Vertical climb
by Hoogie

Comment:
Fabulous detail, great colour, great shot in general. For the challenge though, there's nothing to give an impression of the verticality of this climb - nothing that says this isn't a horizontal leaf. I'm not suggesting it's made up, but that the shot needs an element to say 'shooting down'. There wasn't a requirement to make that point in the challenge, obviously, but it's an element I feel is necessary in this case. Still a very good photo though

Frigid Reflection
by indigo997

Comment:
Good sky - good boat too, though for me you would have had more impact with a focus on the ice, rather than the reflections to meet the challenge more exactly. Interesting shot though.

Coca Cola
by hilmarsig

Comment:
Oops. If this is a reflection, then I think you need to include something that makes that clear - the challenge, I'm afraid, required 'any subject, taken from above it'

Stainless Steel
by Silver Fox

Comment:
Reminiscent of something for me - don't know what. There's a certain quality from the early years of photography here too - an interest in form, texture, things that no-one would paint. Liek this very much.

Tea with Orange
by gerard

Comment:
like the confidence that allows you to leave the white space - definitely benefits the shot. And technically, keeping the camera so (nearly) invisible is an achievement. Something doesn't quite appeal about it though - at the moment not sure what - it may be the lack of depth to the shadows (deliberate I'm sure, but this is my personal prefernce, of course)

Driving on the Motorway
by Konador

Comment:
love the way the road winds through the frame - and one of few b&w images that seems to benefit from being so.

Boat
by Lance

Comment:
For me, such a simple (good simple) shot requires that you capture the symmetry of the boat - else there's a funny impression of distortion. The whites have flared out too - which helps the 'cleanliness' of the image, but detracts from the interest. If you'd nailed the symmetry, then the coiled rope would become a much stronger element of the shot too - paralleling and off-setting the cirular thing in the cabin roof. Very close to being a great shot.

Dancing Boots
by mcrael

Comment:
Like the close crop of the top of the boots - emphasises the 'from above' element nicely, and a great old trick it is too. I'm not a fan of such 'studio' photography though, but it's well done.

Bungy Jump
by peterdehaan

Comment:
I see your point, but the challenge specifically states 'taken from above it'. Otherwise - nice shot, though perhaps getting the whole crane in shot would have added a feeling of completeness - can't personally see a benenfit to the lack of it.

looking down
by kellie

Comment:
For me, not enough real interest - there's no apparent subject, which is not necessarily a fault, but without texture, light or some real 'odd' element it doesn't quite engage enough. As ever, just my opinion.