Straightedge
by gunsmith6

Comment:
Different. Looking forward to seeing the description. I assume this is metal you heated and then put on a black backdrop/

I think the colours you go tout of this are good, the angle and crop are good s well

Under the Bridge
by davidw

Comment:
Details: Capture an image that includes only straight lines.

Nice idea, but the challenge details were pretty clear on only straight lines

Thsi photo doesn't jump out at me. I think a lack of contrasting elements means it all merges too much into each other here

Good Enough?
by balancedfox

Comment:
Details: Capture an image that includes only straight lines.

Nice idea, but the challenge details were pretty clear on only straight lines

The large light thing in the background (a head???) is clutter that is a distraction and not needed. having a plainish brown background caused by the shallow DOF would have been better.

Pipes
by Brin

Comment:
Nice Idea, however the cropping of the pipes at the ends, while it may have been unavoidable, reduces the effect. Having these in the photo, and the crop running straight int he dark patch beside them would be better, however maybe not possible.

And the curves on the pipes are going to hurt you, with the challenge description saying "only straight lines"

Caught in a Matrix
by fmalan

Comment:
Simple, elegant, sharp, composed of only straight lines, while not being boring. This is what this challenge should be all about. We have colour, contrast, shaddows, highlights, dark patches.......Everything.......
Great Submission. Best I have see so far......Well Done

Where Shadows Bend
by Hot Karl

Comment:
The reflections off the glass are distracting, and take away from the effect you are after. Cropping out the stairs etc in the bottom also would have been better, as they add nothing to the overall effect

Foundation
by Pablo

Comment:
OK, I have no idea at the moment what this is. With the Straight lines (Take a photo that includes only straight lines) I am also trying to see the real relevance of the shot. A very shallow DOF means only a brief strip is in focus.......Not really getting the intent here.

The Joint
by cryan

Comment:
Its a joint. The lines behind from the sleepers though help this photo, as they run the opposite direction. Shallow DOF does work here, as does the B&W and the border

Tech Support
by pdxstocktons

Comment:
The simplicity of many phoitos here works, however I am not sure you have acheieved it here. The keyboard location I think needed to be lower and further right, more towards the corner to really make the statement here

Snow
by testingmywings

Comment:
The fact that the straight lines are not really noticable does not help. The very shallow depth of field means that much of the photo is OOF, and I had to look to find the bit that is in focus. As that part is nothing special, I don't think it works here