Foggy Road Home
by Pedro

Comment:
Mystical, threatening, highly atmospheric. Love the sense of light tailing off into the corners (i'm sure there's a technical term for that, but can't bring it to mind at the moment). The street-sign adds an element of potential information to the scene, as though there might actually be a destination ahead, as peple might come from that direction ... only who are they?

Ladybug Included
by lear202bt

Comment:
Wonderful light, and quite an achievement having that depth of field and yet still communicating the three-dimensionality of the flower.Good colour too.

Island in the Fog
by mariomel

Comment:
Has a quality almost of Lartigue, and of the early experimental photographers - Fox Talbot's leaf image springs to mind. kind of works here, though I'm not sure that it will for those with less knowledge of the history of the medium.

Old Tyme Truckin
by Coley

Comment:
Despite the rrather odd blurring and strange smoothness of areas of this shot (do i smell Neatimage?), I'm not completely convinced that it warrants the centred composition - in that sense that the challenge really requires. Tough one this week, I suspect.

Ben A`an at twilight
by geewhy

Comment:

Originally posted by e301: The only way i can see this wonderfully atmospheric and exemplary shot not winning this week is if the 'don't believe it's legal' crows get to it too heavily. Has a quality reminiscent of the painter Caspar David Friedrich; and there is little higher praise than that. When i grow up, I want to be able to take photos like this.

Of course, I forgot about motorcycles in mid-air ... :-(

Wonderful work, as ever.

Ed

Unexplored Underground
by redmoon

Comment:
As there's no mention of it in your comments, I strongly suggest that you go, as soon as you possibly can (like on the way home this evening), to the World Press Photo 04 exhibition in the foyer of the Festival Hall - I absolutely promise you you won't be disappointed. Head for the furthest right-hand section if you go in from the terrace level, where you'll find some of the work of Raul Belinchon.

Honestly, you really MUST do this.

Ed

Specks and the Universe II
by zeuszen

Comment:
Highly reminiscent of the work of Zeus Zen, only I'm moderately convinced he would have presented it in black and white. Very interesting work: not completely convinced about keeping the flying bird right of frame, but the water there is definitely a useful compositional element - difficult decision, I'd guess.

Ben A`an at twilight
by geewhy

Comment:
The only way i can see this wonderfully atmospheric and exemplary shot not winning this week is if the 'don't believe it's legal' crows get to it too heavily. Has a quality reminiscent of the painter Caspar David Friedrich; and there is little higher praise than that. When i grow up, I want to be able to take photos like this.

Is it cheese?
by toddhead

Comment:
Seems to be only just in focus - and this shot absolutely requires focus, as there's nothing else to hold the eye here. A partial moon makes, in my view, for a more interesting photo, and it has the potential to show at least some texture, which is impossible in a shot of the full moon.

Baby
by Jacko

Comment:
I've been avoiding this shot :-) Looks like the baby itself has taken it - the angle of the arms - and it really emphasises the eyes, to a creepy extent almost. It could almost be a clever montage of an adult and a baby's portraits.