Voices
by DannyM

Comment:
I guess I went with the crowd on this, I voted 5. Like some of your other commentors, I felt it left me rather flat, although I enjoyed what I felt you were trying to say.
I like your composition, and I guess the busy background is a part of the message. I do think that a way is needed to focus attention the subject. The light is also very diffuse, so the image lacks depth. There are two things possible in post that IMO improve it:
- Quick mask to decrease BG exposure and increase subject exposure
- Increased contrast & tweaked curves to warm it a bit and give it some depth
Although the messages crowding the background are an integral part of the photo's composition, they could be de-emphasized a little without detracting. I'm wondering how shooting this at a wide aperture, say f/2.8, to just barely throw the BG out of perfectly sharp focus would have done to increase the focus on the subject?

Space
by marbo

Comment:
Infrared? How long did she have to stand still??

Alone with my thoughts...
by samtrundle

Comment:
The lighting here is beautiful. Hard enough to make it dramatic, soft enough to eliminate very harsh shadows. The negative space works well.

Race start
by Gordon

Comment:
Wow, this would have kicked butt in "Extreme Action"! Nice catch! One of my favorites of the challenge.

Reflecting...
by LevT

Comment:
I really like the use of selective desaturation on this, one of the very few that it really works for. I also like the range of tones in the face.

Breeze
by Philos

Comment:
A very nice job with the color and composition. I'd prefer a little less sharpening.

Baywatch
by LevT

Comment:
Lord, what beautiful... separation of subject and background!

Lux Eternae
by Rgarcia

Comment:
Well-deserved ribbon! Congrats! BTW, love the title.

Forgotten
by Falc

Comment:
Tons of mood. Like the blue cast. Would have liked a bit more contrast.

Lux Eternae
by Rgarcia

Comment:
What outstanding light. I very much like the choice of composition, don't know if I'm too much on the "glow" around the headstone... perhaps done a litte less strongly?