well, there is some 'dappled shade' in the shot, not much, but enough to qualifiy the shot for the contest

it's not really what the contest is about though........there is no real pain and hurt here, just boredom and maybe fed up with his missus nagging him all the time..........imo, it is off topic.

excellent composition......I agree with k5683 re: the make up......and also she doesn't have the crying look in her face now, just the hurt!

this kind of shot always looks better b / w.........good effort though, well done.

there does not look to be hurt in this face!

mmm, I was wondering that too............??

some bad use of the 'cloning tool' in the bottom right corner does not do this pic any favours.

out of curiosity, is this ladies football?

this fella looks more bored than upset or depressed........imo.

mmm, not sure about this one............imo, it would have been better in daylight, rather than it looking like it was taken in secret after dark.......also, the flash used is a little heavy for my liking.

me too, but I cannot always eat a whole one......

good effort.............some camera shake evident in high res, also, the dof is very short imo...

and another great shot.................this is fantastic............

excellent..................well done..... still tasty....

good effort, but I agree with Friiskiwi..........

good effort. although, the dof (depth of field) is a little short imo....

excellent, well done. personally, I like the close crop on this........imo, it gives emphasis to the bottles and the packaging around them............good luck.

a great first attempt.............although you said it was your first 'digital' cam, I suspect it is not your first cam!!!. The shot is composed reasonably well, although the focus could have been better. The subject works well in black and white. If this is what you are going to turn out, you will do well soon.....good luck

For a High Key shot, this is good, and it is also on topic for this contest......well done....good luck.

according to the guidelines, although we can see the package in the background, this is off topic as the donuts are supposed to be packaged..............nice tasty shot though.......

shadows still a bit of a problem.......imo.

I agree, a good effort, but a little too busy.

excellent..............perfectly on theme, and very well shot..........

if you look at the bigger of the two in hi res, you can see part of the face of a person inside, so these are not statues, they are real!

nice capture author...........could we see a hi res please...

I think this is a centipede, or millipede, not a snake........lol.....but the contest is about moss, not creatures!

oh alright, lol...........I'll say it.............congrats on your 3rd place.........well done..........

Congrats on your 2nd, excellent work, well done.

Congrats on your 1st place my friend, very well done.

Congrats on your 3rd, well done......

Congrats on your 2nd, well done.....

Congrats on your 1st, well done...

let me get this right..............you shot Rocky crawling through the frame, which was set up at some sort of angle on the grass, with a white border around it, then put that shot into a frame.......cool idea, the only thing that needs correcting is the shadow from the frame against the white background..........imo.

'snap' is a term used by some to mean shot or photo. It is usually used when describing pics taken on holidays ..........like 'holiday snaps'!!.......it is not usually used when describing deliberate shots like those we see here.

nice effort...........but there is a little blown highlight to the young lady's forehead that is a little distracting.

sorry author, but the squirrel looks to be walking, therefore, it is not inanimate....

I am not questioning you, as you put it. any lessons learned here are for all to see. The answer you put means that those who do not know how to achieve the result you did, can ask you how!!.........As I see it, that is part of what this site is about............good luck!

I hope he gets paid well for this............

sorry, but the fact you caught this between axe swings does not mean it is inanimate..........this is obviously a shot implying momvement....imo

how can it be too busy, it is a supermarket..........you would not think much of the supermarket if it had nothing to offer!

how can it be too busy, it is a supermarket..........you would not think much of the supermarket if it had nothing to offer!

Now you provide description, I see it, but I do not see any glass in the frame.............the hi res is very course

nice effort.............framing could have been better.

welcome back..........where have you been. Nice entry, and right on theme......

good effort, and on topic, well done.

it is meant to be a shot of a picture in a frame

if this is a mirror, then it is off topic!!!

great effort, and on theme, well done author.

good effort, but very course image. it is difficult to see what is in it.

blown highlights.......... flash too harsh.....more of a 'snap' than a photo, imo!