Round #11 - Challenge #7 - Voting

[hermionesparkle]

Switching to voting for one icon since there are so few entries!

Skipping: tinnny & stolenglimpse

Eliminated due to lack of skips and no entry: dixon & irish_bunnie

Rules:- Vote for 1 icon of the least quality. Reasons such as 'I don't like' or 'It's too plain' are not allowed. Actually think about why you are voting out the icon. If the icon is too plain, why is that bad thing?

Comments

[neatmonster]

1 least quality icon:
#4 - It looks really blurry on my screen, not only the flower in foreground, but the background with them three is slightly blurred as well.

1 best quality icon
#5

[scarred_loretta]

Choosing one is so hard, this is just nitpicking because I really like them all.

1 least quality icon:
#2 - The crop isn't my favourite, I feel like a small crop with just the tree leaves in the background may have worked better? The icon looks slightly too sharp and could have benefited from some extra lighting/shadowing.

1 best quality icon
#4

[julie_izumi]

1 least quality icon:
#2 - I think the lighting is a bit too strong on the left side making her skin looks to white and her shoulder is blending with the background. Maybe cuting her out of the background would have helped her stand out more.

1 best quality icon
#4 - Brilliant crop! This is a clever use of the theme!

[teragramm]

All of the icons are very nice but at this point, it just comes down to little nit picky things.

1 least quality icon:
# 1- reason- The B/W coloring is spot on and I love the coloring of the Giles half of the icon but there is too much of a contrast in the two sections to work for the icon. I know the caps are from the same episode but with such different coloring, it is hard to tell. This is just personal taste but the half with Buffy, should have been on the right side, so it looks like she is looking at Giles. IMHO it would have given a smoother feel to the icon.

#5 - reason (optional)- Nice coloring and vibrant colors.

[tinnny]

Again, this is really hard.

1 least quality icon:
#02 - I find the people in the background distracting. Their heads look like they're part of her shoulders, making her look somehow disfigured. It feels to me like the maker didn't put much thought into the choice of cap. Suggestions: erasing the background completely is not an option here, because then it would have no nature anymore ;)). But using the clone brush to remove the parts of the people near her shoulders would retain its original feel without distracting from her body shape.

1 best quality icon
#01 - I love the composition, and how sharp and clear it is. I also love the message - lonely Buffy in black and white, and Giles seemingly happy somewhere else.