Daylight Illumination
by dahved

Comment:
Hey David - nice shot! It looks a bit like a face towering over the viewer. I gave this one a better score than what you got overall, and was happy to see this is yours now when reviewing the challenge entries. I think you've come such a long way! Nice job with this one.

Circular perspective
by Melethia

Comment:
Nice hotel you're staying in there, Deb. What a great shot this is. I voted around 80% before I fell asleep. Yours must've been in the 20% I missed. I love how transparent the walls look, nearly giving the feeling of the staircase being free-standing in the sky. Way to go with another top 20!!

Archview
by MattO

Comment:
Matt, congratulations on the top 20 and especially the personal best! I was one of your 6 10s, thought this would ribbon for sure. The processing is amazing - really, really well done. You go... keep it up, and there will be a ribbon on your page soon!

At the Edge of Wilderness
by dsidwell

Comment:
Congratulations on another wonderful photograph, David! This is really perfect for this challenge, and gorgeous! What a lucky guy you are to have this setting in your life. And what a lucky WPL3 team we are to have you :-)

Seagull over NYC.
by petrakka

Comment:
I really think this is a great composition. The sky is very dramatic and I like how the city is dwarfed to the point of being a border for the sky and gull. However, the haloing around the gull is the first thing I saw. It's pretty distracting. Bet this would look great with a little less sharpening on the bird, although the sky looks perfectly sharpened as it is.

lonely walk
by Stagolee

Comment:
Great! Love all the shadows and the simplicity in this complex geometry.

From the Preys Perspective
by cryan

Comment:
I like the idea, and the light gives some interesting color and luminosity. For me though, the focus and the lack of light on the top of the subject detract quite a bit. Hope you don't mind my input.

Miss you!
by birkin

Comment:
I gave this one an 8. I can't believe that people think this doesn't meet the challenge, but maybe I've lived in Sweden too long. Still, I thought that even in the US there are postcards of everything under the sun. This is a lovely photograph. The lighting and melancholy tones fit the "Miss you" title perfectly. Whatever your score, I think you did a wonderful job!! Sorry this was so under rated though.

San Diego, California
by rkligman

Comment:
Great clarity, but looks a bit oversharpened, particularly in the feathers. Might be nice to see a tighter crop at the bottom (with smaller text) because the brown rock or wood is tough to identify. Cool looking bird!!!

Welcome To Florida
by Physics_Guru

Comment:
The composition is lovely here. I like that it is centered, contrary to the normal rule of thirds. I also think the lighting is perfect and there's very good color. But I do have some critique as well: This image could've really benefited from noise reduction, as there is quite a bit of visible grain, especially in the sky. Also, it looks like the image is tilted clockwise a few degrees. If the noise were reduced and the image were straight with the horizon, I think your overall challenge score would've been quite a bit higher. But I like the image a lot, as described above. Well done!