The Missus' Morning Mission to find the Missing (Waldo X 3)
by Citadel

Comment:
I've had a good look at and think about this shot. It's a definitely interesting approach to the shot, and some of what could be seen as technical defects actually add to the character of it for me. There is clutter in the background (on the shelf); well, there is clutter in real life. There is food on the table; yep, breakfast time. The whites aren't white and the blacks aren't black (there isn't really very strong contrast in the shot); well, I don't always have great, beautiful, perfect light when I'm eating breakfast, why would you? My initial take on this missed some of its subtle character. I'm glad I took another look, it's a really interesting shot.

In the Rough
by soup

Comment:
Intrigues me for its take on the challenge, but beyond finding Waldo, I can't find much else going on here. The greens are okay, but a bit more contrast and perhaps even more saturation, might have made this call more to me.

A Walk in the Park
by BrianR

Comment:
Good choice here for the challenge; the colors blend together well, and the scene has lots of interesting things to look at. Some of the little distractions seem to be drawing me away from this image, though, such as some of the things you can see through the trees on the left, or the house (or something colored) above the woman's head. Nice textures in the trees, though, and a good overall effort here.

Smoke Break in the Cloisters
by surfdabbler

Comment:
Interesting image, with so few colors throughout but not b&w; I like the perspective and there are interesting things to see, but for some reason I keep finding my eyes drawn to the brightness of the lights, lingering there and not looking down the path. Maybe that's what would happen if I was there, and I would trip and fall because I was looking up at the lights. Interesting shot.

At the Holiday Inn (Yes, he's there!)
by Elaine

Comment:
I had to look at this a few times, each time wondering why the focus was soft. Was it an intentional attempt to keep us from finding Waldo? Was it done intentionally to reflect what we often feel when we see this view (for me, it's that I'm late somewhere, or for something, and never really stop to look beyond just finding my place)? In any event, it made me stop and think, and look some more, at something I don't often look at. And that's a good thing!

Waldo at Water: A Study in Leisure
by elizadeb

Comment:
Pleasant image here, with nice blues in the sky and reflected in the water. Looks like a nice calm place to just sit and relax. I'm not finding a lot to look at here, though, and the only thing that seems to grab my attention is looking for (and finding) Waldo (thus, meeting the challenge well).

Waldo in the Woods
by bdenny

Comment:
Interesting processing here in a nice woodland scene; the processing and composition work well to draw attention away from Waldo, and it take some time to find hims. The shades and colors are really cool, and I half expected to find Waldo as an elf or a king or something. Lovely shot.

Looking at you
by ourwebstop

Comment:
Interesting space, well captured and presented. Waldo was easy to find, but that doesn't really matter to me (I'm looking for interesting images here, not Waldo). This looks like the kind of place someone goes to get away from things, but it looks very purposeful, planted, planned, with all the trees in nice rows. I might have tried to eek a bit more contrast out of this image, to the brights were a bit brighter and the darks a bit darker, but generally it works well for me.

The Living Among the Dead
by charliebaker

Comment:
I thought there would be a lot of selective desaturation in this challenge, but didn't expect one that would use it so subtly or creatively. Just the tiniest splash of color, hidden behind shades of gray. I generally like the image, with an interesting perspective and good choices for the lines (running front right to rear right and rear left). Composition is good, though the brightness in the back headstones is a bit distracting to my eyes (though perhaps you were using that to draw attention away from Waldo?). Well done.

Where's Wendy?
by WeatherGurl

Comment:
Very interesting take on the challenge, and the person's face (reflection? through the bottom?) works well here for that purpose. As an image, it doesn't really reach me beyond being a sort of puzzle. Not really my thing visually, but well done and definitely in keeping with the spirit of the challenge.