Panning Left. Right?
by bobnospum

Comment:
The catch may have been accidental, but the quality of the capture most certainly isn't. And the thoughtful curation and processing reveal an artist's sensibility at work. Congrats! This is definitely something special.

Dunes
by Refocused

Comment:
Wow. This is such terrific work, and even after reading your notes I'm still mesmerized and struggling to imagine the subject in context. This was a challenge favorite for me.

O
by vawendy

Comment:
Astounding. Brutal and beautiful.

Rhythm of the Streets
by Cory

Comment:
My only note for this capture--and I mean it as a compliment more than a sideways critique--is that I wish the drainage cover in the lower right had been cloned out. That ferocious expression is incredible, and this composition is extremely effective for me.

Time
by Lydia

Comment:
Sneakily compelling for me. An artfully understated meditation on liminality.

Together Forward
by markwiley

Comment:
Voting later in the week, but this is an instant standout for me. Call me sentimental, but this sort of dreamy lifestyle photography gets me every time.

Mandarin duck
by Gudjonotto

Comment:
Sublime.

Full of hot air
by Neat

Comment:
Arresting and extremely compelling. Delightful and strange. I enjoy this image very much and am genuinely hopeful that there will be notes on its creation. Looks like a capture during a street performance of some kind, but the processing choices here transport the impact into the realm of something timeless and even a bit eerie--like a scene from an old movie musical playing in the background of a lonely, empty living room where something ominous is about to occur.

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
by lovemelvin

Comment:
Conceptually and thematically a big, bold swing. Even though this image doesn't seem to have connected for many in this challenge, I hope you'll keep pushing the envelope and producing work in this register. This one made me feel something--admittedly something unpleasant at first--and that's a sign of effective work.

Loki
The Hunter AND The Hunted
by Zeus

Comment:
Loki looks like my kind of companion. I enjoyed the long shadow and processing on this one.