Road Less Travelled
by benfica

Comment:
Your subjects are too small to have any meaningful impact and my eyes hurt trying to see what they're doing.

LIFE. In Black and White.
by Lydia

Comment:
I'm not getting this photo. What's the connection of your beautiful model to this dump? I hope you took her out for a nice dinner and maybe even bought her a gift for standing there.

Once Upon A Time
by crik

Comment:
Nice nostalgic piece with great pastel colors. My major complaints would be too tight a crop; sky's been dodged and burned a bit too much; electrical wires at top right could have been cloned out; and the border is barely noticeable. That last point may go over big with those who don't like them though. Also, I'm guessing you used a GND as the sky appears to have a magenta cast and doesn't seem to match the other parts of the photo regarding color or lighting.

Berries
by 2mccs

Comment:
Very Edward Westonish in tonal quality though lacks compositional interest for me.

Contemplating the Infinite
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Excellent DOF that has a three dimensional quality. Lovely muted colors as well but lacks the wow factor to be up in contention.

Over The Top HDR - Stairs From The Hay Loft
by tehben

Comment:
Though I believe this image will score well, it should be analogous to a two headed histogram. Some voters will hate it for its rustic, grungy, and inelegant qualities, and others will love it for its colors, compositional elements, and abstractness. I'm tending towards the latter group also for its uniqueness but believe it to be too bright.

Renovation Time
by MichaelC

Comment:
Excellent perspective and composition. Attractively ugly. Lovely muted colors. Well lit. I can see this as part of a series on dilapidated and abandoned homes. Well done.

451.6/km²
by david_c

Comment:
A very nice sharp and detailed vista with beautiful coloring that's quite attractive and meets the challenge theme very well. A couple of things I'm not fond of are what looks like phony (dodged?) highlighted foliage in the foreground, and the centered horizon with too much sky.

Sun Burst
by cynthiann

Comment:
A beautiful and bold and unique statement. Starburst and flare powerful and really well done. Colors are rich and the flower petals you've captured in perfect form. A blue or red for you. Bumping up to a 10

Rural landscape
by ThingFish

Comment:
A masterful job, Fred. Those clouds are just amazing.