bluegreen no. 2
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Quite beautiful. It's a seascape and a landscape, but there's no point at which one becomes the other. 9.

Dance like nobody's watching and live like its heaven on earth
by Judi

Comment:
I see what it is, but it actually suggested a glimpse of an ancient hominoid to me, celebrating some small triumph over environment (and see where that's got us now!)

Arrakis
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Yes, that looks about right. I see a giant hieroglyph, scratched into the planetary surface. Beautiful amalgam of tone, texture and color in this image. There's just enough of everything; not too much of anything. It's lovely. 9.

Roentgen's Wings
by Imagineer

Comment:
If only I had wings
Wings as white as yours
Up into the sky
I'd surely fly

Well thank you. I knew nothing of Hyde and the Roentgen Stories until I saw this and went where it took me. Beautiful photograph too. 9.

leaving you behind
by skewsme

Comment:
The best brown ever, surely? I thought it was quite lovely. I had wondered if my score of 9 was unreasonably niggardly. Alas, it was.

Its all Jazz to me!
by ikopanas

Comment:
It seems to be an exposure of 50 years as much as it does of 1 second. I especially admire the fact that the movement blur is so subtle, and yet so appropriate to the essence of the subject. A tremendously thoughtful and original photograph with several levels of reward for the viewer prepared to make the effort. 10. And the Order of the Thumb:

1000th Challenge Collage
by SDW

Comment:
Congratulations on a superhuman effort. It looks terrific! Thank you.

Cutaway to Abstraction
by pointandshoot

Comment:
This is just wonderful. A brilliant ragoût of certainty and uncertainty; the explicit and implicit; tone, texture and graphic grace. And I use the culinary allusion advisedly, because this image has all the balance and inspired fusion of a modern-classic dish. Undertones and overtones in absolute harmony. And it's also a perfect natural diptych, just for a bonus (and presumably to prompt some dismal soul to request validation ... Bah!).

I'd give it a 12 if that score were available. Alas, 10's my limit. Plus the Order of the Thumb:

Harmony
by Ken

Comment:
A lovely composition that exploits the extended exposure in a subtle and thoughtful way. The title is well chosen for the effect. 9.

Ethanol Refinery
by pncowley

Comment:
This is a very interesting photograph, probably because it has a strange Space Station feel to it. Isolated by the darkness, I guess. I've tried a few similar night-time shots myself, and never managed this kind of superb result. 8.