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.

Ragged
by Tycho

Comment:
For this to work as well as it ought to, the middle-ground rocks need to be tack-sharp to contrast witht he ghost water. The tonal;ities of sky and water are beautiful, the overall color is lovely.

Its all legal
by Refocused

Comment:
Intriguing composition. I might prefer a true vertical for the dominant N/S element.

Rock
by gingerninja

Comment:
In many ways a very powerful image, but I have several nits. The cliffs themselves don't seem to be rendered as wella s they might be, and even though the horizon is almost perfectly level the ooveralls ense is that it's leaning slightly to the right, like it needs half a degree of ccw rotation to balance it. Finally, the very wide one-two punch of border is really hurting you here, it's greatly at odds witht he delicacy of the photo details, and overpowers them badly.