Grateful for Small Mercies
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
That cheery little butterfly mug looks really out of place. For this challenge I'd like the bench to be more important to the image; he could be sitting on a rock wall and the effect would be the same.

A windy day
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
Looks cold and windy as well as lonely. Difficult exposure with that much of the sun breaking through the clouds; I'd try to capture it when the sun was more obscured if I could.

Escaping the rat race
by Rompy

Comment:
Very nicely composed; the tree's hiding whatever was in the middle ground there, and the arch of the bridge frames the bench and visibly connects the peaceful bench to the cluttered city beyond.

East Bay Twilight
by jdannels

Comment:
Lovely sky and I rather like the slight distortion in the bench. I do wish there wasn't a sign or whatever that is next to it, so if possible (I know it isn't always) I might have tried a few different angles to see if I could eliminate it from the scene, leaving the bench alone to witness the faraway city.

Wet Benches
by titus_is

Comment:
Certainly lokos like a very intriguing place to be.

Le Déjeuner
by Imagineer

Comment:
I like this. I like it even better cropped tighter on top so the fence on the left runs out of the picture instead of ending by pointing at the buildings beyond.

Hidden in the Woods
by temba

Comment:
Very pretty place. I like the light filtering through the trees and the autumn colors.

Missing one
by MacroMaker

Comment:
I see a wing! Reminds me of one of those comedy sketches where people and props keep appearing briefly over the top of a couch, only hinting at what is going on that we can't see.

Benches Washed in Light
by PBJ

Comment:
Unusual use of light but really fun to see the beams this way. I like the angle so the non-benches in the background are not prominent or distracting; I imagine the view is dramatically different if you stand up. And while ordinarily I would think blowing out the sky was a bad thing, in this case it works for me. I see a little banding where the sky meets the bench on top and on the left that feels to me like it should be blurred or cloned to remove the harshness.

Off Season
by tvsometime

Comment:
Perfect angle to get all those shapes inside one another, like a mirror facing a mirror.