Dream Interpretation: Need to Open Up More
by Cutter

Comment:
... but opening up on just one side can lead to an imbalance.

I like this - apart from the petal which is lying flat. The lighting on this one petal is too strong giving it some very hot areas, and a different colour cast.

The rest of the flower is beautifully photographed though. The stamen are nice and sharp, and the tips of the petals are nicely *just* out of focus, giving them a nice soft appearance.

I Dream Of Spring
by beautyqn25

Comment:
A fairly nice capture of some pretty flowers. Seems to be caught in the middle somewhere as far as sharpness goes - it's not sharp and contrasty enough to show off the details, but it's not soft enough to create a soft and dreamy effect which may have worked well for this challenge.
The bright light in the trees in the background is a bit harsh too.

Your composition shows you've got the right idea for this kind of shot - keep working on them and enjoy : )

Metamorphosis
by Cantique

Comment:
A solid attempt at a bug macro. Suffers somewhat from the muddy colours and the fly doesn't really stand out strongly enough. A difficult subject to tackle - keep trying.

F r o m A n o t h e r E r a
by love

Comment:
Spooky as heck.

I love the feeling you've created with this. The blur doesn't give the usual motion effect in that I don't really feel like anything is spinning. It's all very "otherworldly" instead. The lines on the dress(?) work really well, as does the B&W treatment.

A spooky-blurry-dreamy-nightmarish-workofart-10-scoring-masterpiece!

Drummerboy
by Falc

Comment:
You have strange dreams for sure - lucky you managed to find an old army camp complete with drummer lying around ; )

The selective focus and selective desaturation both work really well on this shot to create a nice muted effect. Not a photo that leaps out and grabs me, but well shot and presented anyway.

Dream or Nightmare
by JPR

Comment:
I really have no idea what is going on here ... I like that.

A very good photo indeed. Well exposed, strong focus on the main subjects and plenty of background interest to aid the overall confusion I'm still feeling!

Lost Not Found
by Man_Called_Horse

Comment:
Excellent idea and very nicely executed. Only 2 things that bother me - the "cables" running across the tree and the red area to the right don't work well with the rest of the image. The small light in the sky is starting to bug me too now!
The backlight is superb though, and the exposure well controlled. A very strong image.

At the balcony of heaven
by marvin

Comment:
A superb cloud formation - ideal for the challenge. Strange that the clouds seem so muddy in most of the frame though. A good strong curves adjustment would have worked wonders for me here.
Good placement of the subject, though at this size lacking in detail.

kona mi
by leaf

Comment:
Nice work "losing" the background - the sofa-floating-in-space effect works well for this theme. Overall a technically good shot which doesn't particularly grab me though.

city of no return
by dragonlady

Comment:
Has a nice dreamlike quality with the mist and streetlights, but the foreground tree is too strong and grabs too much attention.