Lightdome Over Orlando - Polluting the Night Sky
by mwinner

Comment:
I'm an astronomer and I hadn't even considered light pollution as a possibility for this challenge. I like the concept. The lighting of the foreground if very nice. Wish the stars and moon were a little sharper.

Beauty in the Undrinkable
by aliqui

Comment:
What is that? Mercury? I like the way the white background fades into the blue and looks like it has undulations in it. Would like a little greater DOF on the silver part and perhaps a little sharper focus so I could make out what it was.

I See You
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Wow! Really captures Peek-a-Boo. The best of the challenge.

Caught elf !!! ......(I Believe!!...Do you?)
by the99

Comment:
The subject (elf) is out of focus.

Peek-a-boo, Shmeek-a-boo (Where's my treat?)
by jerowe

Comment:
Like the DOF. Don't like the way the left paw is cut off

The Orchard Path
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Since you asked why your color on color did not resonate so well with folks I thought I would share my thoughts.

The color of the apple and the background are too close together. There is no real delineation. Seeing the original RAW conversion I can see that the beads are providing that delineation but it wasn't clear from the submitted photo. Also the background is a little too busy and draws my eye away from the foreground objects.

During voting I gave it a 5. Hope this is helpful.

Orion's nebula - celestial cotton candy
by jlanoue

Comment:
A little overexposed, you can't really make out the trapezium.

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
by hotpasta

Comment:
The selective color is nice and I like the foreground lights but the background lights along the right edge of the photo are kind of a jumble

The Ocean (Houses of the Holy-Track 8)
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment:
Interesting photo. I like the sky color and the motion blur in the water. It's a little too busy, there is so much water motion that my eye keeps darting around the photo, jumping between the foreground water and the spray in front of the large rock.

Down by the Seaside
by whiterook

Comment:
Nice color on the sunset. A little too much sky and foreground water for my taste. I would probably crop both the top and bottom a little.