Urban Amp
by er0k

Comment:
A very fine night-time urban image. It comfortably satisfies the challenge topic, but that's almost irrelevant, given its many other qualities. Conception, perspective, composition and execution are all first class. The light on the pipes establishes a strange, artery-like, "living building" feel. It's a 10 for me.

Don't Let Your Imagination Get the Better of You
by hopelessoptimist

Comment:
Very effective composition; it makes a striking, artistic sort of image. Looks a bit soft, but that was probably your intention. 7

Treacherous Path
by LevT

Comment:
Terrific image, beautifully executed. Not especially ambitious, from the challenge topic perspective, but I love the composition and the perfect exposure. 8

Commute to Obscurity
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Love this photograph. Many similar compositions have been done before, but seldom this effectively. Especially like the receding alternating splashes of light and dark. I doubt that this entry really illustrates "what darkness means to you", but who cares? It's a terrific image. 9

Lights Out
by geoffreyskuntz

Comment:
You must by now be fed up with all the "doesn't meet the challenge" comments, and presumably the associated poor scores. Especially as it's a pretty good photograph, and quite interesting from a compositional point of view. However, whether this light is on or off, the fact is that your image will not be seen as having any meaningful association with "darkness". Pity, because as I said, it's not a bad photograph at all. 5
P.S. Please don't take this personally. I'm also getting murdered in the voting, but for the opposite reason; TOO dark!

things invisible to naked eye
by amty

Comment:
Interesting attempt at an alternate view of things. The world of darkness as visible to a bat, or something like that? I really prefer something more emotive for this challenge, but yours is a whole lot better & more ambitious than all the many feeble "let's just take a picture at night-time" efforts. Well done. 7

Did You Hear That?!!
by mandyturner

Comment:
Great expressions! I'm not crazy about the UV-look lighting, but it does fit this Stephen King sort of scene very well. 7

Loss
by LadeeM

Comment:
This composition has a very powerful, artistic feel to it. While it won't appeal to all, the DPC's best genuine artists like JPR & Goodman & Xion (and others) will probably rate it very highly. I have more modest artistic credentials, but I agree with what I hope they will say about it! 9

Communal Insomnia
by amber

Comment:
That's very good. Unlike so many of the other good photographs of night scenes, this one has a very clever & effective challenge-related point to it. You & your TV set have just enough fellow insomniacs to make that point very well. 8

into the darkness...
by riley

Comment:
A very strange, effective image. Conveys a brooding, malevolent sort of darkness. A Lord of the Rings sort of scene. 7