Lipstic powder and paint
by Dufus

Comment:
This is cleverly conceived and beautifully executed. It looks just a bit TOO slick and professional (like a billboard shot) to appeal to me from an artistic point of view, but it's sure a visually striking photograph & will rate very high. 7

Zip it!
by redpanda

Comment:
Pretty good. I think having a reason for the averted or obscured face makes all the difference, in terms of satisfying the spirit of this challenge. Very few entries have any reason at all. 8

Into The Light
by xcharrier

Comment:
This is very thoughtful ... a simple idea executed effectively. Well composed, especially for the point you're making. 7

Beer and knife seller in Germany
by carina

Comment:
That's brilliant! A guy who sells booze AND weapons. Such a wonderfully absurd European idea. Alas, I'm afraid the photo only rates 5 with me, it's an OK shot I guess, but the "faceless" element is nothing more than an accident in this scene ... I think it should have some artistic justification. Sorry.

View Over Monet County
by Artan

Comment:
This is very nice. Unlike the many entries where the face just happens to be turned away, this one has a reason, which to me makes all the difference. Especially like the depth of field used because it makes the photo even more "on challenge". Great title, but the image works even without it; no small achievement for this awkward challenge subject. 8
P.S. Second look ... This photo is very instructive; you don't need a breathtaking or bizarre subject to produce a high-quality challenge entry, just a clever idea elegantly executed. My own entry was a contrived load of rubbish. Lesson learned!

Cowboy
by joaquin

Comment:
If all you're going to do to satisfy this challenge is to turn the face away, it had better be done very well. This one is executed beautifully. I've rated a few higher because they incorporated an artistically sound reason for the face to be obscured, but this image makes my picks just because it is so visually and technically strong. Especially like the presence of a glimpse of right ear. 7

Time Pressure
by e301

Comment:
Other entries with "crowd" or street scene subjects are faceless only in the sense that the faces are too far away to see, or just happen to be turned away or obscured. This one is different. It has a point to it that is cleverly sympathetic to the spirit of this challenge. It's a visually striking image as well. 8

His usual seat
by lwkimages

Comment:
Very nice. A very suitable composition for the subject chosen and especially for the challenge. Plus an intelligent, thought-provoking title. 7

Sliding Impression
by vtruan

Comment:
This is a strangely appealing image. It could be mostly a PS filter effect rather than camera technique; I think it's camera, but I'm not certain either way in this case. Whatever, I've come back to it three times, so that's got to be good. 7

Franklin Field Arches
by jmlelii

Comment:
Jeremy,
Congratulations on the success of this very fine image. I may have under-voted it at 7 the first time round ... now that I have had a second look I see even more good qualities. The very nice shadows at the outer edge of the arches and down the pillars is one more positive feature I failed to give due credit for during the challenge. I think 8 might have been a better score. I am interested in the conflicting views about the inclusion of the person's figure, expressed in the comments below. I have tried the shot with and without, and I have no doubt you were certainly correct to include her. The figure gives both scale and life to the image. I can almost hear her footsteps! So well done. I learned quite a bit from studying your image. Thanks. Paul.