I am surprised this one did not do better. I gave it an 8. The color contrast was really great and I thought it was a very artistic impression of dead end. I even liked the use of a border on this one. The title definitely says it all. I hope you do better next time. I liked what you did on this image.
Sorry, I just don't get the connection between a cupie doll with Groucho marx sunglasses and dead end..unless ofcourse this refers to the past challenges where a cupie doll has also shown up?
This is a big improvement. Composition wise it's good that you have grasped the rule of thirds concept. I even like your garish uneven boarder with the tri color effect.
One area you need to improve is your interpration of the challenge description. All I can see is a dirty man with a dolly fetish or am I missing something here.
I don't get it I guess. I'll accept that the photo represents a dead end to you but it doesn't do anything for me. The frame takes away from the photo rather than enhance it.
This is great very funny. I think this photo was very well thought out and set up. Can't say that I care for the border, but that's kind of a petty criticism.