Where Oil Meets Water
by cns

Comment:
Shoot for the highlights and let the shadows fall where they may. That was our motto back in the day. But then we also did a fair amount of dodging and burning in the old darkroom. I see the title but I don't see the pollution.

"DEW" not litter
by kleski

Comment:
Cute title. nice colors, contrast, focus.

Washington Monument's Pollution Wig
by Lauras_Lens

Comment:
very noisy and not quite sharp.

The Factory
by XMountaineer

Comment:
Good exposure. One of few I've seen so far in this challenge.

Dawn of Industry
by The_Dentist

Comment:
Looks like a good place for a split neutral density filter . No detail in the city and yet the sky is still a bit burned out. Exposure did catch the polluted smoke .

Mirant's Alexandria Powerplant - Already Closed Once Due to Pollution
by treyvus

Comment:
The only problem I see here is that I see no pollution. The fact that you know about it's history of pollution means you know about it. But you haven't shown the viewer anything about it?

Paying The Price
by toddgray

Comment:
Not very sharp. Good colors, contrast ok. Background adds nothing so could have been removed through shooting position.

Springtime
by Borca

Comment:
While it certainly syas" pollution" and it's colorful, it also has many distracting elements. It's not art, doesn't seem news paper style worthy and it certainly isn't a wall hanger. Maybe this is internet pollution as well.

Good focus, good colors.

Over-illumination (Light Pollution, Manhattan, New York City)
by samchad

Comment:
Nice pic but I'm not so sure about "light pollution" I think if I was in that nasty city I would want all the lights on. Good exposure and nice colors

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment:
Oh, one other thing I should have added. The horizon should "almost" never cross the center of a pic. That said, spome rules get broken for good reason. But in this case I think the centered horizon is a mistake. Use the horizon as a tool to bring impotrance to either the sky or earth. In this shot had the horizon been higher leaving the sky only 1/3 of the scene it would have put more importance on the foreground and the stick. Which seemed to be what you were trying to convey. If the sky has a lot of nice clouds and points of interest then do the opposite and allow it to hold 2/3 of the scene, but know that is whee the viewers eye will go. There are of course exceptions to this rule too.

Enjoy the hobby.