Prophesy
by Alicia

Comment:
Lovely image. Perfect for this challenge. Nice stuff.

Back to look again. Such a beautiful photo.

Social Networking
by gyaban

Comment:
I am taking a chance and assuming this is gyaban. I gave this a 7 because it is technically perfect, it's a highly creative concept and relevant commentary, but I do think I can guess as to why it's not doing as well as you've expected.

Silly as it sounds, it's too clear. It's all revealed immediately. There's an interesting concept, but not much of a story and no mystery.

These are certainly not flaws, but in this pseudo-intellectual challenge, I think the voters might be demanding an accidental masterpiece, so to speak, and this might be too controlled.

For what it's worth, of course.

transportaré
by whiteroom

Comment:
Beautiful image. I don't dare say I have a box that defines what fine arts is to me, but this speaks volumes. I'm going to give this a 10, but don't be surprised if you lose that 10 at rollover, as I'll likely just still be here staring at it, without voting on the required 20%.

Fear Of Letting Go
by jagar

Comment:
Wow. This is something else. Incredibly creative, interesting story, a couple lifetimes of effort, and perfectly executed. This is quite a piece of work.

All In
by smardaz

Comment:
Great portrait. I have to say I think I prefer the color version, though. It just pops, and it's nearly criminal to go B&W with her eyes. Nice one.

Luminous Landscape
by MargaretNet

Comment:
I could've sworn I commented on this last night. I suppose not. Well it's a hell of a shot. Only thing I might have done differently is deliver a heavy dose of dodge & burn to those clouds to get them to pop a bit and hold up their end of the photo, or crop another 40 pixels or so off the top of the image. The lighting on the peaks is quite nice but the clouds are just kind of blah next to them, yet my eyes keep floating up there for some reason. A tighter crop to remove some of those clouds would make this image more dramatic.

Before you consider these points, however, please keep in mind you placed nearly 100 spots ahead of me in this challenge.

Pride of the Aggie fleet
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
This score should be decommissioned. It's a great perspective and tack sharp.

As much as you want some foreground, I think this would have benefited from a tighter crop, possibly square. It would be large and in charge then, and the massive ship would feel a bit more massive.

Agoraphobia
by jagar

Comment:
Awesome! Congrats on the blue!

On Top of the World
by keeyew

Comment:
Andrew? Is that you with your fisheye? Wonderful shot. The processing makes this look even more futuristic than it normally does, which is quite a bit to begin with. Certainly an eye-grabber. Nice stuff.

Enchanted Forest
by amnon

Comment:
I like the idea here, but a few tweaks in production would make a big difference in my opinion.

First off, it's an interesting scene, with nice play of light and interesting trees that are well arranged by you so that they are distinct from each other. Initial thought is that it should be bigger. Presentation on DPC pretty much mandates you go 800 pixels on the longest side. You really have to use it or it's immediately noticeable.

Next, the tone is fine, but I think there needs to be greater tonal range. I think a levels adjustment is in order. Bring out those blacks a bit, play with curves to improve the contrast a bit. Maybe use an overlay layer to further make it pop a bit.

This is a lovely shot, and if it's exactly what you were after I completely understand it. However, to the quick-voting public it might come off as an awkwardly processed image.

Not voting, just commenting.