A Dirty Canvas
by kausikmpi

Comment:
99th?? Geez, should have placed much higher in my opinion.

Fire In the Sky
by Ivory

Comment:
One of my four favorites. Probably my top favorite in this challenge. edit: Yep, definitely my favorite. I just adore the colors in this image.

I feel like Chicken tonight.
by owen

Comment:
One of my four favorites.

Surreal
by Gaby_G

Comment:
One of my four favorites. Looks like a beautiful fantasy poster.

Thoughts of Beauty
by escapetooz

Comment:
Oh my goodness! What amazing lighting. I rarely see an effect like this that works so well.

I'm Still Fly
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
Hiya! I like this shot because it's so fun looking. It brought a smile to my face. What would have made it stand out for me is if you were interacting more with the sky - maybe if there were a cloud in the foreground that you were using your hand to push away, or something like that. As is, it looks too much like you and the background are two seperate elements. I do like the feeling of motion that is created by the streaks in the clouds - that does bring a bit of unity to the shot. Good luck in the challenge!

New York Skyline Solarized
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Very "urban" looking processing - suits the subject very well.

Torn Sky
by kausikmpi

Comment:
I could do without the border (maybe just the white one would be nice) and the hands could be a bit smaller (right now they seem to dominate the image) but otherwise this is great.

Large Sunspot
by cloudsme

Comment:
While a very interesting image, it just doesn't say "sky" to me. Something in the sky is not the same as the sky.

My World
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I don't see the sky here as a key element. Instead it just seems to be negative space. Perhaps if there were more variation in the sky (clouds in different places) it would be a different story. Overall I do like this shot - I saw a thread a while back linking to examples of this, and I have to say yours ranks right up there with what I've seen.

edit: I was thinking about it a bit more... I think the main problem is not the negative space thing. A "key element" does not have to be a subject - I felt that way when I first wrote the comment but I have changed my mind on that. I do still think though that this image does not say "sky" to me. That is really probably a combination of two things: one, I am not used to seeing a sky presented in this way (surrounding the earth like that) and two, there are no clouds really, nothing to say sky except the colors of blue and white presented in what looks to be a vague "gradient" fashion. The first thing I cannot penalize you for, but the second I can. I think if you had chosen to shoot on a day where the clouds were throughout the sky instead of just low to the ground it would have helped a lot.

The main thing is, I am bumping your score a bit because of my revised thinking, but at the same time it is not the score I would give to this same image in a free study.