Separating Colors
by banmorn

Comment:
Outstanding work here. Colors and composition. Love the blurred effect. This should be hanging on Freddy Krueger's wall...heh.. sorry couldn't resist. An excellent photo that ranked very high on my list.

Engine being separated from carriages.
by om10

Comment:
This picture has me on the edge of my seat...never mind the train separating.. I am watinf for the man to be cut in half...heh.. great tension, focus, storyline, composition...top of my scoring list this time.

Separation X 10
by riley

Comment:
What an outstanding photo. It is one I wish I had thought of. I especiall like the remaining filaments in the middle. What an exellent imagination this represents.

A Molecular Divorce
by brianlh

Comment:
Two things occur to me as I examine this, first it seems soft in focus when I expect sharp definition with the dramatic colors and second the white background seems to under deliver, leaving it lacking punch. Just my thoughts.

Ultimate Separation
by marbo

Comment:
This picture struggles to deliver the hang glider to me. The clouds beg more attention than he does. The burning I like but it seems incomplete with clouds in the forground giving good evidence of dark forboding and those behind suddenly a bland gray. Hope this helps.

Segregation
by fotodude

Comment:
I am straining to see these pieces, I would have liked more contract and light in this. That may not have been your goal, but just identifying what did not carry well for me.

Sorry
by daztaz

Comment:
You lost me at John. The cliche ruined a very effective photo. To me it would have been much more effective to have let me think "It's a Dear John" letter rather than spoon feed it to me. Dear Ambrose, Theodore or even Walter would have been better... I would have supplanted John and thanked you for letting me think a bit. Never underate your audience, they will hold you accountable for it.

Oil and Water Naturaly Separates
by spaque99

Comment:
The idea of separation of fluids and of shadow and substance is a good one, however these two, in this composition, compete for attention. The shadow would have been more effective at a severe angle to and some distance from the substance it resembles. By placing them so close, they distract from each other and leave me dissatisfied with the result.

Separation of Church and State Street
by alanfreed

Comment:
Two dimensionally the sign is plastered right over the church. It does not imply separation, but rather dominance of the state over the church. A good theme separation of the two, but this composition does not say that to me. Some separation between the two in two dimensions would have spoken more to me about separation. Also when two objects share the "lime light" so to speak they should opppose each other somehow in the frame, these vie for the same spot and attention and it gets in the way of a good photo.

My Toys Mu Toys
by loudzgamer

Comment:
To me this seems a nice picture for a family album and would hold a cherished spot there. However here in a photographic challenge the family album type picture is up for public viewing and by posting it there invites public praise, indifference or apathy. The flash detracts from the picture and gives the face unnatural colors, harsh ones that belie the soft skin of a child. It appears that someone pulling the child out of the fram which feels a bit artificial, if you intended to show force depriving the child of her toys then I feel it should have been a bit bolder show of that force. I like the thought of a child separated from its treasure trove without seeing ruination and despair in the child. Perhaps the idea needs a bit more polishing but it does hold to the theme. Hope this was not too harsh, just meant for it to be constructive.