Knock Knock
by vawendy

Comment:
Come on in, the water's fine in this POOL. To me, the lady seems almost whimsical - I think it is the posture and the position of the hand. More like a child excited to explore a cave rather than a lady requesting entrance into the nether world. Great lighting, staging, and ghostly image capture.

Maintaining respect
by nygold

Comment:
What I find captivating about this image is the sense of motion to the markers - almost likes waves on the ocean. Not something you want to start at for a while, lest it start shifting around. Wasn't sure I liked the worker with the leaf blower, but he's not a major distraction, and is fairly easily dismissed mentally as being a part of the scene, rather than the sore thumb of my initial impression.
On a more abstract level, there is something about the feel of this picture and the ebb and flow of life and death that makes a significant comment.

ascending
by grahamgator

Comment:
I like the surreal effect captured here. The moss hanging from the tree adds to the feel.

After Midnight
by AP

Comment:
Nothing quite as spooky as a cemetery in the moonlight. Great lighting and contrast, with a rather hodge-podge arrangement of memorials. Interestingly enough, the one with the rounded top is quite similar to one in a cemetery nearby. The obelisks add a rather interesting vertical dimension.

The Haunting
by pearlseyes

Comment:
Absolutely masterful. The "aged" image, the very subtle ghost, the combination of solid and real, but at the same time faded and questionable. The decorative iron fence in multiple rows adds to the not-quite-right feel.

I made my Peace
by Jon_H

Comment:
One of the few real, positive, hopeful images in the challenge. I like how this does not deny the reality of death, but lifts one's gaze beyond. The colors are warm and closer to cheerful than somber.

The Visitor
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Spooky and nicely done. I'm wondering if the light is a bit too much; looking too contrived. In contrast to the "transparent" ghostly figures, I like that he is very solid - adding to the impression of "real". The shadow of the central stone makes very nice leading lines.

Sunset on Violet.
by jimbone

Comment:
I really liked the stark contrast and the simple marker.

Can I lend you a hand?
by Denise

Comment:
Very disturbing image - subtle, but there is one too many hands in the picture, and the "blood" on her face leads the viewer to a rather grisly conclusion. Her "dress", her expression, the simple name on the tombstone, her bare feet - all disturbing. Great staging and execution.

Peacefully Sleeping the Long Dreamless Sleep
by jomari

Comment:
For me, the dead tree(s) make this image - reaching out all over the place, touching the top of the headstone, tendrils, reaching, grasping, pointing. In addition, the contrast in this image is just right - not too stark, not too uniform. It creates just the right feel. It has a nice feel of depth to it as well.