Into The Depths
by Hipychik

Comment:
Great capture and great processing of this image. it meets the challenge in some way and has plently of interesting elements in it. The title helps connect to the challenge, and this was not what I expected to see in here, but it works. The lighting is well done, especially when you consider the depth in the image that needed to be correctly lit. The bubbles, they provide interest, and cut up the plain black background, but the Physics nerd in me does ask 'Where do they come from' in a scene sense (not in the blow bubbles sense) Not sure they really have a place, or maybe just in the upper area as air from the snorkel,,,,,,

Into the Darkness Of the Unknown
by JeffryZ

Comment:
A different image and not what I was expecting from this challenge. It appears that the swimmer is in broad sunlight, which makes the darkness in the top of the image seem out of place. I like the idea, but feel that the overall result does not have the overall impact that it could have.

Dune Fence at Winter's End
by PenelopeK

Comment:
A very interesting image. Very plain in colour, very basic, and yet extremely effective. The shapes of the fence and its shaddows cast a simple pattern that makes this image really work. The composition is really good. The border compliments the photo very well. A very good and different submission

My ray of sunshine
by Judi

Comment:
I like the idea and the composition of this shot, however, the subjects are too dark. They needed some light reflected onto them to make them stand out more, as attention is currently drawn by the background sunset as the couple are quite dark compared to the rest of the scene. A slight change int he angle they are at may also have helped, allowing us to see part of her face.

Also, what shoes is he wearing?????

Saturday Night Lights
by Maggye

Comment:
The clouds in this photo have a fake look to them, probably as a result of the processing you have applied to it. They look as if they were drawn in. This is especially evident on the left most building. The image also lacks colour. ALl the lights are the same colour in this, and I feel you are too closely cropped in. Some extra sky, and extra water would have helped, with a possibly large view of the overall skyline. This then could have seen some reflections in the water, and the building to the right then not being cropped half off.

The Harbor of Evergreen Light
by alfresco

Comment:
I find the processing of this image is a little overdone, giving the entire image a fake feel to it. This is most evident in the foreground water and the coast line. While it may have been the effect you were after, it doesn't work for me. I like the subject. Perhaps a little extra space on the right might have balanced the shot a little better

Stay Focused!
by gsal

Comment:
There is something different about thsi photo that appeals. I like the way you have gone with the negative space int eh left hand side, and the profile portrait of the kid to the right. The background is very well blurred for this. I usually am not a fan of this style of work, but you have pulled it off with an exceptionally composed and executed image.

The Joy of the Chase
by MaryO

Comment:
A shame that the second dog was cropped out partly fgrom the photo. I just want to see a little bot more on that side............

Sophia Flew
by RKT

Comment:
It is probably the effect you were after, the old school type, but I am not a fan of the processing, and the noise that it creates, the lack of contrast and definition in the subject as it gets lost amoung the background.

New Heights
by Carlo21

Comment:
Don't know why it needed to be validated. I just think you are way too patient to be able to capture this against that brilliant sky. Major issue though is the size, would have loved the subject to be bigger, but that may not have been possible