Masque of the Red Death
by RobotBanjo

Comment:
very well lit, and nails the challenge, ought to ribbon.

Alone
by gyaban

Comment:
The central image is a bit over the top for Poe's sense of vague dread, but this is beautifully done. i just wish the three elements were a bit more integrated.

"Resignedly, beneath the sky, the melancholy waters lie..."
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I enjoy the tense dark textures you made here, though I do wish there was some sort of central figure, you certainly evoked the spirit of Poe.

Annabel Lee
by sjhuls

Comment:
This lacks the darkness of tone I associate with Poe, It looks more like a Japanese folk tale where the object of fear is often very beautiful. Never the less it is in the cream of the crop for this challenge.

"Dreams"
by Neat

Comment:
Dreamy dread, great use of muted color and grain. Im not usually a fan of inverting the frame, but you made it work.

The Casque of Amontillado (1846)
by Ragga2000

Comment:
I do not know why i like this one so much. It is after all just a photo of an inanimate object, but the lighting and framing are so strong that it has been made so sinister, with the rays of the background cloth and the strings of the puppet, and the shadows over his eyes, the over all effect is very Poe, and it is my pick for blue

Andy Rooney Explains "Respect" to a Young Punk
by spiritualspatula

Comment:
Bummer on the timing of your Andy Rooney homage ;)

I love the textures in this one.

Mist over smoky water
by Judi

Comment:
A lovely departure from the usual front page vibrancy. This has the romantic quietude of a John Constable painting. Go Judi!

Message edited by author 2011-11-08 13:51:29.

Oh, Temper
by Equiessence

Comment:
I'm not sure how this slid all the way down here, I guess because it is a bit soft, but the moment and the amazing light earned a good score form me, I thought it would be on the front page. Oh well.

"The Cask of Amontillado" (2011 Version) by Edgar Allan Poe
by Lydia

Comment:
nice set up and technicals but the models expression (and the flat documentary lighting) seem more in keeping with the boredom of demolition than the horror of being sealed within a wall.