it is a pen, look at it in hi res.

isn't it strange how you only seem to remember the criticism, but not the praise.....

fabulous texture and colors

why would I red flag it, it is not off theme, just not so good quality. If you cannot take criticism like this, I suggest you make your comments private, then no one will leave them anyway!

it is a good point, but this is also a photo contest, so the entries should be of a quality worthy of it.

agree with Friiskiwi, this is still grayscale.

Sorry author, you have used this before in the Natures Stripes and Squares contest.

yeh, very clever, but what is split second about this. if you do not touch the cutlery once it is balanced, it will stay there all day.

Swans don't attack, they defend!
Good capture though.

Yes, it captures a moment, but not a good image, it is oof and course.

It should also be a shot of the rock, not a finished product................

These are commercial 'tumbled' stones, not natural finish.

have you used some kind of filter on this image author?

good effort, but, imo, too much blur in the fg.

very dark, but it looks like you are curled up, and balancing on some kind of stool.

wtf!................... author, try rotating the image!

nice catch, great reflections.

great catch, but might have been even better if you had cropped in close, perhaps his face, cos of the eyes, and some of the instrument.

a perfect 'laymans' explanation Kiwi........

nice capture......... I might have cropped just a little closer to the sporran, to enhance the deatil in it, and lose the peripheral details to the sides of the shot. Also, as Kiwi has said, it is a little light.

I agree....... the subject and composition is good, but the focus could have been just a little sharper.

yes I read it.........

the content is all there, but the lighting lets this down. also, the image is a little oof.

perfect............... nuff said!...

You never cease to amaze me my friend........ this is a great composition. So very simple, yet so very strong. If this does not win, there should be an enquiry......

they have numbers too MnM, take a closer look................

it's for making trunk calls.................

great capture, buit the guide says that the thorns should be piercing someone or something.

cute, but what does a fairy have to do with halloween. it's meant to be witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghoulies. The idea of halloween is to disguise yourself as a bad spirit, in order to avoid harm from the bad spirits as they roamed during the time of samhain. A cute fairy such as this wold be a prime target for the bad spirits.

this looks more like puzzled than anger, imo

already used in another contest

not so much sand here

good capture, right on topic, but the kitchen needs to look at how they present their food, this is very amateur. good food has to look good presented too, this doesn't....

why a 'kosher' dill spear.............lol

sorry, this looks like she is rehearsing for a part in a horror movie or something.....

damn, that's one ugly lookin mutha...... lol

mmm, gorgeous eyes..........and yes, they are burning bright.

NIce expression, but does not really suggest anger.

It is an Erhu, sometimes referred to as the Chinese violin, it is one of China's most legendary string instruments.

I think all mother in law's are related to each other..............

Horizons are a bone of contention! some say keep them straight, and others to leave them as this. A lot depends on the shot, and in this case, I think it is okay to leave it. At the end of the day author, it is your shot, and you do that which pleases you.

much better.....

but if you took the pic, then you must know where it is!

what is it with some people!.......... I made a statement "I am guessing it is on film too". there was no criticism, just an observation, no more. there was no need for the aggressive reply. I like the shot, it has a story to tell, and as I am one who used to shoot film until quite recently, I thought I recognised the finish and made the comment.

sorry, but the 'blob' in the centre ruins this shot.

I have to agree with the flat comment, the image is a little lifeless, it lacks umph!

Like it.......good take on the theme, well done.

I'm sure I have seen this before, or one like it. Was it before the crash?

Outstanding catch. well done.

I agree. It would have been a real good catch, but for the timing. But, I guess your eyes may have been looking at something else when you shot this, the three red dresses in a row for instance!

nice old phone, does it still work.