The fire escape, the shadow and the red doors
by RUEDISCHMUTZ

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: I really like this image - I'm often drawn to photos where red and grey make up the majority of the colour palette. The helical spirals are wonderful and the image has great clarity. I was going to write that I thought chopping off the top of the upper door was a mistake but on balance I think that this reinforces the notion that the spiral stairs just keep going up... no seeing the top here.

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: An image that appeals to me very much.

Bicycle Stands
by picklenose

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This isn't a scene that too many people would take the time to capture - I'm glad you have. For me, this is all about the lines, the horizontals, the verticals and the wavy ones! The composition is particularly strong - I really enjoy the proportions of the yellow to blue.

Critical stuff: The white thing towards the bottom of the wall detracts an awful lot - I can't understand why you couldn't clone it out.... perhaps you couldn't pattern match too easily.

Overall: A nice geometric presentation which is pleasing to the eye but is spoilt by the interruption of geometry by the white thing

Piano Music
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Oh this is great, very well conceived and fabulously executed.

Glacier Aurora
by orvaratli

Comment:
I know we have seen a lot of these sorts of images - but this is nonetheless superb.

ProtoPoster
by Paul

Comment:
I might even try adding a toy UFO and green tractor beam! Super-cheesy!

Kevin & The Northern Lights
by orvaratli

Comment:
38 Comments side challenge:

I'd already gone over my 38 but I HAD to comment on this. Spectacular! Let's hope we see a colour frame from this series in the Free Study!

tower road
by Skip

Comment:
38 Comments side challenge:

This is really nice - great sense of depth. The shimmer on the road gives a sense of light in the scene and for me makes the image.

Urban Landscape: Surf and Turf
by chalice

Comment:
38 Comments side challenge:

Great scene but I don't think it has come through your processing unscathed. All a bit 'crunchy' for me and the sky looks a little broken up with artefacts.

Mountain Road
by goinskiing

Comment:
38 Comments side challenge:

Quite interesting but the way it is processed the hills seem to have been overlain onto a background sky. I know it hasn't been but I think your sharpening workflow has had that effect.

Dandelions
by njsabs

Comment:
38 Comments side challenge:

Nice scene good sky, interesting composition - should make more a very good photo. In the end, it seems to come up a bit short. I wish I knew why and that I could offer a rationale for this opinion but I've nothing to add really.