The Shape of Things to Come
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Even without the overhead paths of sunlight, this is a virtuosic performance. Those horizontal paths do seem like sunlight, and they serve to draw us into the sensuality of the day, the scene, the moment. They also bring out the dreaminess, the incompletion of the moment. I think both can obtain. The black and white processing is terrific. I love it all, but am especially drawn to the upper reaches of the image where what seem to be crowds stretch out to seeming infinity.
Personal co-favorite of the challenge.

Shadows of the Bush
by kasaba

Comment:
A glimmer that conjures the whole. As if the whole is overwhelming, and it is. Can't say enough about elephants, words can't do them justice. That they're threatened by sordid desires can't be left unsaid at the moment. Here is a powerful tribute, or portrait, or poem, tones and form gathered in the opening notes of a symphony. Delivers the sense both of the monumental and the tenuous. The inkiness is astounding.
Co-favorite of the challenge.

Waiting in the woods
by posthumous

Comment:
Very interesting. Beautiful colors.

fetched
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
The bare bones central scene is strong and intriguing. All the surrounding foofaraw adds to the mood of mystery and displacement, and works well. Black and white carries the mood to its extreme. I like the blown out white expanse, as if a space ship has just lifted off.

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Clearing Storm, Sandy Neck Light
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Compelling image --- strong layered composition, muted palette and a subtle painterly transformation. Builds to a gentle crescendo. Nicely handled.

Poinsettia
by kasaba

Comment:
Graphically excellent. The elements meld together with panache (using which word always gives me a frisson, etc.). The only part I'm unsure about are the three crooked brown lines on the right. I guess they're poinsettia branches, but it's a bit Medusa for me. Unless that's your coy intention. All in all, though, an accomplished achievement.

whoosh .....
by tamatama

Comment:
The ghostly train is perfect, as is the tilt. Strong imbalanced rhythm and quirky composition. Great title. Impressively successful.

the question
by mariuca

Comment:
The fine overlay lifts this beyond a photo of artwork. Deft, imaginative touch that in itself is so enjoyable.

some mornings
by RKT

Comment:
The milky yellow sky perfectly brings out the filigree of trees. Handsomely alien.

A Cinderella story
by LevT

Comment:
What a great "capture" -- strange way to express it. Utterly endearing. The dog and his or her beloved, I suppose, shoe are a counterpoint to the overall rhythm of the image, a flute among the cellos. What's up? Everyday commute? Tracking a perp? Nice focus and exposure, perfect in black and white. Fine image.