A Beautiful End
by Cutter

Comment:
Beautifully done! Major kudos to you.

Teofilia Slupecka 1826-1874
by smyk

Comment:
You did far better at what I tried to do, capture tree movement with your long exposure. As a result, I didn't submit. :) Nicely done.

Someone's Home
by bassbone

Comment:
I just plain like it!

night life...
by Hairlessman

Comment:
There is too much uninteresting detail in the foreground and sky, the crop and perspective are nothing special, the trucks are ordinary and not well lighted or positioned, the street lacks interest, the purple of the store is over the top color, etc, etc... there are any number of reasons this should be considered a lousy photograph... but...

Your processing of and inclusion of lighting and color in this composition is pure genius. The way you've made the hangout building bright white to stand out is amazing. Even the purple color adds mysterious attraction for the locals in the mind of this reviewer. The yellow lighting from the streetlight on the road adds much. The way you've processed the illumination on the trees is incredible. The sharpness of the building and trees is perfect.

Mason
by Elvis_L

Comment:
Curious image. Based on the tree on the left it looks like you were after something I tried to capture, wind swaying tree branches. I actually tried several variations on that theme, but could not capture it well so did not enter. For me I like to identify with reasons why an image is the way it is. I like the IR in the trees but the color, though intentinal, does not work so well for me. Could be the shadows on the tombstones are also intentional but that still does not work so well with me either. I'd like to see more illumination on the names and pure black and white always works well with cemetaries.

The Drive Home
by alanfreed

Comment:
Classic long exposure cityscape. Amazing how many people take night shots but fail to include an sense of the passage of time for a challenge like this. The is perfectly executed and technically superior and will finish high in the challenge.

Over Troubled Waters
by MAK

Comment:
A very nice bridge picture and the color works. Though it will make the bridge look more tilted you might consider making the river horizontally level. Viewers will associate that more with a level horizon than the bridge. Though this is probably a timed exposure shot the river shows it to be quit short and there is little evidence of the passage of time. DNMCers will fault you for this.

an Apparition
by Fastexposure

Comment:
Very interesting concept and photograph. Fits the challenge topic exceptionally well. Technical quality is OK and soft background works.

The guy above and to the left of her head is a distraction. Because he is holding something unidentifiable viewers are attracted away from your main subject to speculate what that might be. Plus he looks like he is sticking out of her head. It is hard to put a finger on it but your model's pose is a little off. Her facial expression is fine for your intent; I think her her posture is wrong. She is very attractive but her slump distracts from her beauty and the quality of this fine image.

Great Shot
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Excellent composition, great technical quality, exceptional execution of your idea. Should anyone fault this image for any reason I'll volunteer to argue with them for you. :) Great capture!

A Little Night Work
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Interesting compositionally. Color is very good and technically it is fine. It would be nicer if the top and bottom edges were absolutely strait with the edge of the frame. Looks like that might be caused by lens distortion. Regardless of length this image shows little evidence for being a long exposure and DNMCers will probably rate it lower because of it.