Pensive Light
by markwiley

Comment:
Whether posed or candid, the rhythm of light patches against darker areas makes an excellent composition with an ambiguous mood. Very well done.

The Tulip Stairs
by salmiakki

Comment:
Lovely and gentle, graceful like a teacup. I expect this to score high.

intersections
by PennyStreet

Comment:
I love the play of diagonal and horizontal lines setting off the seated figure from the one on the stairs. In another version, consider a slight darkening of the bright sculpture column to help it stand out from the bright walking surface. Nine from me, even so.

Japanese maple and friends
by tnun

Comment:
You show us something we have not seen before, and you have done it well. I love the unusual colors and groupings of details. Interestingly, although the foreground elements have more contrast than those further away, the overall impression is a flat piece of art -- like a piece of fabric. This shows that standard advice to do everything possible to enhance the sense of depth in a two-dimensional photograph is not always the best advice.

The Swimming Pool
by noraneko

Comment:
Aperture magazine publishes art like this. Pleasingly different from traditional-salon pretty picture images. I gave it a high score.

Points of interest
by mariuca

Comment:
The stands holding up a barrier guide, the bare walls, and their clothing all suggest a gallery or museum) setting. How refreshing to omit the artwork. Great choice of moment, though-provoking differences in expression and pose. Monochrome works well.

Swing
by bob350

Comment:

Originally posted by glad2badad: Looking forward to the story on this one.

Each year, an area farm puts on a harvest festival with many things for kids to do. We took my daughters and grandson for an afternoon. There was a large dark barn with open sides. Swings hang from the tall rafters. The person swinging in this image looked like a silhouette against a light-colored climbing wall beyond the far side of the barn. It took several shots to have a pose without feet twisted or arms flailing. Perhaps I could have waited for a more petite subject, but you can't abandon family in such settings.

After leveling and cropping to 16:9 ratio, I applied a threshold adjustment layer and used a healing brush to remove a few persistent blotches on the background. I made a separate version with a bit more white added at the bottom. That looks better, but such expansion is not allowed in DPC standard editing.

Tree Fern
by jomari

Comment:
Love the exquisite fine detail. This delicate entry received my top vote. Excellent example of a silhouette.

this is what democracy looks like
by tanguera

Comment:
https://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_vote_image.php?IMAGE_ID=1282883#

The Way of Bouquet
by posthumous

Comment:
Quietly noticing beauty at any stage of the cycle of life fits the challenge well in my opinion. Thought provoking and lovely image.