Wet Colours
by msdoubletrouble

Comment:
It would be easier to appreciate this if the image was larger. I don't think that the portrait orientation works particularly well for this subject.

Abstract Hot Mama!
by Gallatin

Comment:
Your title seems to have a rather disconnected relationship with the accompanying picture. Is that the flower's natural coloration? I think that you should have gone for a more abstract macro shot of just the brightly colored portion contrasted against the surrounding white petals.

Hero...or...Nightmare
by vtruan

Comment:
The odd colors and over-processed look detract from what might have otherwise been a good image.

Journey
by fifield

Comment:
This image has a pinkish cast, which I find distracting. The DOF seems to restrict the focus to the first few feet of the image, leaving the rest of the image an odd, not-quite-in-focus feeling. If the focus were softer overall or the DOF were either much shallower or encompassed the entire image I'd have liked the presentation better. I think that rendering this in B&W would have emphasized the depth of the image, as the color seems to exist mainly in the periphery.

Souls Aloft
by justine

Comment:
This looks like the type of snapshot one gets if one drops their camera on the ground and the shutter happens to fire. Without any particularly interesting cloud formation or a clear focal point, this just looks like a random section of clouds. The B&W emphasizes the texture of the clouds, but I think that in this case the (presumably) blue sky would have been more interesting than the shades of gray.

Breathing Under Water
by pawdrix

Comment:
The fact that the hand is held palm up makes this look more like this was posed against a spotted wall and less like the person is swimming for the surface (which would almost certainly involve the palms facing down).

I dreamed ... every living thing on the planet died and all I had to eat was sand
by beamsclan

Comment:
I understand the title, but what is the person in the picture doing? Threshing the sand?

A Rock And A Hard Place Dream
by zagman

Comment:
I see two large, parallel rocks with ocean waves flowing between them. Without referring to the metaphor in the title, I'd have interpreted this an another "I wish I was on the beach" type picture. If your intent was to depict the metaphor, I think that I should see a boat or something being dashed against one of the rocks.

Lions and Tigers and Bears.. oh my!!
by Photogirl_in_Vancouver

Comment:
This is a decent photograph of a lion, but the title reinforces the idea that this has little to do with the challenge topic.

Shadows from my dreams
by Structor

Comment:
I like the clean lines in this picture as well as the strong visual momentum flowing from the upper right corner to the lower left. I'm a little unclear on how this relates to the challenge, though.