Library_pond_entry
by hkpdso

Comment:
There's a comfortable amount of depth and breadth here. The reflections in the pond are appealing. The overall green and light blue are harmonious. The choice of scene seems arbitrary. It's always a personal choice. Personally, as I began to enter photos in the challenges it dawned on me that I need to ask myself why I'm taking this particular image. The quality of entries is often high and it takes some extra effort to draw out interest, enjoyment and appreciation in others. With time and practice the habit of concentration did develop for me, though I can't say my results often attained my goals. It's completely fine to find beauty in everything, though the voters' may not always share this aesthetic. Better results in terms of these challenges, if one so desires this, can come from expressing one's own feelings as gleaned from the vast world.

be right with you
by jmritz

Comment:
Beautiful explication of space. Quirky, fascinating composition. Lovely palette.
Personal co-favorite of the challenge.

Volcano land
by lei_73

Comment:
Personal co-favorite of the challenge.
Moody in a takes-your-breath-away fashion. The starkness is softened by the gentle toning. Usually we see a recession of mountain planes, so it's pleasing to see it work so effectively with more modest terrain. Fine composition.

Last of the sunset
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Personal co-favorite of the challenge.
Beautiful colors, sumptuous clouds, sparkling line of lakeside, I'm guessing, houses.
The mountains and their reflection, then the lights, like a kiss. Altogether alluring.

Milky Way over the Donna Kay
by HikerBoy

Comment:
First entry. Blue.
How excellent!
Randy, "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."

not yet titled
by Cuttooth

Comment:
The chain of dissolution is palpable. The kind of stark setting amplifies the sense of abandonment. The handling of light is dynamic. The solar flares are other-worldly, adding a sci-fi gloss that still further advances the mood of entropy.
Altogether compelling.

The road less traveled
by mefnj

Comment:
A beautiful, haunting image. Strong composition and lines, wherein you linger at the deserted house yet are lured onward by the the tracks. A subtle metaphor which so often pertains in people's lives. Lovely soft processing that to some measure drops offhand hints.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

I gaze upon each orb of light
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Congrats on the well-deserved blue. Fine tinkering with light, both obvious and subtle. A good case can be made for the quality of the original, as might be expected, but blacking out the background is a key to the final superb result.

this day may bring
by jmritz

Comment:
The shadows on his face thrown by the hat are greatly diminished. Is it realistic? Don't know. Aside from that, the switch from color to black and white soups up the image tremendously. He is now an aviator, contrasty contrails and clouds echoing the brightness of the face and beard. It's now an heroic image, celebrating a life of adventure, outside in the elements.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Real Church
by bside123

Comment:
Personal favorite of the challenge.