a grey day in monterey
by kmbr2001

Comment:
This is really sweet. It's so close to perfect in its balance that I find myself REAKKY wishing you'd taken the time to square the horizon precisely; that would make a noticeable difference on this image. I love the tonalities of it.

Full Throttle through Turn 3
by Skip

Comment:
This works quite well for me. The tonalities and angles of it are very forceful, they produce a strong sense of motion and direction. I wish the car were a hair further out from the right edge, but that's a nit. It may be that some people will vote this low for having no truly sharp zone, but the overall blur works for me.

Window Washer
by bobdaveant

Comment:
I like this quite a lot. It's very pure. I'd like it more if the verticals were squared up better, since geomtery's so important here, but there's not much you could to about that in basic editing.

Glassford Hill
by justine

Comment:
This works very well for me. it's the connection of the cloud to the hill that does it. I suspect others may think the hill's "not the subject" of this image, but I don't agree. Strong entry in my book.

Impressions of Fall
by Neil

Comment:
I'm in the "like it" camp. I don't require clarity of color and form as an exclusive diet. The image is very anthropomorphic, it's evocative in that way; I can read suggestions of storylines into it, and yet it's truly abstract. It makes a nice counterpoint to your more vivid abstracts.

Scissors — Deconstructed, Black
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Thanx, John, and all other commenters. Personally, I don't see how this image can be "improved"; it's exactly what I wanted it to be in every respect. Clearly, the "average voter" and I aren't on the same wavelength, but that's cool by me. I love this picture.

Scissor Girl
by willow_zzen

Comment:
Hands'down winner for the mondo bizarro ribbon in this challenge. I wish the foreward handle weren't occluding the eye socket, though.

Where the Water Meets the Land
by cghubbell

Comment:
A very nice, brooding shot, lovely how the moving water's been mistified...

Practice has begun..
by singsunshine

Comment:
Amusing construction, well-realized. The shadows clustered in the BG bother me a little... Strong entry.

Descent to Arrakis
by srbrubaker

Comment:
I find this to be simply beautiful. The balance of the composition is spot-on. The lighting is exquisite, the tonalities breathtaking. I hope it does well, but I'm afriad it's not "literal" enough in terms of the challenge. Love the title.