the Valley of Death
by Gordon

Comment by snaffles:
lovely blurry flowers. 8

the Valley of Death
by Gordon

Comment by jonnienye:
should have cropped the top off would have garnered a greater score i bet overall...

the Valley of Death
by Gordon

Comment by LadyK:
strange picture, i love it but im not sure why. good idea for this competition-7

birthday
by Gordon

Comment by Jedusi:
I'm really not sure how this fits the challenge - but looking at the photo generally . .
I like the crop - it helps give it depth,
I like the rocks coming in both side to draw the eye in.
The sky has (potentially) some nice shapes and colours.

However the whole picture looks a little underexposed - so the rocks lose a little definition and the colours in the sky are washed out. As for the person standing there - I'm afraid I'm not really sure what that's about, or why they are there.

Looks very impressive scenary though.

birthday
by Gordon

Comment by tootsweet:
I feel that this was shoehorned into the challenge. As a shot, by itself, very interesting and it could be fabulous in another setting. So, if you removed the person, resaturated the colors of the hills and sky and put it into something that communicates vastness, you've have a knock-out.

birthday
by Gordon

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Very cool looking. I don't get the title or how it relates to his scene. Hope there's an explanation in your notes post-challenge.

birthday
by Gordon

Comment by kiwiness:
I looked at it for a while. It is good. Just some kind of impact missing to give it that final kick.... can't put my finger on it :)

the Valley of Death
by Gordon

Comment by MaryO:
Mostly but not completely abstract. Maybe crop closer? The immediate foreground is pretty cool and I wouldn't mind seeing more of it.

the Valley of Death
by Gordon

Comment by hihosilver:
In the Valley of Death
We shall sow what we reap
An Oasis of Spring
In your heart you should keep

the Valley of Death
by Gordon

Comment by bspurgeon:
Too "neat" for my interpretation of the challenge. Looking for more abstract.