years in the making - or - insufficient care
by marxus

Comment:
I feel like a Lilliputian facing Gulliver's foot! Nice perspective, wonderful shallow DOF.

Criss-Cross
by Mary Ann Melton

Comment:
Nice patterns created by closing in tight and going for a diagonal. Great colours too.

Break Free
by elsapo

Comment:
Like the creation of an image that represents a moment in time, a mini-story in her day/ life. It conveys universal longings, universal emotions, universal solutions. Lovely colours in grass and sky, beautifully exposed, nicely composed. Excellent!

Gone
by timlu

Comment:
Like the low perspective and the idea to create a mini story or mystery from the challenge theme. Texture of road and high contrast of image work well with shoes themselves. Bland whiteness of sky lets it down a touch for me but interesting overall.

"Laces"
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Lovely study of textures and patterns with lovely composition, lovely light and shadow, nice use of shallow DOF and great desat and toning.

A Sunset Dip
by JayWalk

Comment:
Nice way to make a mini story or even just a sliver of someone's day/ life out of this challenge theme. Nice composition, nice light too.

veiled
by les0910

Comment:
Interesting use of low light levels and darkness to create an abstract from the human body. The curves and zig zags look almost more like random calligraphy swirls than they do a real person. Not sure about composition placing body towards top left corner - it feels to me that it might work better in lower left.

March of the Penguins
by magnus

Comment:
Dang buy I have a soft spot for penguins (though not usually my bosoms) and this just totally appeals to me. But then I like surreal art and this is certainly that. I'm sure there could be all kinds of messages about womens' bodies in comparison to peaks of snow drifts but I won't ask! Works for me though!

after...
by taterbug

Comment:
This one is very strong on the communication side - it talks to me of mental illness or of intense, unbearable pain. The focus is a touch soft - doesn't hinder too much but I would prefer it to be sharper myself. Like the composition and also the colour cast of the light. Also the anonymity of the model makes it a stronger, more universal image.

Your Wife's Lawyer Will See You Now Mr. Smith
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Love the humour, composition works well, definitely stands out from the crowd.