Now This is a Knife
by paul58

Comment:
Killer image, pun intended. Beautifully lit. I'm a bit unsure how I feel about the shift in BG behind the handle, but I'm not gonna let it bother me.

Tribute in Light
by MPRPRO

Comment:
Strong example of compressed perspective. little blocked up in the darks for my tsates, but a powerful image.

A day on the field
by letuananh

Comment:
Delightfully understated image, well-rendered. It's good to see such "human" entries in a challenge that heavily favors the abstract.

Torre
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Love the brooding tonalities of this, the heavy, muted blues. I like it very much.

The Lower Level
by Cutter

Comment:
postprocessing artifacts (probably from sharpening) damage this remarkable image. Compositionally it's outstanding. A 7 from me.

Point and Shoot
by Marc923

Comment:
WOWZA. This one stands out big-time. Well done.

Space Needle
by ttreit

Comment:
Beautifully-rendered, muted tonalities. Perspective, obviously, dominates this image, so check that off LOL.

Beavertail Lighthouse
by djtj1980

Comment:
That Acadia national Park? Canon 10-22mm? jejejeĆ¢„Ā¢ One wonders if the processing coulkd have been a tad more luminous, but a very strong entry rgardless.

Touching The Surface of The Natural Mirror
by sz1_

Comment:
I wonder how may people thought I did this one? Me being the skiff guy and all... Lovely work, high score from me.

Not Forgotten
by Links 2 3 4

Comment:
This is quite haunting. Use of massed perspective and slightly washed-out sense of depth haze is emotionally very powerful. That the splashes of light are confined to the BG works particulalrly well. This is perhaps the most emptionally evocative entry in thsi challene, a shot that seems to "be what it is" rather than a textbook illustration of perspective devoid of emotional context. My top pick for that reason, Good luck!