Fluffy Fish
by PDavis

Comment:
Hope you can explain how this links to 'HOPE' - I'm struggling

Bands of Hope
by giega

Comment:
No idea what they are, but the image is very nice. There must be a connection between 'livestrong' and hope, but its not clear to me, though I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

In Awe Of It All
by Heavenly_Wings

Comment:
Can't make the connection with hope at all - you will have to explain this to me after the challenge ends.

Every Mother's Hope
by newtune3

Comment:
Nice, fits the challenge well.
Looks as though you had to twist his arm to sit for you ;-)

To be Touched by God.
by vtruan

Comment:
Title hits the mark, but what the northern lights/clouds have to do with it is a mystery to me.

hope it wasn't deliberate!
by marlin

Comment:
pushing the limit of the challenge in my opinion, but I won'r mark you down for that.

Everything is in the mid ground to distance, this really needs something close up to give the image an anchor point, the tree doesn't really do it for me

our hope comes with the dawn
by clay808

Comment:
nice sunrise / set, but thats all I can say
there needs to be some other aspect to the image than a pure sunrise - well at least in my opinion

Without His love we would have no hope.
by curt57

Comment:
Whats the zig zaggy thing over the painting ? - very distracting, but then i guess you would fall foul of the 'artwork' rule if it was not there..

sorry - not too impressed with this

I hope I Break the Pinata...
by petspics

Comment:
Well its nice enough, but its got a 'snapshot' quality which is going to go against it.

The background clutter really takes the eye away from the main focal point. I think you could have chosen a different viewpoint to eliminate the clutter. Also those shadows entering the frame from right bottom really don't help.

Hits the challenge, but drastically let down in execution.

Lighthouse
by garlic

Comment:
I'd love to understand your thought processes connecting lighthouse with hope. I'm really struggling with it.

However, as a lighthouse image I find this really excellent work, great tonal quality and composition.

now how do I mark this ... I may have to come back when I've seen the rest.