There are some poignant and elegant photos in this competition. Some with technical brilliance, some which meet the challenge wonderfully. Well done I say!
Okay - time to alienate everyone again with my narrow-minded suggestions, but having voted on a number of the submissions for All Alone I have a suggestion. If you want to make your subject seem all alone, a close-up is not the way to go. I can't tell whether your subject is alone or not if there's no surrounding or context.
I won't even go so far as to say that I feel the photos ought to evoke a "feeling" of being all alone, or lonely, or solitary, or isolated, because I know someone will whip out a dictionary definition to prove that their close-up of their dog meets the challenge (and I only use that example because I have not yet seen a close-up of a dog. If you have submitted one, I assure you I'm not attacking you personally).
I know my opinion doesn't count to you. because I didn't submit on this challenge, or because I'm not a full member, or because my eyes are blue or whatever, but I thank you, and the site in general, for allowing me this rant.
Other opinions heartily welcome. If my opinion helps you sharpen your focus, help yourself. If it just takes away from your enjoyment of photography and/or this site, please, ignore me and avoid any and all of my forum entries.
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