Red Barn
by BackpackR

Comment:
I can hardly believe I'm saying this, but I like these preposterous colors. 7.

My Only Regret
by bucket

Comment:
This is interesting. The lighting (including the lack of it) is theatrical, and suggests that this is a stage performance. I expect to see the man begin a soliloquy raking over the coals of his life.

Beneath all that is another interpretation, triggered by the self-congratulatory posters. How to turn 2 cents worth of coffee beans at the Guatemalan grower's end into two bucks worth of coffee at the regretful man's end. The shadowy figure in the corner is no doubt Mr Businessman, counting the beans. 9.

Unsung Heros
by amathiasphoto

Comment:
Simple but striking. Intelligence and experience in those eyes. A good man. 7.

The Melt
by Boriega

Comment:
A lovely puzzle with ambiguous relationships between the surfaces, eventually explained with a smile by the leaf in the corner. Really well seen. 7.

Combat Water Survival: Lesson 1
by molinski4611

Comment:
This is interesting. Not just a standard class photograph ... it has a strange ecclesiastical feel to it. The fact that the massed body of the students forms an echo of their own flag (twice!) is another elevating element. 7.

No Gas
by TheStick

Comment:
All the horizontal shapes are great; one one level it's a near abstract of bold blocks, some kind of secret order out of desolation. 7.

Nearer, My God, to Thee
by Shido

Comment:
Interesting photograph, not just for the celestial light beam but also for the faraway look in his eyes. 7

Reunion
by Federico

Comment:
What I like most about this is that it seems to be a mixture of players and audience. Theatre as real life. 7.

Faith
by Travis99

Comment:
One of the best in the challenge. I'm a tiny bit ambivalent about the processing but there's no arguing about the underlying image; it's excellent. Faith is indeed a lonely business, i think. And essentially a private one, as well ... no preacher required. 9.

Adolescence
by LevT

Comment:
This is an immensely clever photograph; a photograph that is both of something and about that same thing. Sort of documentary and editorial at the same time. Alas it will likely be pitifully underestimated. 9.