Raising the flag
by carotop111

Comment:
The sky is quite dramatic. Like the silhouette, but would like it better if the rest of the ship was in the frame. I think I''m blind...I don't see Waldo anywhere near the flag.

young one admires a traditional celebration
by Palaite

Comment:
This picture does not work very well in this challenge. The child, who is the subject of your image, should be more prominently featured. Perhaps a different angle would have been better, or the depth of field could have included the child for better focus (again by perhaps a different angle).

I think voters will be dismayed by the fact that there are at least 5 people in this composition, which is contrary to what the challenge mandates: hide a person in your otherwise personless entry. Good luck.

Wanna Play Some Hide-n-go-Seek???
by taterbug

Comment:
Hello! I see you! :-)

Concerning this photograph. Two issues which I'd like to comment on. 1) This picture appears to have been cropped originally to a small size, perhaps around 300 pixels on the long edge, and subsequently upsized to 640 pixels, which results in pixelated artifacts in place of fine detail. 2) Colors are very subdued. This might be intentional as it helps somewhat to camoflauge the model in the photo. What may have worked better would be to desaturate and tone the image.

Roots of Life
by gevorg

Comment:
I think this could have been a great entry for this challenge. Those roots are vaguely human in form and if you had a model painted white posing amid the roots, say for example near the top left portion of the photo, in semblance with the roots, this would work better in meeting the challenge. Or perhaps there really is a person here hidden somewhere, but I can't see her/him.

Suggestions: Keep entries at least 600 pixels on the long edge to preserve as much detail. This was a great idea that was hampered by technical issues.

Define Gravity!
by arjun

Comment:
As I view this photograph, I wonder, what happened to degrade the quality of this photograph as such. The composition appears to be interesting enough with the lone reflection and close crop of the edge of the water. The foliage in the foreground also adds an interesting mix of colors. Unfortunately, there is what appears to be very strong compression artifacts as evidenced by the haloing around areas of contrast. There appears to be quite a lack of fine detail...almost as if this image was cropped originally down to 300-400 pixels on the long edge and resized up to 600 pixels. The file size appears to be close to 100K which should suggest that there is enough information within. Consequently, these haloing artifacts are probably more a result of the post processing.

I think you had here a nice view and an interesting idea for this challenge. The limiting factor in this instance was the material you ended up with after the crop and post processing.

Waldo goes to the farm
by downtherabbithole

Comment:
Revisiting for comments. Excellent tonal range. Love how the light filters through the fog and the branches. Creates that old nostalgic feel.

Time-out.
by docpjv

Comment:
Nice perspective. Good clean line of columns. And there's Waldo, taking a break and relaxin'.

Learn to be nice, not nasty
by steinar

Comment:
Revisiting for some comments.

The mood is quite fitting here. The model's expression is very mysterious and dark, especially the way he challenges the camera with his piercing eyes. The swirling fog adds the right amount of mystique as well. Bumping up.

Fire in Reykjavik
by johannes

Comment:
I like the way the foreground scenery remains well exposed with all the fireworks working in the background. The sharp shadows paint the landscape. The figure standing next to the vehicle is also a nice touch. I tried shooting some fireworks with quite dismal results and I salute you for such splendid results, bravo!

Bumping up.

I´m here!
by ed-web

Comment:
Wonderfully clever and creative. Excellently executed and composed. Strong entry.