Hero...or...Nightmare
by vtruan

Comment:
The odd colors and over-processed look detract from what might have otherwise been a good image.

Journey
by fifield

Comment:
This image has a pinkish cast, which I find distracting. The DOF seems to restrict the focus to the first few feet of the image, leaving the rest of the image an odd, not-quite-in-focus feeling. If the focus were softer overall or the DOF were either much shallower or encompassed the entire image I'd have liked the presentation better. I think that rendering this in B&W would have emphasized the depth of the image, as the color seems to exist mainly in the periphery.

Souls Aloft
by justine

Comment:
This looks like the type of snapshot one gets if one drops their camera on the ground and the shutter happens to fire. Without any particularly interesting cloud formation or a clear focal point, this just looks like a random section of clouds. The B&W emphasizes the texture of the clouds, but I think that in this case the (presumably) blue sky would have been more interesting than the shades of gray.

Breathing Under Water
by pawdrix

Comment:
The fact that the hand is held palm up makes this look more like this was posed against a spotted wall and less like the person is swimming for the surface (which would almost certainly involve the palms facing down).

I dreamed ... every living thing on the planet died and all I had to eat was sand
by beamsclan

Comment:
I understand the title, but what is the person in the picture doing? Threshing the sand?

Shadows from my dreams
by Structor

Comment:
I like the clean lines in this picture as well as the strong visual momentum flowing from the upper right corner to the lower left. I'm a little unclear on how this relates to the challenge, though.

living 2 lives
by ZSANNA

Comment:
This is a really interesting effect. I can make out two (possibly 3, if that's one in the bottom right) faces, which appear to belong to the same woman, but can't determine anything other than that. As a semi-abstract image, this is good. The title implies that you may have intended a somewhat deeper meaning; if this is the case, an exposure which was a little clearer in presenting recognizable features may have helped to better convey your intent.

I can't sleep
by scoulh

Comment:
Although this picture is rich with mood, it would be well on it's way to nightmarish if there was a more well-defined victim whose terror-stricken face was clearly visible.

When I close my eyes I am a WARRIOR.....
by PollyBean

Comment:
Although the muted colors of the background lend this picture a restful feeling, I think that the silhouette would have been stronger against the more war-like backdrop which you'd get by dramatically increasing the saturation and setting the sky on fire.

After College
by JordanZ

Comment:
Since this is the "Dreams" challenge, the person sleeping seems kind of unnecessary. The props suggest what the content of your dreams may be, but I think that even in isolation any of them might have been used to create a much stronger, more visceral feeling for what law enforcement entails than the caricature that the unembellished accessories give me. Letting your audience's imaginations fill in the juicy details is a good thing, but expecting them to also write the screenplay for you is expecting a bit too much.