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Ended 03/14/12 3:15 AM GMT
Winner: LynEve (See the full results)

1st place
Time In A Bottle by LynEve

tigger3: I think this is an excellent entry. =^..^=tigs

Fifthbeatle: Like the rose, good luck!

biffobear: Good contest entry..Brilliant...R.

Roseman_Stan: Great entry indeed! Love what you did here.

purmusic: Really nice, Lyn.

Caveats?

Undecided, really.. as to whether the crop is a tad tight.

And it has not gone unnoticed by me, that you were working with the physical constraints/size of the wood top. Just can't quite shake the thought of a bit more breathing room to the right of the rose might be an improvement.

That said..


Good good control and handle on the technical considerations. Lighting is nice, too.


p.s. Then, it hits me.. the size of the sides of your border/framing.

See if the following joke reference makes sense..

As an added punishment for prisoners.. jail house authorities are considering placing the bars on the prison inmate uniforms.. horizontal.

('Cause.. then the prisoners would go around thinking that they are 'fat'. :oP)


To my eyes, and mind.. with the border width/size at the sides as presented.. kind of, sort of ... fights with the vertical lines of the bottle and the hanging watches.

Downloaded and cropped on the above thought(s) ... looks better?

LynEve received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

2nd place
Time Passing by coram9

zunazet: Congrats on the place in the contest Chris. Well done.

Starry173: I like the lack of focus that shows the future is yet unknown.
Tom

rvdb: Congrats on your win Chris.

Rob

Digital_Angel: Chris,

I like this image a lot, from the muted colors to the composition.

I do have two crits though:

1. Not sure if you could do this, but if the DoF were a little longer into the clock from the 12 towards the center I think it would cut a little into the mainly blurry image, creating a little more depth and visual interest.

2. The area in focus could be sharpened a little, which helps with crit #1

Just my opinion of course :)

coram9 received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

3rd place
A Month in the Life of the Moon by Akeraios

zunazet: Congrats on placing in the contest. Definitely got my vote.

Flmngseabass: Such a creative and striking image Hannah!! I tip my hat to you.Love the layout and design and the blue's are awesome!! Superb image!!!

purmusic: Really nice work, Hannah.


If I may.. composition.

In my humble opinion, think you could make some 'minor' (on the notes of your concept and overall presentation) changes.

Moon ... smaller.

Allowing for the Xaos fractal to provide stronger leading lines within frame, prodding your viewer's eyes to look into your piece.. deeper. As they are a nice touch.

Add some more depth, in short.

And in turn, knock down the moon's prominence (visual weight), too.


Will summarize my thoughts here.. in a popular phrasing..

'+favs for me.'


Best of luck in the contest with this very strong creative contender. :o)

5th place
A Time to Remember by johindes

LynEve: The thoughful dedication Jo. They were so young.
Such a waste of young lives.

I like the photo of your proud grandda

wheedance: What a wonderful remembrance. And congrats.

icedancer: What a touching and beautiful tribute to the fallen soldiers that lost their lives in Afghanistan.