Let's All Pull Together
by GeneralE

Comment:
I like the duotone treatment on this one.

Argiope Aurantia - Zipper Spider
by vlado

Comment:
Yikes!
Well composed photo and an interesting subject and cool take on the challenge subject.
I think it could have been slightly improved by increasing the saturation in the yellows and a little more sharpening.

Detail in grey
by hajeka

Comment:
I like the composition and the way the highlights on the zipper gradually fade into bokeh circles.
I can see where the focus is, but for some reason that area is not very sharp. I can't tell if it's because of slight motion blur or maybe it was significantly cropped after you shot it?
B&W was a good choice on this one.

Worn Treasure
by naomik

Comment:
Good find. I like the gritty textures and look of the environment.

However, even the in-focus area is lacking in sharpness, and there appears to be a lot of noise reduction or JPG artifacts in the dark areas. This being a static subject, supporting the camera with a tripod or even a monopod might have helped; you could have used a much lower ISO, longer shutter speed and even smaller aperture if you so chose. If you started with a clean and sharp image from the camera and processed to get this same look and feel it would be excellent.

Google Earth Unzipped
by Ammie

Comment:
Interesting concept. I am not a fan of the editing, though - the sepia tone doesn't do this image any favors. The lady behind the zipper is out of focus, and there appears to be some motion blur on the zipper. The large border of the same color as the sepia tone contributes to the overall drabness of the image as well.

More light to allow a smaller aperture for more depth of field as well as a faster shutter speed would have helped, and I think color or plain black and white would have looked better.

The journey begins
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
Nicely captured. Good choice to use B&W, and I like the giant face and how it relates to the rest of the scene. I can't quite understand how it relates to the theme, though.

"… a form of hammered gold to keep the drowsy Emperor awake"
by mariuca

Comment:
Interesting take. The idea I get is that you are pointing out how the man in the background seems to be disinterested, despite the shining gilded ship. Maybe that's what you were going for, I don't know.

and louder sing
by jmritz

Comment:
I don't get it.

the gold mosaic of a wall
by GeneralE

Comment:
TO where?

To the holy city of Byzantium.
by mrbig65

Comment:
I think it would be better had the foreground cross been in focus. Looks like you were close to the ground, no reason not to use an aperture allowing full depth of field. I also would have suggested eliminating the out-of-focus object at center left.