???...............lol..GolemAura, it's garbanzo, not garbonzo...........and what is that to do with this.......

actually, halloween is taken from the samhain festival 'all hallows eve'........and is about good sprits and bad spirits. the spirits of families ancestors would be welcomed into the home, while people would dress up as bad spirits in order to disguise themselves, and avoid harm.

look at the feeling in this man's face............he loves his music, and you have captured that well.......this horn has done the circuit a few times too....

lots of shiny brass..............excellent reflections in the horn......well done.

excellent 'action' shot......he really is going for it on those drums.

Cute shot, but I think you could do more with the contents...... BG, light, etc..............this is a 'snapshot'...........imo.

you would have to 'tickle' these ivories..............they don't look like they will take too much more honky tonking.......! Nice shot.

I remember this from another contest..........good shot.

nice mood, good lighting and great detail...............and a feeling of it moving too, if you know what I mean

I love these kind of shots...............nice mood, good lighting and a lot of detail too.

not really abouthalloween, even if it is a cute shot!

cool candid............well done.

is this a 'lense' shot...............I am sorry, it looks like a vignette application!.....vignette is not allowed.

good take on theme............

camouflaged as a .....fish!.....lol

author, you have two shots here, which are obvious that they are from the same user. You might want to remove one of them before the mods remove them both.

good, but a hi res would be good please.

lol......good use of the image, well done.

superb work...............the black and white sets the mood for this.......

excellent time work, well done.

I love your honesty author....good effort considering the alcoholic circumstances......

lol.............

nice motion capture............

excellent macro job......nice furry beastie......

good macro work..........

ah, that's better............nice job now.

lovely shot, nice and clear and crisp, fabulous colors too.

better....well done..........

nice work, well done.

yes,...........that would certainly have conveyed more realism here.

there needs to be some sort of shadow on the banjo face!

that is pretty gross...........good work.

This is brilliant work imo..............!!

mmm, I agree with the rotation comment, and also, a little contrast would go a long way here...

nice take on theme, but to me, the lighting is too harsh for the subject..........sorry!

nice shot...........

nobody said it is bad!............only that it appears staged..........no realism in it! Yes, some of the other shots here have been staged, and you can see that too, and also they are suffering fromt the same problem. But, some of them have that little bit extra, that little something that makes it feel Real!

over exposed or blown out, whichever you prefer to call it. You might like to try adjusting the curves and contrast a little.

is this a joke!

I'm sorry, I don't agree, this is a good timed exposure shot............well done.

nice zoom work, well done.

mmm, nice try, but it is too bright, blown even, and also oof....

haha...good one....

I like the angle of this.........

what a beautiful beastie.............lovely.

fabulous creature, good shot of it too. although it could be a little sharper......well done.

not now it isn't...............take a look at the bahj dubai.............http://condodomain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dubai-downtown-burj-dubai.jpg

excellent shooting author......a fine specimen too.

colorful but oof!

excellent macro work, well done.