Starlit Veins
by EVE_Offgrid

Comment:
Magical. I really thought this one was a lock for the blue. Glad to see it on the front page regardless. This is a truly inspired use of motion blur.

Northern Exposure
by KristjanUnnar

Comment:
I confess, I never watched the show. But I think the title still fits quite nicely. I'm not sure I would know what to do with myself if I had access to this sort of sight, but it would probably never look this clean or balanced.

Trees
by Refocused

Comment:
The presentation here is certainly very striking and art-forward. I lingered over this one longer that any of the others in the challenge. Congrats!

A Family of Trees Wanting to Be Haunted
by VitaminB

Comment:
Nicely seen and composed. I'm glad your notes explained the title. I got the "family" part, but the "haunted" was eluding me. :-P Congrats!

Bravo Land Mills
by GeneralE

Comment:
Wow, that's a super cool find.

At Water's Edge
by kanaj

Comment:

Originally posted by mariuca: It made me look 3 times. I like it enough to toy with the idea of cropping some from the righ. Anyhow, it makes one stop to absorb the beauty

Thanks! If this were to be selected as a calendar image--and this applies to most of the images so far submitted--I do anticipate that some cropping choices would be necessary anyway to fit the 12x12 (square) format. I'd be inclined to agree that the negative space on the right could be trimmed down for sure in this one.

Southwark Cathedral
by DistantColours

Comment:
My favorite in the challenge. I find it suggestive of a young woman wearing fine jewelry. The square crop as a transformative abstraction. Marvelous.

Nick
by Neat

Comment:
Those eyes are definitely something special. Love the attractive toning in the processing here.

The First Rays
by offiof

Comment:
One of my top three this challenge. Incredible.

Girl with an ice cream
by LevT

Comment:
A challenge favorite for me. The silhouette and bokeh convey the effervescence of the moment without needless additional detail.