Abandoned
by gudbjargarson

Comment:
Knockout. I don't suppose there's much to say about it - everything you hoped it could be, it is, I suspect. Proper grown-up, modern photography.

In gear
by LevT

Comment:
Wonderful depth of field, definition, neat composition, colour tones perfect, great light. Hate the way you've bordered it - really hate it, but am trying not to let it affect my vote. I think it would sell.

Lazy Seal
by justinbrook

Comment:
I wonder if this is really close enough to serve: sure it shows location, but there is nothing specific about that location. There are strong elements I really like in it - the texture and depth of the rocks, the poses of the seals - but as successful stock: hell, I don't know.

Precisely
by aznym

Comment:
Excellent stuff Aznym - breaking the top three is such company as this challenge is an achievement.

Of Wisdom
by Pedro

Comment:
Excellent - great to see one the more interesting photographers here back on the front page (and in very good company, too). The trip sounds extraordinary. Wonderful work.

Let's Play
by puma

Comment:
Can certainly see a use for it, and the game's in the news worldwide right now. I think I would have wanted you to include the whole shadow, or at least not crop so close to it. I like that it's used, also.

Maple syrup
by bucket

Comment:
As an illustrative idea this is quite strong, but I can't imagine any client wanting it without cropping - surely, the bucket is the subject here, more than the tree? The fade-out of the background is useful, i think - allowing text to show over it, if wanted. I wonder if a little more drama in the light wouldn't go amiss?

Business & Finance
by jonpink

Comment:
I wouldn't quite accept this into my putative agency - the dark and uneven background, the sideways coin reallly doesn't help, and the pig seems brighter than the rest of the image. I couldn't imagine it selling, especially as it's such a cliche of an image. Focus etc. is all OK, but it lacks impact overall.

Small Beginnings
by rblanton

Comment:
I can see it having a market, for sure. I have an issue with the non-horizontal, especially for this challenge, and overall the composition seems rather complex for a strong selling image. Good sense of history though, and that would certainly serve.

Rose Bud
by PollyBean

Comment:
Almost. The light around the bud itself, and the effect on the water, is fine - in the area of the stem and the leaves it becomes evident that is very direct, and quite harsh. The cropping out of the lower leaves seems entirely arbitrary.