Lone Sunset
by ralfw

Comment:
Did you hand hold this shot and use higher shutter speed to keep it from blurring? The out of focus plant in the foreground would look better if you had used a tripod and slower shutter speed and smaller aperture. From the yucca plant out to the horizon it looks just superb! The composition with the spindely looking plant on one side is very good with the layered clouds behind it.
I like your comment on this one.

The Queen Of Lines
by xXxscarletxXx

Comment:
This image really has an aborigonal flavor to it. The black area on the forehead makes the shape of the face in the image grab your attention, even in the thumbnails. It seems somewhere between body paint and dreamland rock drawings. The one sided composition is also a powerful part of what makes it work, as though she is peering out of a door frame into the room with you. The only distraction is the touch of light in the upper right corner, but maybe you left it to show the hair line there. I enjoy seeing what you have been doing as you have such a unique way of seeing and capturing what you see.
Very creative and great imaging with the B&W and high contrast. I can't understand why it placed so low in the challenge.

Terminal Frost (from A Momentary Lapse of Reason)
by DrAchoo

Comment:
I'm glad that you went back for more. The frost and red in front of the green and brown background really make a scene worth looking at. Just lovely in color and composition, your usual fine eye for what makes an image shows again in this one.

Butterfly on Orange Flower
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Every thing was just right when you clicked the shutter on this one. Thanks for posting the pic and also the location. I may want to go there some day when I am in that area. The soft green background really makes the strong colors in the subjects look good.

Marion Feed Store
by SandyP

Comment:
You were right with your comment. The color treatment is excellent for this too.

Sub-Humanz
by tmhalling

Comment:
Good B&W photo with a great theme. Good contrast, and good subject. I'm still grinning.

Sleeping City
by nixter

Comment:
Looking at the orij and the finished image, I would define USM as "User Supplied Magic" in this case.

Diagonal outtake
by nixter

Comment:
Thanks for showing the rest of the scene. Did you try a level shot at the side of the loading ramp while you were there shooting for the diagonal challenge? Like the gradient in the sky, and the weathered looking wood tones.

Diagonal outtake
by nixter

Comment:
Thanks for showing the rest of the scene. Did you try a level shot at the side of the loading ramp while you were there shooting for the diagonal challenge? Like the gradient in the sky, and the weathered looking wood tones.

Brown Outtake-desat
by nixter

Comment:
This one bends the frame too! I think that the one that you entered was the best of these by far. This one is close, but just does not have the golden "honey" colors that are in the "Diagonal" entry.