Check-ered
by shaver

Comment:
Shaver, I echo everything Becky said. I'd add that there's a certain ambiguity to this image that is pretty confusing. It would work better if, in some manner, the ambiguity were highlighted or emphasized. I'm referring to the TOPS of the chessmen "touching" the squares of the reflected board. I'm not sure how to make it work, but as executed the overall effect is visual confusion, and it doesn't really resolve well on closer examination.

Overall, a cleaner presentation, particularly in tonal values, would be a help.

Night drive
by floip

Comment:
Hah! This is flawless. I hope it does well. I submitted what I thought was a flawless ducky months ago and was hammered. All my duckies have been hammered, but to be fair only one was flawless LOL.

Square light
by Equilibrist

Comment:
I lopve this one, the deft minimalism of it. Lovely tones. I fear you are doomed, but wish you well, fellow-traveler.

Time a-Round the World
by PhantomEWO

Comment:
Dang, why didn't you set these watches so they were correct for the time zones on which they are overlaid? Nice shot anyway, I like it :-)

A Beautiful Mind
by crabappl3

Comment:
I agree, badly underrated. I wonder if a little more density in processing would have helped here? It has a sense of being a half stop or a stop overexposed, kind of slightly washed-out. I like it very much.

rich n poor
by sandeepsalwan45

Comment:
What on earth happened here? This is a horribly pixelated image. It's potentially a very nice picture too. If you don't understand how to resize images for challenges, feel free to contact me, even during the voting period if you wish.

City in the Mountains
by gr8dane

Comment:
That the headlights are coming at you is very unfortunate. How much nicer without them... The BG part is lovely.

Oasis
by Brad

Comment:
Horton Plaza in San Diego? We shot this for the architects when it was first built, in the 70's :-) A nice shot.

Peachy-Keen
by Burg

Comment:
An amusing shape that brings a smile to my face, but lackluster composition and processing both are detracting here.

peaks & valleys
by basicentry

Comment:
This is interesting and it's very nicely done in DOF and light/luminance. It lacks a defining shape, however, as if it were more of a "pattern" picture. I feel a need for the shape itself to be more dominant in this particular challenge.