The Drive Home
by alanfreed

Comment:
Classic long exposure cityscape. Amazing how many people take night shots but fail to include an sense of the passage of time for a challenge like this. The is perfectly executed and technically superior and will finish high in the challenge.

Over Troubled Waters
by MAK

Comment:
A very nice bridge picture and the color works. Though it will make the bridge look more tilted you might consider making the river horizontally level. Viewers will associate that more with a level horizon than the bridge. Though this is probably a timed exposure shot the river shows it to be quit short and there is little evidence of the passage of time. DNMCers will fault you for this.

an Apparition
by Fastexposure

Comment:
Very interesting concept and photograph. Fits the challenge topic exceptionally well. Technical quality is OK and soft background works.

The guy above and to the left of her head is a distraction. Because he is holding something unidentifiable viewers are attracted away from your main subject to speculate what that might be. Plus he looks like he is sticking out of her head. It is hard to put a finger on it but your model's pose is a little off. Her facial expression is fine for your intent; I think her her posture is wrong. She is very attractive but her slump distracts from her beauty and the quality of this fine image.

Great Shot
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Excellent composition, great technical quality, exceptional execution of your idea. Should anyone fault this image for any reason I'll volunteer to argue with them for you. :) Great capture!

A Little Night Work
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Interesting compositionally. Color is very good and technically it is fine. It would be nicer if the top and bottom edges were absolutely strait with the edge of the frame. Looks like that might be caused by lens distortion. Regardless of length this image shows little evidence for being a long exposure and DNMCers will probably rate it lower because of it.

Morning Glory
by Judi

Comment:
Composition and framing is good, nice clarity. Sunrises are always a good source of a great picture. Your choice of color processing ruins the composition for me. You crossed the border from exotic into false coloring. Regardless the length of the exposre there is little in the composition to suggest a long exposure. Viewers will likely fault you on both counts.

The Reflective Eye
by GrayGhost

Comment:
What a nice shot. It captures the feeling of an impressionist painting with the way you have composed and processed it. Excellent, excellent work.

Water Colors
by Neil

Comment:
Nicely composed riverscape. Captures the feeling of fall using a somewhat surrealistic presentation. The detail in the delicate branches and foreground leaves are its strongest characteristics. Though the bright area in the center of the sky adds drama to the composition it is a bit over exposed. You might want to try toning that down a bit to see how that looks. The right side riverback seems a bit "busy" with its great amount of detail. Perhaps adding a little blur on just that area would soften its overcluttered look. Overall this is a very, very nice shot.

Stars and Stripes
by Gunnsi

Comment:
Been nice to have included the whole of Ursa Major (at least the big dipper part) in the composition and less of the foreground.

PONDEROSA PINES
by Nald

Comment:
You have created a wonderful mood with color, lighting and perspective in this composition.