Wellspring
by kostia

Comment:
Wonderful colors and pattern here, but I"m not sure how exactly it relates to the challenge. Is this some kind of microscopic underworld?

This IS Life
by phantomemma

Comment:
Wish I could tell what it is you are referring to in your title. Not much is clear here and exposure is poor being that you are shooting into the sun.

summer love
by gcibo

Comment:
Despite the diminutive and unusual scale here from use of what I believe to be a wide angle focal length, there is something very compelling about this image. I think it's that I find it to be both simple, yet grand at the same time. The abandoned (?) structures and animals together along with the desolate, stark landscape bring together feelings of aloneness and companionship simultaneously. Though I wish the horses were larger and less merged, and wish it were technically more sound (such as more contrast, better focus and more saturated color), I find this to be a wonderful image that makes a real statement about the existential quality of life and believe it to be a work of art. It has sparked feelings in me. Well done.

Sweetest Oroni
by Rooster

Comment:
Though the left eye is cut off I like the composition and tight crop of the baby's face. The highly pixelated and compression artifacts detract.

Life goes on
by fotomann_forever

Comment:
I'm not sure there is a cogent statement being made here, but if I'm wrong and there is, I don't like it. To me, the title is flippant and makes a statement that life is cheap. It's insensitive. I also don't like the use of bright colors or the flag here. I think the use of B&W would have been more appropriate.

American's Life
by kenedf

Comment:
I like the statement you're making here, but belive it can be made more effectively. Though the ugly color cast and high noise level helps to define your feelings, I don't believe that a mere collection of symbolic objects helps to state your case. In addition, though I believe the substance in the lower left to be illicit drugs, it's not entirely clear what it is.

Once upon a time, there were Quality Clothes
by Grzi

Comment:
Great lighting and wonderful tones! Has a painterly quality to it and really fits the challenge well.

How data used to be stored
by Paulk

Comment:
Stunning picture and very well done. I like the perspective and detail you've captured, but it doesn't say nostalgia to me.

Still Life Gone Wrong
by wayne9232

Comment:
I like the composition and for me, the plain charcoal background makes this picture. Only thing is I think it to be a bit overexposed.

The Tumbling Tower of Dominoes
by Mixi

Comment:
I would have liked to have seen more motion blur to give me the impression that they are in fact falling and is not just a standing sculpture. Also, I don't find the domposition all that interesting.