Golden hills
by PenelopeK

Comment:
Truly fine, beautiful, sensual and serene.

Curved
by DistantColours

Comment:
True minimalism. I hadn't time (because I frittered it all away) to comment on the many images I really liked, but I was looking forward to commenting on yours. Aside from the lovely colors, composition and line of the curving fence, what stood out for me are the closely spaced lines that add up to a study in texture. As such, we're now seeing an abstract as well as realism, and the two flutter back and forth, as well as mingle, in a most satisfying way. These lines remind me of the striations left behind by over-passing ice sheets and glaciers. So much to see in this fine image.

Message edited by author 2019-08-16 09:17:01.

Rodeo Beach
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Yes, here is minimalism. Without the frills and splashes of color that make images exciting, yet then drift from the point. Here's where the excitement is born of concentrated simplicity. So lovely as it is.

Morn
by vawendy

Comment:
Here we harvest beauty itself.
Third favorite of the challenge.

Distant blue
by bbright

Comment:
Background, dream or superb deliquescence?
Second favorite of the challenge.

Mist in the mountains
by kasaba

Comment:
Wonderful. No time to expand, so assume a multitude of superlatives.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Extending the Olive Branch
by GeneralE

Comment:
Because I thought that this is intended to be a figurative bridge, I gave it a 5. It's an interesting idea.

Severn Crossing
by DistantColours

Comment:
You've caught the beauty of this splendid architecture, the crossing between light and dark, thus deftly probing the metaphor of a bridge. Your long exposure makes the magic. Lovely understated palette. Pleasing composition.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

the night of the minty rain
by mariuca

Comment:
Personal favorite of the challenge. It pieces together so beautifully -- subtle lines, multiple planes like facets, light pushing through in all corners, the improper white balance enhancing the sense of night. And a bunny rabbit floating about in zero gravity in the lower right. Fine title. The "minty rain" is sprinkles on the ice cream cone. A visual feast.

the elephant's lament
by skewsme

Comment:
Where'd they go? Amazed and delighted to have been so deliciously led down the garden path. More's the wonder.