Far far away Bridge
by Haukur Jo

Comment:
Nice pastel colours. I might crop a bit tighter; the foreground is a little dull and the brighter area at the bottom of the frame draws the eye away from the bridge, which should be the prime focus.

Watching the Blue Sky
by ronaldfw

Comment:
Very nice shot; I like the sweeping lines. The Reichstag dome in Berlin, if I'm not mistaken?

Notre Dame de Paris
by tiby_dicu

Comment:
I quite like Notre Dame; I have a similar shot from the other end looking back towards the organ and the rose window on the front of the cathedral.

Unfortunately, your image is a little asymmetrical in it's composition. While that is not necessarily a bad thing, in this case, you're just asymmetrical enough to be noticeable, but not enough to be clearly deliberate. It kind of looks sloppy instead of a concious artistic choice.

Also, your digital post-processing looks a little overdone. I know how wide the dynamic range is for this scene ... it is challenging. You've done well not to blow out the stained glass windows, but I think you've gone overboard on lightening the remainder of the scene, which has introduced a fair amount of noise and artifacts into the image.

12-noon Break
by davidus428

Comment:
An interesting high key image, but I don't immediately get the sense of "I quit."

I Quit
by photopia

Comment:
A nice image, but even with the caption, I'm not sure I see it meeting the challenge.

Rain Rain Go Away
by vtruan

Comment:
Could be sharper. The yellow tone in the out of focus branch in the background is unfortunate...it's just a bit too close to the bird and a bit too similar in colour, which draws the eye away from the bird.

Reason To Quit
by peter

Comment:
I'm not sure the "letterboxing" adds to an otherwise strong image.

Sore Loser
by BackpackR

Comment:
Interesting idea, but it could be sharper and the background is somewhat distracting.

I Give Up
by GeneralE

Comment:
Unfortunate that the parking lot appears in the frame ... it might have been better to set this shot up further in on the baseball diamond.

I Give Up Trying to Maintain that Darn Boat!
by Sioux

Comment:
Lots of interesting character in the old boat. I find the foliage (trees behind the boat in particular) somewhat distracting. A monochrome conversion might remove the distracting colour elements and better focus on the textures in the weathered wood.