wet leaves
by chimaera

Comment:
I just want to mention that when I look at pictures, I feel disappointed when I see the subject cut off without a good reason. Maybe I'm old fashioned in that respect.
To me, the center leaf is the subject. There was plenty of room to get the whole leaf into the frame. But I'm probably not understanding the picture right.

fall and be forgotten
by elmomarie

Comment:
Hope this ends up in the top 10. Gutsy. At first I thought it was someone just picking up a leaf. The title tells a good story.

Light for a Rainy Day
by mickisdaddy

Comment:
The focus might have been better placed on the candle holders even though the window is showing the rain for the challenge. I think the voters would have been able to see that even if it wasn't in focus.
It looks like the right holder is more in focus but a lot of people read from left to right and that carries over to photos. By seeing the left holder first, one assumes the right one isn't in focus either, especially in a symetrical composition. The voters will spend about 3 seconds looking at the picture and will naturally jump to conclusions.

Evening Rain
by kaidaehnke

Comment:
Top 5
The clouds look wonderful. I'd like more lightness in the boats and building but it would be hard to get that great a range without advanced editing.

Under the Weather
by scalvert

Comment:
prediction...1st or 2nd

cliche #28
by tase

Comment:
top 5 I hope

Bad Weather, Badlands
by tfarrell23

Comment:
prediction...2nd
This is just beautiful. I'm switching it to 1st.

September in Colorado
by vtruan

Comment:
That looks like snow!
I wonder what it would look like if the sky was cropped out and then some curves and sat adjustments were done to darken it up a bit.

Rain Drop
by Physics_Guru

Comment:
I don't know if this is out of focus or if a soft focus filter was used, but I would have liked it better if something was well focused, either the rim of the leaf or the drop of water.
Looks like a soft focus filter.

night rain
by agenkin

Comment:
a difficult shot well done. bravo