Not To Be So Depressive
by sahko

Comment:
This photo is so complete. Everything seems to work together. The cold toning, the mess in the background, the clothes of the subject, the pose, the look on the face and the color toning. Yes, it breathes depression.
Excellent job, one of two 10's in this challenge.

Honey, how much money do we want to blow up this year?
by drengskratti

Comment:
I know one idiot who blew up a Canon 1D Mk2 worth of fireworks. :)

The Skateboarders
by nova

Comment:
Is he afraid that they are going to steal his gun or do policemen always have their hand on their gun in your country? On the other hand, that dude in the middle looks like Axle Rose so you really can't blame him. :)

Great ' Authority' pic too btw.

Miller
by Azrifel

Comment:
I agree with the comments about the movement of the wind. Unfortunately I had no tripod with me, else I'd have shot it @ F18, ISO200 and probably a polarizer attached. The shutterspeed would need to be very slow, because the wings were not turning fast. So I opted for freezing @ 1/1000s.
Another aspect of uncertainty is the person in the shot. I should have asked him to pose, but I was not that bold. The reason why I kept him in is that a similar photo without him looked boring (The pose could be way better). I kept the grey box in because cropping it tighter made the stairs look too short and wrong.

Anyway, the photo was interesting enough to get a lot of comments, most helpful. Thank you all.

broken or bust?
by whiteroom

Comment:
Good title.
I like the idea and how the lower part of the photo looks (it looks like a 10 score). But than the background above the neck spoils it. The ugly wall and roof, the unrelated matter and especially the blown out (exposure-wise) windows draw so much attention a way. Just where you'd like to focus all of your attention on the cut off face. Averages out to a 7.

I'd like more of the background the way the floor looks. The highlights on the body are no problem for me.

Broken Home
by caba

Comment:
The light, the shadows, the lines, the dof it all comes together so well. The house seems to tell a story, the way this is photoghaphed makes me look at it for a relatively long time. I like it a lot, it is my favorite in this challenge.

The lines of the broken wall intersect and flow over in the lines of the shadow inside. As if the house knows its fate. Perhaps that explains a bit what I see.

Un-Armed Children
by Gringo

Comment:
Good subject and so very well done.

It Took Forever!
by tyt2000

Comment:
Hilarious. Because of the thin shell even the inside that we cannot see shines through and even there the creature marked the wall, splendid!

Window breakthrough
by tyrkinn

Comment:
Nice dark mood with interesting shadows and lines.

Broken tree
by RUEDISCHMUTZ

Comment:
Such a simple subject but such a strong portayal. I love it how the dark broken tree is so dark vs the bright sky (with tone preserved instead of blown out = good). The frame you made also works well with that. Good use of background elements to give the viewer a feeling about what he is looking at and in what settings.