Contemplating Rothko
by Bear_Music

Comment:
How very recursive... I'm looking at art depicting someone looking at art. Makes me wonder what they're thinking, and if they'd wonder the same if they saw a photo of me looking at this. Nice composition... the man on the left, also with his hands behind his back, must be looking at something equally fascinating, but we're left to contemplate what it is that has captured his attention.

The Endless Stream
by HalldorIngi

Comment:
One of the more traditional, DPC voter friendly landscapes in the challenge, but the art isn't missing, by any stretch of the imagination. Wonderful composition gives this balance... the detail in the sand is balanced by the blurred clouds... beautiful purples and blues dominate, but the hint of pink and red adds warmth.

the usual suspects
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
Beautiful underlying symmetry with the architecture, but the lighting, and the people add a dynamic dimension that takes this from "meh" to "wow".

A Sense of Scale
by nam

Comment:
This is a beautiful example of the art of tone and colour. Addition/inclusion of the human element adds an emotion, a warmth. Well done.

Structure
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Beautiful architecture art. The contrasts and details are superb, and the composition is fantastic.

Forsaken
by Neat

Comment:
A beautiful image, that would not be out of place on a gallery wall, or on an album cover.

9:17:32
by chazoe

Comment:
Another excellent example of the art of balance, or contrast. This is a beautiful image that give so much to the viewer willing to stop and contemplate the juxtapositions presented. Great entry.

Chasing Pavements
by Melethia

Comment:
This is an excellent entry for the Art of 2014 challenge. It has a nixter feel to it, and I rate nixter is one of the most artistic photographers to ever grace the halls of DPC. I love the composition: on the right the shadowy partial figure in the foreground and the large, shadowy tail of the plane; perfectly balanced by the finer detail and colour of the image on the left... beautifully framed into a polyptic by the window structure. Add to that, the effects of the sun, reflecting off the paint on the tarmac and highlighting the rain and/or dirt on the glass... wonderful stuff.

frequency
by bohemka

Comment:
WoW! This is an amazing image. Taken the "traditional" beauty of the Ansel Adams forest type image, and made it so much more. The movement makes it dynamic... alive. The title adds another dimension, make me go back and notice what was only felt on first viewing. It's deep and beautiful.

Ghosts of Winter
by giantmike

Comment:
Has an Ansel Adams feel to it. Nice composition and processing. There's an eerie, haunting feeling to the image... the spikes created by broken branches adds a hint of horror. Lots of feeling/emotion generated when one stops to take in the image fully... something that the 30 second voters will miss completely, I feel.