[ a candlelit sight ]
by saurabhs

Comment:
This is a poor relation, I'm afraid. Been done, several times, and been done better every time. I'm afraid to me this one is just too incoherent to have any impact. The candle is evident only after the most searching examination, and the bubbles are just too slipshod to achieve the repeating pattern upon which the intended effect depends. Sorry. 4

Inlet Lighthouse
by muur88

Comment:
I feel that it's a very nice picture but somehow lacks the dramatic element that makes me want to look at it a second time. Maybe there's a more visually arresting shot over closer to the lighthouse? Getb the thing dominating the frame, maybe. It looks like a potentially high-impact structure, but loses some presence peeping over the tops of some unremarkable trees. Sorry. 5

Hiding from the Light
by Nazgul

Comment:
I feel I should like this more; you've gone to a lot of trouble & also taken a technically good photograph. However, it just seems a bit cold and staged to me (of course I do realise it's not supposed to be a candid shot, but it still feels unconvincing anyway). Plenty of style but not enough substance is what I'm trying to say. I may well be in the minority, of course. Sorry. 5

Purple Haze
by troylox

Comment:
It's a striking visual effect but leaves me a bit disappointed. Maybe it's my age; when you say "Purple Haze" to me I think Hendrix, and not Preppy Boy here. That's probably it; I remember the 60's, so my opinion almost certainly doesn't matter to you anyway! Actually I do like your shot of the lights, but the guy lacks a similar impact. Sorry. 5

The Light
by sigrun_th

Comment:
I think this is too much in your face (pardon the pun). The subject seems so close as to be overwhelming, so that the moody & mysterious effect of your strong side lighting is diminished. It feels more like a shot of an eye and a nostril to me. Sorry. 5

Temple of Light
by AndrewTO

Comment:
A meticulously composed and cropped image. Just feels a bit short on soul to me, as if there's no real point to it. It's probably just the careful symmetry that doesn't excite me. The photo itself is technically very good, and it does showcase the effect of light quite well. 7

Using the Last of It
by puzzled

Comment:
This is an attractive image. The reeds in the foreground and the trees in the background seem to work together to lift this scene, and to provide some depth. The patches of light on the ice conect the skaters nicely, too. 7

"Breaking Through"
by jemison

Comment:
There's something surprising about this. There's not much to it, yet it has an impact. I suppose it's the starkness of the sparkling rock against the clouds (is it a rock?). And the strip of black sky at the very top adds to the intrigue. 7

Departure
by jjbeguin

Comment:
The light is certainly the dominant element of this image. I'm not convinced that it has to be tilted, although I guess it saves you from having us all bitching about the verticals being just slightly out. Anyway, it's a very effective light study. 7

Light on the Lighthouse at Cape Trafalgar
by Arancha

Comment:
This is a nice seascape shot. but it is a little let down by the over-processed edges on the rocks (centre right) and by the inclination of the lighthouse. I think a lighthouse has to be meticulously vertical to be taken seriously. 6