Chicago two or three times but it was before that sculpture was installed

Back to school
by athebae

Comment:
LOL - so true - gorgeous idea and implemention

The Old Pier
by sfalice

Comment:
very interesting building. Unfortunately the wow-factor is missing... maybe a bolder crop would have helped a little since the foreground with the little wave is somewhat distracting. 2/3 of the pier would have been sufficient too to give the right impression of the surrounding. A more dramatic sky would have helped too but none of us is able to change weather conditions, right?