Liquid-Solid Blue
by ExoticChaos

Comment:
a bit better focus, and I couldn't have asked for more! Still, a solid concept (and the fact that you used ice and didn't feel you had to tie it to fire to get the opposite scores you major bonus points in my world!)

Coming and Going
by candycorn

Comment:
I like the concept, but there's too much of a grey cast to the shot and not nearly enough color to embolden the statement enough to get it past a 4.

The Game
by MrZed

Comment:
the reflections in general, and the "light bath" of the right side of the board detract from this shot far too much for my tastes.

Fire and Ice
by Chilly0999

Comment:
I can honestly say that the number of "Fire & Ice" shots in this competition has been relatively obscene, but this is also only the second that I have scored over a 2! Very nicely done, regardless of the predictable topic.

Bright Sky - Dark Beach
by jkarsgaard

Comment:
for a beach/sky picture, there's just too much middle ground. Also, all of your movement is happenning in that middle ground, and that will draw my eye every time.

Ideological Opposites from 1860's American History
by digitaldave

Comment:
absolutely perfect shot in every way I can think of, right down to the flowing Stars & Stripes opposite the crisp Confederate Cross!

Family Reunion?
by photom

Comment:
(while I realize this isn't a terribly helpful comment, I can't come up with anything else...)

huh?!

Faceoff
by paynekj

Comment:
Overall, I love this piece! My only criticisms, and I should mention that they are VERY minor ones, are that I would have prefered to see the same texture in the white background as I see in the black, and you may have been better served by shifting the image to a true B&W to eliviate the tonal differences between the "white" knight and the "white" background" -- I do find each of those just the slightest bit distracting.

OldCurves, NewLines
by banmorn

Comment:
good topic, great angle, and the lighting's pretty darned good, too! I especially enjoy the modern-esque reflections in the windows, helping to embolden the statement.

Opposite Worlds
by the-O-ster

Comment:
Great concept, fantastic angle, and the blur of moving person in the foreground opposed to the still figure in the background all lend this shot a good number. But since your main focus is on the text in the picture, a greater depth of field would have been appreciated, creating a greater legibility of "downtown".