petty meandering jellyfish
by tate

Comment:
when i first saw this i actually read the title as ‘pretty meandering jellyfish’ ..
which was slightly confusing .. but i went with it and saw what i thought the photographer was trying to convey ..
then i noticed it wasnt pretty … it was petty .. and that made more sense .. although tbh both titles did in their own way ..
so going with the petty point of view .. its like a contradiction .. which is never a bad thing .. it can make us think ..
i dont think there’s anything petty about this jellyfish ..
it brings to mind sludge, waste and all things yucky .. especially after reading that its the chicago sewer system that’s leaking all over the place ..
after saying what might be seen as a negative comment i need to add that i really like this image for its raw gritty impact ..
not everything in life is pristine, perfect and the way we want it to be .. especially our world at the moment .. this could be seen as a comment on the state of our world .. if you want it to be .. :)

Nothing to see here
by Neat

Comment:
its often the things we don’t see that end up having more impact than the things we do .. this image evoked curiosity ..
here we have a child looking at something .. what is it .. is it a bug .. a crack in the tiles .. what ??
or is she just sad .?.
the story could be anything we want it to be … and more ..
i love the editing on this btw .. its a great image .. :)

Window Sill
by Barroness

Comment:
a photo that evokes an emotion .. and you don’t get much better than that . .
i’m taken to an old dilapidated cabin in the woods .. abandoned .. the timbers are becoming eroded by time ..
and then there are the leaves .. also dying like the cabin .. broken and damaged .. 
the cabin and the leaves speak of time passing .. how everything organic will eventually pass away .. and become decrepit .. dust to dust if you will ..
i like the message .. why fight the inevitable .. our lives here are not the final frontier .. !! .. :)

Falls Memory
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
this was one of my top picks in the challenge .. not only because its a stunning image .. but also because it takes me somewhere i may never go in this life ..
your editing is absolute perfection btw ..
and when i look at this i can almost feel the soft spray of the water reaching me from the waterfall .. and i can almost hear its thunder .. there’s a sombre feeling to this that reminds me of the power of water at its most ferocious ..
talk about bringing me .. sight, sound and feeling .. into your image .. just brilliant .. :)

Cold day
by LevT

Comment:
this was the only photo in the art challenge that went straight to my heart ..
the reality of a photo is irrelevant .. its how it speaks to us that counts ..
and it spoke to me on many levels .. some quite difficult to put into words ..
but something along the lines of loneliness .. loss .. and the passage of time ..
i see the old man’s wet footsteps on the concrete .. and know that when he’s gone they’ll linger for just a while .. which makes me think of the mark we all make on the world .. will our mark be a soft whisper or a shout .. will it speak of joy or sadness .. or both ..
i see the darkness he’s approaching and wonder if it could be seen as a metaphor .. will his declining years be fraught with illness, pain and being invisible ..
he looks ragged and unkempt .. it makes me feel sad .. :(

bye
by kichu

Comment:
i struggle with not making everything perfect in my photos .. show the catch light in the eyes .. make sure the ‘horizon’ is horizontal .. keep the important elements in focus .. etc etc etc ..
so when i see something like this where the imperfections become the main story .. i find myself wishing i could embrace those imperfections in my own photos ..
this is cute and funny .. and of course there’s a story behind it .. did the photographer feel gipped because that silly bird walked out of their shot .. or did the photographer see its potential .. 
i love your editing and how the longer i look at this the more i like it .. :)

glitch
by Tiberius

Comment:
a standout in the challenge .. something that takes the viewer to places they may not have otherwise gone ..
i do like titles most of the time .. they give another perspective .. so its not just the photo .. they often tell me what the photographer was trying to convey ..
this was one of those images for me .. the title gave it impact .. although it was both the title and the image that took me down roads i’ve gone in the past and also quite recently ..
i absolutely loved the editing on this .. the grain .. the black and white .. and the way the oof droplets give this an almost ethereal feel ..
and the vignette and border work so well .
the electrical wires going off in different directions and the way the structure is standing makes me think of how we can all be pulled in different directions … do i satisfy my need or someone else’s .. and that can create glitches in our lives ..

Farm Road
by glad2badad

Comment:
brilliantly seen and edited .. and perfect in black and white ..
i love the way the dirt road is like a frame to the silos reflected in the puddle .. 
reminding me of clouds .. dirty and angry .. excellent work .. :)

lost&found
by Tiberius

Comment:
i saw this in voting .. and loved it ..
was surprised not to see this on the front page ..
it's a magic shot and so perfect for the challenge .. :)

Nick
by Neat

Comment:
you are an amazing photographer ..
i love this portrait ..
it's very special !! xx

edit to say .. i especially love the tones .. :)

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