Golden Years
by Konador

Comment:
Perfect lighting and focus for a shot like this...a memory-lane sort of feel. Very nice.

Gate-keeping
by e301

Comment:
A wonderfully sweet image, feels very much like opening a door into the past. There's a hint of softness to the woman, as if she moved a little while the photograph was being taken; with everything else so crisp, it's a minor distraction from a lovely photo.

Ruins at Galesteo
by Firstrich1

Comment:
This is a nice shot. I'd love to see, after the challenge, what it would look like with a bit of sharping, and some extra filters to keep the jaggies along the rooftops down (not sure if that can be accomplished in such dramatic lighting, though).

Windmill
by Sonifo

Comment:
A nice photo, very plain and stark, though I had to blink at the title a few times. :)

Fall's Sunset: Part from the past?
by postit

Comment:
The warm colors make me think summer, the trees' shapes make me think winter, and in any case this is definitely evocative. I like your choice of framing, to use the reflection rather than take the shot straight on. Beautiful colors and lines. The car right behind you is mildly distracting, but I only noticed it on my second or third study of the image.

English summer
by marbo

Comment:
I like this - the beauty of the town in the background, soft and out of focus, and the crisp clear realities of work that speak so to the season. :)

No Lifeguard On Duty
by Diversq

Comment:
A very summer scene, and very cool. Was the look of an older photo deliberate? It's really nice. I do wish there'd been a slightly crisper focus, probably on the lifeguard stand, though - I'm not sure if it's so soft/blurred because of focus or because of the sky behind it.

Niagara On The Lake
by mgkarimi

Comment:
This is a really cool photograph, very evocative, good mood. I think the constrast of the bright lights against the dimmer trees has done it a disservice, though - areas are washed-out where others are just barely light enough. Maybe a different angle or location, so the brilliance of the restaurant (?) on the left would be more contained? Just guessing. It's a lovely scene - makes me want to step into it.

A late summer's morning rain.
by catpixel

Comment:
I like your subject, but the focus appears to have settled on the front left - which is over-bright and therefore doesn't look quite in focus even though I think it's the closest to in focus of any of them. I'm not quite sure where to rest my eyes.

The Grumpy Toad
by Marjo

Comment:
Hee. I love this guy - he's great. (And suitably grumpy-looking!) I don't know that the negative space really creates the "wow!", though. It seems more just to be there - I felt the image looked stronger when moved so that the toad more of the frame.