Up and Away
by dphillips

Comment:
I think a portrait orientation would have better emphisised the lifting going on here.

glass half full
by slingshot

Comment:
Bit too dark and perhaps too much USM. I like the way the red comes through the glass.

Reflection
by PaulMdx

Comment:
would have been nicer if the whole thing was as crisp as the word beyond the looking glass, but this was a good idea.

The Camelia Bazar
by jjbeguin

Comment:
I'm not too keen on the building looming into the frame on the left, but the central third of this shot is my favorite of the challenge. Great duotone reductionand nice balance between the curves and the rectalinear forms, but I think it would have been stronger cropped up and right.

Enjoy
by film_de_verre

Comment:
nice shot but look up the tutorial on posting to the size limit. More pixels make more points in the scoring.

Fiery
by DoMoreira

Comment:
A show stopper of an image that has, as far as I can tell, nothing to do with the challenge. I love the forms, colors and play of light here, and this shot will be a nice addition to your portfolio, but why enter it in this challenge?

Global Rip-...
by BeeGee

Comment:
2 knocks on this shot. 1). not a fan of corporate coffee king, but no points off there. 2) . challenge said ..."complete words -- not just individual letters -- play "... and what we have here is individual letters, not a word or words. You didn't meet the challenge. This is a nice crisp well composed well lit shot, but that is only half the battle, ya gotta point your camera at something that meets the challenge.

I'm free!
by dr rick

Comment:
Good idea but the straight line & centered composition hurts the shot

Freedom II
by cimarron98

Comment:
This shot looked like the winner in thumbnail, but it is too softly focused in the lower half, and that odd vein in the wall (which is in perfect focus ) keeps drawing my eye away from the subject. Almost there.

Let Go
by Elemmennope

Comment:
I like th iconograph here, and also the framing, but the blue balon against the blue sky lacks visual pop. The edges look soft and the ribbon fades in and out of visibility. Very close to being a top pick.