Shattered Dreams
by Beetle

Comment:
I hope this is staged. Tough theme in this pic, but very appropriate. Great use of selective desat. Tastefully executed.

How many photographers does it take to change a lightbuld? 1 but you better have a lot of bulbs.
by fstopopen

Comment:
Excellent stop motion. Humorous title as well, and that always helps :)

I think the near-square crop works well here. You framed it well.

Technically, everything seems in order. Great sharpness, with only a hint of halos. The only thing that I would have done here is to selectively desaturate the red channel a bit, to remove that red glare off the screw.

spirit
by jmritz

Comment:
This picture gives me the creeps. The bright area directly above the woman's head appears ominous and threatening somehow. I don't know what it is, and that perhaps contributes to it. The flat, emotionless expression on her face contributes as well.

Overall I get a gestalt about this photo, but I cannot connect the dots, so to speak, as I am at a loss how to identify the specifics of exactly what you're trying to convey. Maybe if I mull it over for an hour or two, I'll be able to stumble across it. :)

Doorway to My Heart
by gruvin

Comment:
Quite a dark, disturbing theme, which fits, unfortunately, quite well with this challenge. I see that there are tall weeds which have sprouted about the door, and there is a lot of symbolism going on here. Quite creative.

Technically, not quite refined given we're using advanced editing. However, technical details should take a back seat to implied meaning in this type of photograph.

Solar Explosion
by terje

Comment:
Good stop motion. I like the background but I wish it was cleaner. While the sharpness is adequate, I think the focus/lens was not quite razor sharp.

Driven
by bpickard

Comment:
Ouch! Such a beautiful automobile, too. I love the exposure and the motion blur. Delicious irony (motion vs. busted windshield). The soft focus effect is quite pleasing.

Neglected and Run Down
by Heavy

Comment:
This image has nice pleasing dimensions demarcated by the horizon. Love the colors in the sky and I feel you did a good job with the post processing. Technically sound photograph. If I were to nitpick, there is just a slight blooming at the tree edges against the sky, which is subtle enough not to detract from the beauty of this image.

splat!
by sidpixel

Comment:
Nice use of backlighting to give this image extra interest. Love the honey like appearance of the egg white.

Shattered Idea
by Travis99

Comment:
Good stop motion. I think this one is artistically pleasing in the way you cropped it.

Suggestions
- This picture is virtually B&W. I feel that converting it to a duotone would have significantly improved it. I suggest toning with perhaps a violet color, or steel blue, to fit the mood of the photo.
- Could be a hair sharper as well.
- If you have access to a noise removal software program, could have been used to clean up some of the noise.
- Subtle levels and curves adjustment could darken the backdrop a bit.
- I would have burned the hell out of the periphery to give the shatter point a visual highlight and dodged some of the thrown glass to increase the contrast with the darkened backdrop.

These suggestions should be taken in context: it's overall a very interesting and well executed shot. Good luck.

Inner Light
by strags

Comment:
Revisiting.

Love the hues in this shot. The burning filament is also a spectacular effect. I imagine the timing must have been quite tricky. Is the yellow halo a postprocessed effect or was it light from the dying bulb? In any event, quite spectacular. :)

Technically very sound. Artistically as stated above. Bumping up.