Believe
by brianlh

Comment:
Hmmm... This light is green, so traffic along Victory Lane is stopped. ;-)

Sorry, couldn't resist. This photo conveys just the message the text suggests. I like the way the green light shines and the fact that the darkness in the photo isn't quite black (like the poster background is). Good composition; putting the light and sign so close to the edge of the photo is daring, but it works here because of the vast negative space.

Dreams
by Neuferland

Comment:
Wonderful photo. Soft and dreamy. A few technical problems (glare on the taller girl's jacket and lots of artifacts from low quality JPEG compression). I don't like the composition of the overall poster; cramming words into the bottom margin just doesn't work. The top and side margins are great, but the bottom needs about twice as much, and the quote needs to be right justified with the right edge of the photo. The letters in the quote are garbled, but I think this is due to the same compression artifacts that plague the photo. DPChallenge allows files up to 150K, so a higher quality compression setting can be used to avoid these.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by he obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
by Shelley

Comment:
Great photo. The obviously precarious situation draws the viewer in, the diagonal kayak adds tension, the wet suit adds a nice splash of color, and the various textures of the water are beautifully captured. The text is a bit small to read easily.

Respect....
by willem

Comment:
Good humorous use of a common object, which is photographed very well. I like the color used here and the various textures of the paper.

PURPOSE - It is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving...
by Beagleboy

Comment:
Beautiful photo. I like the lighthouse as a not-quite-silhouette, with the windows discernable. Good composition and poster layout. A sailboat would have fit the text better.

Wisdom Grows With Age
by HRoxas

Comment:
Good composition and pose. Tinted monochrome is effective (I don't care for the color, but I'm color blind, so what do I know!). A catchlight to put a "twinkle" in his eyes would make him look wiser. The focus is soft, which is fine (even preferred for younger people), but older people have great texture in their face and a little sharpening would show it off better.

Stand Tall
by GeneralE

Comment:
Cropping off the left side to make a vertical format would have better suited the message.

Count Your Blessings
by librodo

Comment:
Poignant. A few minor flaws (light rectangle around the words and a bit bright on the top of her shirt and her nose), but very well done. The model has a great pose and the setting is perfect.

Imagine...
by Jasper

Comment:
Great composition and depth here; it almost seems like the flower is embedded in a crystal ball.

Progress
by kncoughlin

Comment:
The wide-angle focal length effectively exaggerates the length of the legs. It also distorts the floor tile, but that's minor. The whiteness of the upper legs is distracting. I don't care for the red letters; it is too intense. I think orange or gold would go better with the message.