The letter L
by train

Comment:
Love the detail in this "L". Congrats on finish.

Only criticism is slight over-sharpening for my taste (though I over sharpen my own images now for DPC, given the criticism applied to "soft" images).

K
by paynekj

Comment:
Scored this highly, even though I did not see the "K" until after voting had closed. The "K" is worth looking for here - a deeper, more rewarding picture than many on this front (as well as technically excellent).

Why is it 550 high, and not 640 high??? Waste of 90 pixels of detail vertically, amounting to about 1500 pixels in total, that could have made a significant difference!

Z
by Albireo

Comment:
Great use of texture, Gyorgy. There is a feeling of new and old here, as well as the "Z". Lack of precision in the letter only makes this feel more real. Very slight softness in bolts (though any change might result in over-sharpness in remainder of image, I know).

PS the catch looks a bit broken...! ;)

y
by gloda

Comment:
Detail in the leaf is unbelievable - amazing for that. "y" was, as you say, confused by the legs etc. However, outside the challenge, a great shot (and a good one even within!). congrats.

B...ra
by carodani

Comment:
Great photo - I like this shot - you must have bought black flooring especially... ! Only distractions were very shallow DoF, affecting top bra and bra strap area. Not that imperfections should matter in scoring too much (I am going to be more broadly minded on this front in the future)

Otherwise, a perfect B!!

Hi Everybody!
by vasilkovaya

Comment:
Olga, I thought this was an inspired capture - great light and simplicity. Understand the composition entirely. All you needed was a cloud above the second tower to provide the dot... great pic.

Lower Reach tunnel at future man hole location.jpg
by mmckenna

Comment:
cool futuristic landscape. Lights are bright, but so is the vision. Might have preferred slightly greater off-centre composition. good shot, great location.

M

bluE-grEEn
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Great, stark, simple image. The E really looks trapped in that roofline. This is, I think, the image in the challenge that most screams "this is a photo of an accidental letter"!

"S" is for Sleek and Silky
by SandyP

Comment:
Great photo, Sandy. You must have gone to some effort to achieve this: it paid off!

Y is; my hair braking!?.
by Eren

Comment:
I like the abstract composition of this shot. The "Y" is obvious and it meets the criteria. Good creativity. The cropping is good: I like the compositional movement from the bottom left corner and the use of negative space.

The nature of the shot is relatively abstract - any detail will be limited. It also means that any distraction in the shot will be a big distraction, with so little else to look at. The right hand fork is either a slight double exposure or is hair resplitting - it detracts from the purity of the image, as does the blip halfway down the same fork. The left hand fork appears fractionally out of the shallow DoF, leaving a slight blur. There is a very slight shadow on the bottom LHS. None of these points would matter, but for the focus that is forced into the detail by the degree of abstraction utilised.

Overall, I like this image, but in the competition I skipped over it too quickly when voting. I gave you a 4, but on reflection, the skill in getting the photo and the creativity and composition should have led me to vote higher - 5 or 6 (and I tend to give very few high marks, I have noticed).

The image was not attention grabbing enough, IMO, to score highly. It was sufficiently similar in shape to a number of "stick" photos so that it did not stand out. It is an attractive image. Your score does not reflect the quality of the image, merely the voting patterns in these particular circumstances!