Faith and Violence
by menele

Comment:
I like how you've depicted more than just one faith in this. I also think the desaturation level leaving just a hint of color works quite well to affect the mood of it. A little more clarity on the gun would have helped as well as maybe adjusting the highlights and shadow or brightness and contrast in a layer with just the gun would have brought it out just a little better. After the challenge is over if you'd like for me to show you what I mean then just PM me. Excellent idea for the challenge.

"running for the body-music for the soul"
by rwo82939

Comment:
Ahhh I remember those days. I really need to get back into it. I wish I just had the motivation to get started again.

Architectural Dichotomy
by BHuseman

Comment:
Love the colors and symetry in this. Great eye and view of the challenge.

Life in a City of the Dead
by movieman

Comment:
Great detail work on the selective desat. It works for the shot too.

between Lies
by lovethelight

Comment:
I don't think your title is helping this amazing shot. Maybe something like before and after makover would have worked? Although I'm sure she put on make up, did her hair and put on the earring on one side only I can still tell that some of her beauty on the made up side is from editing because of the lack of red lines in her eye on the made up side. If you had left in just a hint more of them I wouldn't have known for sure. Great job overall on this really though. Just my little nitpicks. 8

Where Sky Meets Water
by liberty

Comment:
Did you do a hue adjustment on the sky? There is a line at the horizon that doesn't seem to be either sky or water. Maybe your adjustment layer for the sky included some of the water which made a different colored line from both.

Astronomy Dichotomy
by Blackbox

Comment:
Nice clarity. Dark and light sides of the moon well represented.

Double Dichotomy: Black & White – Hunter & Prey
by JohnLampkin

Comment:
What is that? A white moth? I know this probably wasn't an easy shot to get and not subjects willing to cooperate with poses but a different color in the bg would have set this off a little better. It is advanced editing though so possibly a hue adjustment on in layers on the bg would have done it. The spider needs to be a little sharper imo but not a bad shot at all. Difficult to catch nature in action like this without making the spider go away. Good catch (no pun intended).

In Harmony
by Alley Cat

Comment:
You might want to back down a little on the red channel. Not so much because of the sky but the horse is now also red as well as the highlights in the grass. Also I don't see how this fits the challenge so comment only - no vote.

in two
by yianisn

Comment:
Not seeing 2 mutually exclusive ideas but the shot is great. Comment only - not vote.