nothing to see here
by tate

Comment:
The tilt of the bike is all. I'd eagerly see this movie.

existences IV
by Tiberius

Comment:
Incredible as it is what it is, it's almost impossible to not let it go abstract and further absorb and titillate.

Condo Lobby
by Cuttooth

Comment:
I agree with you on many fronts -- drama, mystery, composition, tones, framing and holding the eye.

the long good bye
by mariuca

Comment:
Uncannily beautiful and moving, deftly minimal. One could even call it an articulate smudge. I love how the vast grainy foreground and background parlay the stripe of activity into poetry.

afternoon stroll
by tanguera

Comment:
Well, this is my favorite, gave it a 9.

aftermath
by jmritz

Comment:
A haunting, deep image. After the ambulance arrives. This is never good, prompted by pain and perhaps anguish or death. But along with despair the sun is shining, even brightly, and life goes on. The aftermath bifurcates into sadness and the glory of existence. The image is full and resonant, with a complicated, strong composition and visiting a lush range of tones and emotions.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Are you sure they're not spiders?
by vawendy

Comment:
Curiosity pushed me to look this up. Under their other name (there are several), harvestmen, we can discover that they're arachnids but not spiders. They have only one pair of eyes and their bodies are not segmented. They belong to a distinct order, Opiliones, distantly related to spiders.
And, oh, this is a terrific image. I love how the close focus on the body leaves most of the legs out of.
Along this line of interesting tidbits, the little tank-like sowbugs are not bugs at all. They are crustaceans.

take 5
by tanguera

Comment:
This was my favorite image in the challenge. It's clever, subtle, interesting, tells a story, and has lovely blanched light, setting the time of day perfectly. This light (and flash?) washes out the yellow of the scooter, but that's how it works. The yellow in so many entries appears ratcheted up in "look at me" fashion. OK, it's a set-up shot, but it's done so very well. And what a fascinating shadow.

Dreams left behind
by vawendy

Comment:
Congratulations on the blue. A silky image with beautiful colors, subtle textures and sculpturing, a natural bi-color. Love the blush of sun on the sand. A lovely shoreline study.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Yesterday's Child
by Lydia

Comment:
Beautiful colors, especially the bottle.