Arc
by pgirish007

Comment:
The best starbursts of the challenge. Sleek, bejeweled in the night.

root
by primabarbara

Comment:
Love the sprawling roots that lead to the upright trunks, a chalice for the starburst. Too bad about the arrow.

Making an effort
by markwiley

Comment:
Interesting starburst, artfully deployed and integrated into the overall image. Fine, moody atmosphere.

The front yard
by bsluijk

Comment:
Except for that lower bottom one, the starbursts are understated, which I appreciate. The entirety of the image is intricate and enjoyable to explore. The variety of shapes and lines, then, is engaging while avoiding being cacophanous. So suitable for a black and white treatment.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Macro 3
by efaulk

Comment:
Looks like an ice cream sundae I once had - mint popcorn ooblick. Not bad.

Blues
by LevT

Comment:
(Haven't rated entries in this challenge because I'm unsure what I should be looking for. However, I'd like to express appreciation for the images that, in and of themselves, I enjoy.)
The stunning unhappiness of this child is almost unbearable. We can only pray that it's not all like this, and there's a plenitude of light as well in his life. I don't know how to say anything more.
No doubt a terrific photograph.

Behind the Church
by nam

Comment:
(Haven't rated entries in this challenge because I'm unsure what I should be looking for. However, I'd like to express appreciation for the images that, in and of themselves, I enjoy.)
There's a curious intimacy to this sparse graveyard. The toning sets the overall mood. The looming sky creates a sense of shelter, as do the structure's walls, a metaphysical windbreak. Yet it's gloriously out in the open as well, drinking in the light. Kind of breathtaking.

A curtsy for Canute
by Paul

Comment:
(Haven't rated entries in this challenge because I'm unsure what I should be looking for. However, I'd like to express appreciation for the images that, in and of themselves, I enjoy.)
This goes to show that the possibilities of beauty are infinite. So cleanly formulated and, in its own depths of expressiveness, simple. This underwater confection is then topped with the cherry of its own reflection upon the under-surface of the water. The red and blue work wonderfully together. Her hands alone could carry the entire image.

Haircut $15.00
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
(Haven't rated entries in this challenge because I'm unsure what I should be looking for. However, I'd like to express appreciation for the images that, in and of themselves, I enjoy.)
This type of image moves me with the ordinary dearness of the world.

Truro
by Bear_Music

Comment:
(Haven't rated entries in this challenge because I'm unsure what I should be looking for. However, I'd like to express appreciation for the images that, in and of themselves, I enjoy.)
Absolutely beautiful colors, sublimely arrayed. Not only the saturated blues, but also the tan, light brown beach or shoal, and that runny egg yolk. All the more poignant because it's a view of this very world.