Winter Ebb
by Bear_Music

Comment:
It's real, but I'm enjoying this image as a mystifying abstract. It feels anatomical, inside the body, yet it's so much more. It's a package deal - the lines, including diagonals; a multitude of shapes, comfortably living together; the textures, the grain, the composition, the clarity. Dynamic. Wonderful in black and white. A gem.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

Cozy
by sanders

Comment:
Kind of noisy, but I enjoy the colors, the composition and the variety of textures, each claiming their own space. Cozy and restful, the cocoa inviting you in.

The Last Curtain of Night
by bandit

Comment:
Enchanting crepuscular rays, blessing all below. Almost looks like a volcanic eruption. Lends a singular serenity to the scene. Works hand in hand with the grazing sheep. Yet there's a gentle modesty here, suggesting, "have a look."

Sai Kung
by Tiberius

Comment:
Handsomely presented, nice composition. It's fresh and light above, yet just tucking itself to bed below. Beautiful blue, with that little nick of the moon. I love the lights on the boats below, echoing a star-studded sky.

Cloud Animals
by Lydia

Comment:
It's a whole 'nother world up there, as this image startlingly shows. This vivid, transitory menagerie plays itself out and transforms into never-ending new scenes, amazing and vivid in their own uniqueness. Enchantingly presented, alive and stunning.

Uptown Blues
by posthumous

Comment:
Here, the title seems to make it so. All you have to do is supply the narrative. And I don't know why, but there you go. Flavorful.

cloud constellations
by skewsme

Comment:
They seem to dance together in nonpareil sky. If seen through a telescope, it could be two nebulae drawing towards each other in starry deep space. Delicately suggestive, playful and ephemeral. Quite enjoyable.

The sky on that night
by Neat

Comment:
Masterful abstract, the chocolate bottom and the lovely tinted sky. It's kind of all you need to know.

Storm Brewing
by glad2badad

Comment:
Wonderful sky; seems a bit overcooked, please pardon me if I'm off base here. I like the grain and sculptural quality. Operatic. Beautiful foreground, the sensuous hills, the luscious colors. Painterly, making a strong statement.

Brewing storm
by LevT

Comment:
Amazing orange-yellow loop, a boomerang of fire wielded by ancient Australian spirits, no matter where this is actually photographed. The peaceful water is a nice foil to the sky. Wonder what happened next.