Auditory hallucination
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
This is a very unique and creative idea, and I think it was very well executed. The added lighting and angle to catch the gold notes the way you did contrast well with the dark and light areas throughout. This should have easily been in the top three, after reviewing all of the images - this would have been my pick for blue.

Frequency
by Sisto

Comment:
Really clever idea here, and great job with the lighting as well as the perfection with the bends of the mic cable. Well deserved top 3.

The Barr Brothers
by Dudski

Comment:
Fantastic image, love the light, color, clarity and dimension here. I may have cropped a little higher with the black at the bottom, but fantastic shot - well deserved in the top 3.

Woman In front of Mirror, 2015
by ShutterRev

Comment:

Originally posted by backdoorhippie: A little over sharpened, and it feels like she's about to laugh instead of weep. Close, but not quite.

I was unawares a woman looking in the mirror must be weeping... I guess the heart wants what it wants though, and as always... vote accordingly :)

crossroads
by klkitchens

Comment:
This is like a rough draft image of a great emotive scene that anyone who has worked a line would understand, taking a moment to collect yourself. If the IQ wasn't so painterly, I would have tagged this much higher.

R.D.
by Ivory

Comment:
I like this image for this challenge a lot. It is a touch of a nod to the Apocalypse Now era Dennis Hopper photos, at least from how the model looks. I gave this a 9, I think a little more lighting balance, and sharper focus on the eyes (since he is making contact) would have been an easy 10.

No Regrets
by MAK

Comment:
Perfect emotion here, great model, love the entire composition of this image right down to the noise. I think you will wind up with a nice blue ribbon for this entry, my only 10.

Trust thine spotter.
by ShutterRev

Comment:
Never got stuck, we all made it through this section fairly easily but I thought the rocks here were particularly aesthetic.

Originally posted by illini75: I hope they got out

smoke and mirrors
by tanguera

Comment:
Had I voted in this one it would have been a 10. Great creative shot that makes you pump the next image brakes and look closer.

over-the-line
by 2mccs

Comment:
Great shot, gave me pause.