World
by Lydia

Comment:
Nicely assembled and imagined composite. I'll pick some nits for future reference: the sharp edge at the top of the water busts the illusion, the tree could stand out some more, and you could do with less wasted space around the subject. Nice work nonetheless.

Snowflake Trio
by Dudski

Comment:
This is really nicely processed but not really interesting outside of the cool factor (no pun intended) of the subject. In other words the overall visual impact isn't there for me. I'm assuming this is a single image and not a composite, but if it was put together I think you would have been better served with just doing one malformed snowflake.

Balance
by crik

Comment:
You've WAY oversharpened here, perhaps trying to enhance areas that are out of focus? Still, you want to avoid or at least fix all those halos.

Long Train Runnin'
by NikonJeb

Comment:
I like the idea of the symmetric reflection but there's just too much of it and it loses its effectiveness in the competition. You could probably crop in at multiple points within this shot and have something more interesting, but this is just OK.

The Gift of Life
by jjstudiosphiladelphia

Comment:
Lovely setting and well processed, but the couple needs to occupy more of the shot. I'd imagine in a large frame on the wall this works fine but not on a MacBook screen

Joshua Tree Cholla Garden by Moonlight
by wbanning

Comment:
Easily a stop dark. Falls flat and the OOF plant in the front is more distracting than anything. Other than being dark the processing is nicely done.

an odd hike
by Tiberius

Comment:
The composite is just way too random for me. It's not done badly, but it's also not done in a way that convinces me it's something.

Circles and Lines
by illini75

Comment:
Seems to be a lot more about playing with Photoshop filters than about anything to do with photography. Not my cup of tea regardless. Choosing not to vote rather than toss it a score.

Compton Island refuge
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
Around these parts there is a tendency to really overdo shots like this. You didn't and I'm so glad.

that's it, folks
by LevT

Comment:
I really like this and am bumping it a point. That said, in your processing, when you pull out details in the stuff you want us to see, get rid of it in the stuff you don't. Too much structure in the OOF areas here.