Under the red roof
by primabarbara

Comment:
Barbara - I was one of your 4's on this image - obviously out of sync with the masses, but here's why I landed low on it:

There are certainly attractive elements here (graceful arcs of the river bank and the bridge echoed by the dark tree trunks to the right; the red/black contrast of foliage and tree are nice elements). The reds of the leaves at the bottom of the image are deep and opaque by virtue of having no backlighting. But the backlit reds at the top of the frame the are way oversaturated to me, to the point that they overwhelm everything else in the image.

But clearly my assessment doesn't align with the photo's scoring and ranking... and my tastes tend to be with monochrome or more subtly saturated scenes. That's what I like about DPC - there's room for all of us. Congrats on the 6+ score and excellent placing.

leaves fall. a page turns.
by tanguera

Comment:
The minimalist approach intersects with the complementary color palette and quirky story (original and interpreted by Don and Mita) come together so well.

Falling in Every Direction
by posthumous

Comment:
I'm a sucker for camera motion effects whether caused by car or otherwise. This is remarkable, Don. As noted in your title the motion seems to be multidirectional in ways that don't seem easily explained by direction of travel only. Wind? Bumpy ride? Rollover? However you brought this to life is less relevant than the disorienting result.

Stalking the Stalker
by vawendy

Comment:
I originally found the substantial negative space to be too much. But then, the expanse of blacks make the distraction of the second stalker more powerful. I keep landing there and losing the subject. I can't help but think that if this were my image, the disembodied eyes might be appearing in unexpected places throughout my image collection. Cool idea.

landscape with ladder
by tnun

Comment:
What I really like is the blending of images that on first impression I see as a grunge textured sky... but after sinking in for a bit, begins to reveal itself as its own image.

Entrance
by posthumous

Comment:
Hard to imagine that in a Extended rule set that an image of this visual and thematic complexity would end up here. This is a remarkable and powerful composition.

When we can see no difference, there is no game.
by glad2badad

Comment:
Didn't get to vote this round, but this photo really caught my eye. Not only for the light and processing, but the sentiment of the title. Well done, Barry.

The Colors I Want
by Waitingsilence

Comment:
Terrific. Well conceived and executed.

overseers
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
Didn't get to vote this round, but... this is fabulous. Would have been at the top of my list! Bravo!

being
by 2mccs

Comment:
This keeps bringing me back. Still. My top score this month.