Raining through the window
by benhur

Comment:
There's an imression like something out of space to this - like an asteroid belt in a movie, or something - that odd swirl of droplets, almost like there are two panes of glass, one behind the other - and of course one can see in the reflections that this is simply the real world. Not an uncommon idea for a shot, but pretty well done this time.

Into the Storm
by dsidwell

Comment:
I suspect the apparently tilted horizon is an optical illusion - I sometimes feel it is better to cheat things a little to correct those, as illusion or no it disturbs the ba;ance of the image somewhat. The absolute darkness of the clouds feels unreal, especially given the contrast with the flatness of the light on the land.

Rain Rippled Reflection
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Strong image; different and intersting composition, but which actually follows all the rules one could wish for. Love the colour - especially the vibrant green - though one might wish for more detail in the horse's face perhaps, for all that it isn't the real subject, it would add depth (as if it were lacking much depth anyhow - but there could be more, no?)

Suburban Rain
by lyta

Comment:
Strong use of that big curve compositionally. I wonder if the massive contrast mightn't be taking things too far - throwing out the baby with the rainwater, perhaps; maybe less of that would allow some stringer degrees of tone to show through, and perhaps take the water on the road less to burn-out point. I think this level of black/white runs too contrary to the scene you've captured, almost I can feel the greyness of that susurban world trying to get out through it.

Heavy Drizzle
by dw_photo

Comment:
There are just so many of these shots in this challenge; there's good stuff here - the detail and exposure of the main subject leaf is really well executed, and the sense of reflected light is strong. The de-sat of the background annoys me - just a personal thing, but it feels like being forced into the image, where it should draw me of its own merits.

Can Collector (The Bowery, 2005)
by pawdrix

Comment:
As a street portrait I like this very much. The pose works absolutely to bring it into the challenge (not suggesting it's a posed shot, but you know what I mean). The processing and depth of field is exemplary, exposure and tonality, escpecially in that green shirt, marvellouslly clear.

Storm on the Water
by neenee1999

Comment:
Certainly a good scene for the challenge - but i think you need to work on ideas of composition and processing. Certainly more contrast would have helped bring out the depth of tones in the sky, and could have made the dark grey even more threatening. Compositionally - good that you haven't placed the horizon centrally as so many do, but the tree and landing stage make a very confused left-hand side of the image, especially with the smaller areas of tree intruding into frame.

Drought: Watching And Waiting
by lshles

Comment:
I'm pretty certin the negative approach isn't going to wash with the voters, but it is of course tricky to be original and different and if you're somehwere without rain ...

I'm not wholly sure about your composition here - the framing seems somewhat arbitrary, with the shapes of those dried leaves not working together for you. The angles and shapes I think need to be more coherent in their overall effect - this seems too random. Great blue, though.

driving in the rain
by photom1946

Comment:
Fun shot, and something that I thought there would be more of. One would perhaps like there to be even more spray from the truck, but you've certainly caught a mood.

Sadness in the Rain
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Perfect exposure, excellent detail - it's remarkable how the quality of a camera and lens shows through the re-sizing process really. Two things really make it: the sleeves hanging below the hands, and the one trouser-leg not tucked into the boot - perhaps a shame that you haven't got the full figure in frame, to emphasise that last point.