Ye old Red White and Blue
by MQuinn

Comment:
The negatives are the framing (cutting off the top of a very important part of the picture, while including a bit of unnecessary stuff on the side) and the clipping highlights/ burning white, possessed feel of the building. On the positive side, regarding the sky, I like the way you were able to capture the feel of night, but still make out color and clouds, and I love the light from the fireworks on the top of the building. To me that is the best part and without it may have scored this a 4. With it however, I gave this a 6, and a super long comment! :)

Natural Lighting
by MrJCasanova

Comment:
"Brilliant" (pardon the pun) concept here! Not a perfect photograph necessarily. I think the white balance could be better, not a giant fan of the textured background, "burn edges" seems a bit strong, and the writing at the top and the small blemishes on the glass adds just a little distraction... but on creativity alone I gave this one high marks, and expect it to do quite well!

Glass Through Glass
by craigdm

Comment:
Really wanted to like this. I definitely like the very dark/low key feel to it. I'm afraid it's just too dark to make out much.

in the lookingglass
by cutout

Comment:
This is a superb image. Probably my favorite I've seen in this "genre" in quite a long time. Well done!

30,000 Pieces of Tiffany Glass
by markwiley

Comment:
Stunning. Sharp. Elegant. 8 :)

A Game of Two Halves
by eyestrange

Comment:
Was a little torn on this one. It's not quite low key it seems, so maybe could have used a slight adjustment to pure white (maybe 244ish?) to give it a bit more pop. Nice use of shadows, blacks are very nice and I love the focus. A cool image for sure, I scored it a 7. :)

Windows
by ThingFish

Comment:
A very clever idea and take on the challenge. High marks from me, well done!

Chihuly
by franktheyank

Comment:
A very cool image with a LOT of potential! I would have loved to see a bit more done with the colors and lighting. Color wise, maybe play with the greens a bit to give this a bit more life. For the lighting, I see there is a diagonal line going down the image separating the dark from the light, maybe use a little dodge/burn or put a levels mask on it to exaggerate that a bit more. Overall one of my faves, I scored it an 8 and expect it to do very well!

Pure
by nickyb

Comment:
Not wildly original, not an extraordinary capture necessarily, not a giant fan of the bottom left being so dark almost creating a half vignette... HOWEVER this is probably my favorite image of the challenge. The colors are very pleasing and work well together. The smoothness of the globe right above the strong metal texture below it, and the sharp focus in the center with the rest of the image giving off a soft focus, almost mystical feel. I don't know how well this will do, but I know I love this, and scored it a 9.

A strange tide
by Cory

Comment:
I scored this an 8 and have a bit of a tough time explaining why. It was my gut reaction to the image, so it undoubtedly deserves it. I know like the sharp lines, I like the rule of thirds with 3 different textures. The small light in the background on the right is a perfect counter to the light in the foreground on the left. Not sure how many of these things were intentional lol, but this is my highest rated image of the challenge nonetheless. Keep up the good work.