back flight
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
Cinematic storytelling at its best. Top three choice for me this challenge.

Film Noir
by KristjanUnnar

Comment:
Love it. Probably my favorite in the challenge. Literally my only (teensy) nit is that I wish the light placement were just a tiny bit elevated off the table so that the surface glare beneath the camera legs was just a bit less distracting. My eye keeps wanting to go there rather than to the center of the subject, where it seems to be intended. But overall a superb and cinematically evocative composition.

Race to sunset
by Neat

Comment:
You certainly landed a bunch of amazing shots from this beach session. The family must be super pleased. :-) You definitely nailed the vibe with this one.

A Study in Blue
by DCrest01

Comment:
Exquisite. Top three for sure. Will return to vote later.

For your next in this series, maybe try having the one on the right be almost full and the one on the left be almost empty...and then have the water levels across all three form an almost perfect horizontal line. (That's where my brain immediately went, anyway...)

Chinese autumn potion
by mariuca

Comment:
Love the detail in this shot. It's a thoughtful subject, and the use of backlighting is a key composition choice, so it gets a bump from me for this challenge.

One nit: I do wish that the lid of the jar was turned just a little more counter-clockwise so that the metal clamp obscured less of the subject and its out-of-focus-ness felt less accidental.

Echinacea warm
by PenelopeK

Comment:
Definitely warm, for me at least. :-) I love square-crop wildflower shots like this. Someday, I hope to do a series of drink coasters with exactly this sort of perspective on Texas wildflowers.

The Baton
by primabarbara

Comment:
A very effective choice for this challenge. Also very attractively captured and processed. I would really love to see a variation with the conductor's eyes not looking squarely at the camera, too.

Run home
by Gudjonotto

Comment:
Marvelous.

Busy day
by UrfaK

Comment:
My favorite in the challenge. Incredible DOF, and composed in a way that makes the fog integral to the storytelling. Documentary photography at its finest in my book.

Old and New
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
Of the many ways that I might have attempted something like this, I can't imagine any execution being more striking or powerful. I love the subdued color grading choices you made here. Congrats on a well-deserved blue!