Study in Old School
by heathen

Comment:
Gritty exciting composition, a dynamic jumble of shapes, a mix of fine detail/highlights with bold simple shapes. 9

2852 Locomotion
by hideout

Comment:
I love the subtlety of this morion blur. The train seems otherworldly, almost glowing like it's about to flash out of existence. 9

Fresnel
by undieyatch

Comment:
This is so expressive. It is Picasso's traffic light. I wonder if there's any way to salvage the beautify of this while letting it be in color? Or maybe it works so well because we are left to imagine the colors. 10

Uniformity (c.1909)
by yantski

Comment:
This photo just blows me away. When I think about it analytically, I say "big deal, he's just ponting a camera at some girders," but when I look at it, I feel like I'm falling, or rising, or is that spinning? An incredible visceral effect. That's the reaction that matters. The rest is just horsehocky. 10

Leaving Platform Nine and Three Quarters
by GuGi

Comment:
This effect was done elsewhere in the challenge, but nowhere integrated so beautifully as this. Colorful, exciting, transformational. 10

The craftman
by ustiebitz

Comment:
There were a lot of good photos in this challenge, but I reserved my 10s for photos that were unique and surprising. This is one of them. What a glorious, almost nonsensical jumble of wheels and armor! And is that an iron hand? It's probably just being hosed down, but the effect is one of a magical chariot journeying through a rainy wonderland. 10

sucker 2.gif
by raish

Comment:
Oh, thank you Raish, thank you, thank you! And I'd like to thank the Team Suck Academy, every single one of you... you all suck!

Taking The Late Train
by EssAreDubya

Comment:
I would consider cropping out the right side of the picture.

candles
by Dawz

Comment:
Truly haunting and creepy, and clearly lighting is a big part of that effect... though it seems you also do excellent makeup work. bump to 9

mortal drink
by ksenija

Comment:
fascinating piece of art. 8