Near the sky
by Luca66

Comment:
A very pretty landscape, and it fits the rules of the challenge. Technically, very well done, but it lacks the "Wow-Factor" for me. Maybe a tighter crop around the building would allow some of the detail in the rocks to come out.

Looking up into the gills of a fungi
by tonyg

Comment:
Wow. The color is really good here. The lighting is perfectly done to get that "glow" through the edges. However, I wish the DOF had been tweaked to get the whole thing in focus. At least for me, in abstract shots like this where my eye is wandering all over the place, I want the whole thing to be in focus. To me, this just isn't as sharp as it could be. Nice job, though.

Roman columns
by pmotta

Comment:
Meets the challenge well. Good use of black and white, something that is generally overused here, but it adds to the feeling of age of this photo. The exposure and DOF are good too.
However, the composition seems a little off for me... It looks like a cave wall or something at the top of the photo's foreground. It leaves me asking "what is that".

Hard Working
by glad2badad

Comment:
A response to your response...

I finally was able to put my finger on what bothered me about this picture.

The boots are positioned in a manner such that they _should_ have feet and legs in them. Like you caught the lumberjack mid-stride. But there is no lumberjack, making me wonder if the lumberjack is a ghost or something.

Instead, what you seem to be going for here is a "tools of the trade" type shot. You've got the axe in a position of rest. Why not mess the boots up a little, like they've just been taken off the lumberjack's feet? Muss the laces, pull out one of the tounges, maybe even knock one over on its side...

The feeling of unrest that I just couldn't put my finger on until now is that this shot looks TOO perfect... like the lumberjack was just vaporized by aliens or something.

sunbathing
by stek

Comment:
A nice scene.
The title and composition suggest that the bird should be the focal point, but the bird is lacking detail due to overexposure, lack of focus, or both. I'll bet that you framed the picture and took it, which resulted in the camera metering for the darker fountain, instead of the light bird. If your camera can be made to lock the exposure and focus then you should meter for the bird and then compose the photo. Else, you could increase Depth of Field to get the bird AND the fountain in focus, but don't go too far or else you'll bring in the column or the ground, which would be a problem, in my mind. I do like the border.

September Fairyland
by JunieMoon

Comment:
A very distracting scene, perhaps it would have been best to crop significantly to focus on a particular section of this landscape. Doesn't illustrate the ROT as sharply as many other entries, instead it's just good composition...
Also sharpness is lacking and it's very hard to make out any particular detail.

Where's My Cracker ???
by JayWalk

Comment:
Stark, sharp contrast, sharp focus, love the dark background. Lighting is perfect, border is even good. Complaints? None. Very well done.

Diverge
by justin_hewlett

Comment:
Good entry for the challenge criteria. Clearly USES the ROT and makes an example of it, not just a shot that is composed according to the rule. The sky is nice, the colors are vibrant, the focus is spot on, DOF great. I even like the black border. Great job!

Scorched Hill Sunset
by lynnesite

Comment:
Very nice example of the ROT, good entry for the challenge.
The colors in the sky are a little dull for me, I wish they "popped" a little more. The detail in te foreground is really good. The lines of the mountain lead the eye RIGHT to a ROT intersection, which is perfect.

GO: The Ancient Game of War
by bbmohr

Comment:
This is another photo that awesomely captures the point behind the challenge. Many photos are examples of the ROT, this one IS the ROT. Good job. Nice and sharp, good contrast.
Gripe? Only one. The super reflectivity of the marbles isREALL distracting. Instead of cleanly going across the lines of the ROT, I'm drawn to staring at the marbles and trying to figure out what's being reflected in them. I have no idea how to fix that other than dulling spray, and I have no idea how effective it would be, but that's what's keeping this from being a 10.
Great submission!