Can't Read Without It...
by cardmaverick

Comment:
A great idea. Unfortunately, the background is so out of focus that I don't get a real sense of there being a newspaper there for the magnifying glass to focus on. Maybe it needs just a little more depth of field. This would bring out more detail of the glass itself, as well, which would add to the shot.

City Of Glass
by Tiberius

Comment:
This is a great shot. Complex without being busy. All the angles, reflections, etc, work well together.

It does kinda bug me that it's not quite vertical. I think it would've worked well as a properly vertical shot, or as an abviously angled one. But this "almost but not quite" thing just makes it look like a framing error.

I think making it monochrome was the right choice; too many colours would have pushed it over into being "busy". But it might also work well as a duotone or tritone.

Encounter
by MichaelC

Comment:
A great idea. Nicely composed too, although the subject looks just a little cross-eyed. Probably because he's looking at the crack in the mirror rather than at (or, even better, behind) the camera's reflection.

Effective lighting on the face, too.

Did you think about asking your subject to hold off shaving for the shot? It might've enhanced the broody effect. And men usually see a bit of stubble when they look at themselves in the mirror in the morning...

Rain, rain, go away ...
by levyj413

Comment:
This captures the mood of the subject well.

It's a shame there isn't more light on the girl's face, creating a bit more contrast. But then, it is a rainy day, I suppose...

//Glass/||\Gradient\\
by tmhalling

Comment:
This is a stunner.

I love the idea of making the crane the horizontal element - inspired. And the range of blues in the windows and the sky is great.

Reading through her eyes...
by chimericvisions

Comment:
A great idea, well executed. And with a title that enhances your perception of the photo, too.

I love the way the text recedes away from the focal point, a la "Star Wars".

Well done.

Ghostly cat
by vencap

Comment:
A nice simple idea, well executed. There is sufficient detail in the shadow (particularly the reflection) to make the picture complete.

Kaleidoscope
by sherpet

Comment:
There is some fascinating stuff going on inside the glass, here. But I find the busy periphery too distracting.

If this was an advanced editing challenge, I'd suggest blurring and desaturating the background. For a basic editing challenge like this, though, you're going to have to think of another way of composing the shot; getting the colour inside the glass with creating too distracting a background.

Greyledge Falls
by SJCarter

Comment:
Oh no, yet another waterfall shot!! :-)

But I like the use of the two huge rocks to guide your eye into the waterfall itself. And the use of slow exposure to provide the misty feel to the water and the extended depth of field for the static elements. It all works well together to create a powerfully primeval, spiritual result.

Flow
by justin_hewlett

Comment:
By the time I get through rating photos for this challenge, I will be well and truly over waterfall shots!!

But this one is a beautiful example of the genre. Free falling water spray at the top, solid flowing water in the middle, breaking over rocks at the bottom. All nicely framed, with the static elements crisp, perfectly exposed and emphatically moist. Enhanced with just the right amount of exaggeration in the colour.

I'll give it a 10.