A Bend in the River
by moondog

Comment:
I like these scenes, but not the HDR effect. Good to see that you appreciate the variety of textures out there, the composition is balanced although I feel a little tilt to the left (maybe I'm the one tilted). The mood probably fits the first part of the story. The wild and undeveloped, but doesn't go much further than that as a connection, probably an old shack or muslim looking model somewhere, but I understand the constraints of trying to come up with that ;) 6. because I like the scene.

To the Lighthouse: Virginia Woolf
by vikas

Comment:
Luckily it didn't take you 10 years to get there ;) Don't know if this is Godrevy at all, they all look the same somehow. A dynamic looking sky, the lighthouse probably could have gone off centre a bit more for me would help, bur it probably depended on where you shot from at the time. You've handled the light quite ok. 5 .

The Secret Garden
by lunachicken

Comment:
A good mood created that focuses more on a study of the child rather than the environment. I like how you have the faint image of the boy set in his usual surrounds. One of the few entries that really makes me feel the connection. 8.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro, by Ernest Hemingway
by hahn23

Comment:
Pretty scene, I like the shadow line dividing the peaks. The foreground treeline could have use a bit more definition (I find Nik software Viveza with control point great for this. So an inspired theme from the title rather than Harry awaiting his slow death contemplating his life. Certainly a scene for contemplation.5.

my flavoproteins flirtatiously flare as floribundas
by daisydavid

Comment:

Originally posted by tanguera: How did you manage this daisy flare????? Awesome

The iPhone did it, I'm on a really spectacular plan ;)

Fanny Hill
by disassociation

Comment:
Sure does have that alluring look. This one raises a lot more issues than what I would perceive as the first reading of the novel. Lighting is a bit uneven, the models stance and wardrobe does support the theme, and her gaze is spot on.5.

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
by Bensted

Comment:
The task of this challenge is a little like the Black Swan theory. "The extreme impact of certain kinds of rare and unpredictable events (outliers) and humans' tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events retrospectively" ;) I like the pose, mono secures a black swan too. The image has a pleasing graphic about it.5.

Call of the Wild
by BarbB

Comment:
Call of the Wild is a hard one, while a good shot of the lizzy, there's nothing for me to connect a reptile with Buck the sled dog in Alaska. The primary theme of the story is of survival and a return to primitivism, I can see somewhat that thought process here, and understand the constraints of coming up with the dog, snow, trappers etc anyway I like the shot regardless.5.

Charlotte's Web
by glad2badad

Comment:
A literal interpretation, good focus on the droplets, Charlotte is a bit of a blob though, don't know if that is her best side. An interesting one to wander the eye through all the same.5.

Marathon Man
by markwiley

Comment:
A good blur, gives the feeling of a marathon and the man at the back. Doesn't quite connect enough to the novel in any other way for me, but I like the shot all the same.5.