Still of the Night
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
This has the mark of JDannels - whoever the photographer is, you have produced a beautiful picture that certainly evokes the idea of 'stillness' for me.

Begging in San Francisco
by kkravchik

Comment:
The sense of motion of the passers-by certainly helps to reinforce the stillness of your central subject. An interesting and thought-provoking photograph with a strong narrative.

Portrait of a Mad Man
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Must run in the genes...

Say what?!
by hanneke

Comment:
What an incredible narrative one could weave around this. Superbly done!

The Petite Sophisticate
by scalvert

Comment:
With the exception of the fact that the child appears to be wearing lipstick, this is a goreous portrait. A very sweet looking model who looks as though she has bags of character, lovely even lighting that compliments the mood of the photograph perfectly. So far my only 10.

A Concerned Passenger
by cook86

Comment:
Yep, I don't think I would be too happy being a passenger either!

You've Got Spam
by muur88

Comment:
This makes for a great candid'street' photograph, but loses marks from me in terms of this particular challenge. Had the woman been engaging in some way with her phone, I suspect I would have scored much higher or had the advert featured a mobile, but as it is the mobile seems entirely incidental to the, admitedly good, photo.

Pointilism Bench
by samnotis

Comment:
'I hope somebody likes it' - well, I did, and gave it an 8. I can't believe it is languishing down near the bottom of the rankings. The soft focus was lovely, and yes, I do think the noise gave it the feel of a pointilism painting. And I still like it, too!

War Of The Worlds
by rosiehall

Comment:
I had expected to see this much higher in the rankings (I gave a 7)! I liked the idea, the composition, and felt the grain added a positive dimension to the image - so many entries to this challenge appeared to be good photos that had noise added to make them fit the challenge, thus ruining the photo in the process.

out for a skate...
by ralph

Comment:
Whoa, only 5.2? I loved this, and gave it a 9 - to my eyes the composition is outstanding and the background, while a little strange, compliments the photo perfectly. The grain looks 'right' with the photo helping to suggest cold and winter, rather than with some where it appeared as though it had just been slapped on to fit the challenge....