Peace of mind
by terje

Comment:
Maybe you were going for this look, so if that's the case then just ignore the rest of this comment. This is a really nice photo destroyed by post processing. Completely unnatural looking sky and shore. Looks like you captured just the right amount of motion blur on the water but the processing on that reef or shore or whatever keeps stabbing me in the eye every time I start to glance at the water. Again if this was your intent then go with it, but imo you need to ban yourself from touching hue/sat for a good long while.

Illuminated from behind...
by strangeghost

Comment:
Very nice capture. Love the light and the colors. Hope it does well. Good job.

Thin
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
Very, very cool abstract. I hope this scores very well. 9.

Hidden Facts
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Great shot but the overuse of USM really takes it down a notch.

Sunset Wall
by lkn4truth

Comment:
Very nice BW. Good eye for composition here, I love how all the various shades are represented in those trees with just the perfect amount of negative space here and there to keep the shot lively. This won't score as well as it should, but here's a 9 from me.

Being and Nothingness
by alfresco

Comment:
Hope to see this ribbon. About the most unnatural looking landscape I've seen short of IR, but still pleasing to look at.

UPDOWN
by wavelength

Comment:
I like abstracts and this is a great one. I'm sure it will score about as well as my abstracts always do, so here's a 9 to ease the pain.

Hermitage
by lsmart

Comment:
Nice flash work (if that's what it is), looks pretty natural. Subject is obviously the house, and then your title reinforces that. But it wasn't your fault the challenge idea was so lame, so it doesn't get held against you. Colors are nice but overall the photo is flat. Might have shot it from a different angle or taken a strong hand with curves to greatly increase the overall contrast. Lot of nice textures on that old house that could be brought out that way. Nice job.

Wood 'n' wire
by Wobble

Comment:
When presenting geometric shapes, you make it very easy for the eye to find things that are off balance, not level, etc. They jump out because everything else is so ordered. here the shot suffers from the wood frame along the top not presenting a straight line on any side. The subject itself I think is a nice choice - an interesting juxtaposition of shapes. I think some contrast boost might work here to make some of the textures in the wood jump out a bit more. The shot is a bit flat as is. Nice overall, you've got a good eye.

Triangles
by aznym

Comment:
Not sure why you would caption this 'triangles' and then submit it as a supposedly subjectless photo. Still, I'm not holding this challenge idea against anyone. The subject matter is interesting here and I like how you've presented it in black and white. I think a slightly stronger touch on the contrast would have benefited this by adding a little more pop and keeping the photo from washing out some. As is it borders a bit on being a mass of middle tones. I like to see black blacks, white whites, and everything in between. Overall this is a great entry, good luck.