Shades of Natural History
by Simonjw

Comment:
Great landscape photography; it is necessary to add that it has no more to do with 'shadows' than does almost every other photograph, however.

Shadows III
by duffloop

Comment:
Intriguing the difference and simple rotation can make: a clever submission, though I suspect you'll upset too many voters' delicate visual sensibilities with it.

what lurks in the unknown shadows?
by nlghttrain

Comment:
Interesting abstract forumulation - you've at least avoided the DPC temptation to go all bright and shiny.

On the Diagonal
by temba

Comment:
Nice graphics, but perhaps simply too inoffensive an image overall - just neat, and clean, and colourful, and, well, nice.

Partido del Piñata!!
by Shermy

Comment:
Madly intriguing image - and one making proper and clever use of the whole idea nd fact of shadow. Pick of the bunch so far, just for a sheer understanding of the process of photography.

Fun in theSun
by Elvis_L

Comment:
This seems really to have only the most tenuous link to the challenge theme; it may be that the child is in the process of making shadow shapes with her hands, as she is at least looking that way, but that's a desperate fling of imagination to make that connection, and many won't get that far; that might explain what I suspect might be a surprisingly low score for you.

Magnolia in Shadow
by Balko

Comment:
Nicely done as far as tones go, and controlled processing too - the conversion works well also. I find the framing a little half-hearted - going off-centre is no bad thing for a more arresting image, but if you're determined to keep the full frame look of the image I'd strongly suggest being more committed with that - the negative space image left adds nothing here, I would suggest.

Dusk
by whiteroom

Comment:
This is a marvellous documentary photograph; the right side of frame suffers from a feeling of to much manipulation - that brown curved line just doesn't seem to be borne out by the rest of the light, but the use of leading lines and the balance of the composition almost make that forgiveable. Very nice work.

"Mess with me ...Mess with my big brother."
by coolblue

Comment:
Thi9s touches on one of the intereswting phenomena of shadows - that of their absolute relationship to the object that forms them, and of their paradoxical difference of scale. However, that element alone isn't, i think, enough to support this as an artistic endeavour: a quite interesting little ornament, but your set-up lacks the hyper-cleanliness to give it punch - the edge of the table, the dust-motes - and I would far rather see something like this incorporated into a more real world, to give true impact.

Monumental
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
I'm not getting - and I'm more certain that most other ovters will eb in the same boat - what shadows have to do with this image in a way they don't with any photograph whatsoever. Obviously, all mono images absolutely depend upon shadow, or perhaps rather light and shade, otherwise they would be simple grey planes, but I think to take that as your launching-point is to wilfully not engage with the idea of the challenge, and tus the point of DPC.

Nice enough image, though perhaps lacking any real fascination - and hardly an unknown scene, really: though you've given us a strong sense of the 'suspension' element of the bridge, which is good to see.