People again on Trafalgar Square
by mubrin

Comment:
The colors in the sky are stunning, really grabbed my attention but the foreground is cluttered, busy and too much out of focus. Maybe a little tighter crop on the building itself?

Downtown at sunrise
by Cam

Comment:
Nice colors in the background, a sharper focus on the buildings would have made me rate this much higher

Concrete and Iron
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Despite the lack of buildings and actual landscape as stated in the challenge you have conveyed a sense of urban with this shot! Amazing, I've come back to it several times trying to figure out just how and I think it's the iron itself, the weed in the sidewalk and the general mood of the shot. Well done.

A Mother's Worst Nightmare
by Shannon

Comment:
What am I missing? I've looked at this for several minutes but the left side is so dark I'm not sure what I'm looking at.

Ammendmum: I readjusted my monitor's brightness and contrast settings and WOW! What a difference! I can now see the picture much more clearly and you are right, this is a REAL NIGHTMARE! Your score just went WAY UP!

Another addition, after going back through these again, I again bumped your score, this is really a frightening thought, having a small baby myself, 16 months old, the thought of losing him in the middle of the night, you captures that perfectly. It's not a perfect picture but darn close in my book.

Colors of the Night
by alanfreed

Comment:
This shot originally scored very low on my first pass, the angle threw me off and the bridge on the bottom was more distracting than inviting the first time around. Upon a second look, a closer look the bridge actually helps draw you in from the corner of the shot, excellent cropping and the lights are crisp and clear, the reflections in the river are muted enough that they don't pull you away from the skyline. It's a bit more busy than I personally like but the overall quality is very good. Score going up at least 5 points.

City Center
by bobgaither

Comment:
What a lovely building. The off center of the fountain and the building (the tree on the left makes the building look off center) are a bit distracting, maybe a slightly different angle or different cropping. Also the coloring, I can see a bit of blue sky peeking through the clouds in the sky but the building looks a bit too yellow,.

Gazebo
by BRIANNIXON2003

Comment:
The colors and shadows on this shot work fairly well for you though the left side looks rather washed out and a bit too bright to the right. The building in the center back is very distracting and keeps drawing you away from the subject set forth in your title. Focus is slightly off and the whole image could have been sharpened just a tad.

City Canyon
by kyrielle

Comment:
This looks so familier to me but seeing the Saks Fifth Aveneu on the left I know I've never been there. I origininally score this shot low because the roof top on the left was distracting and the shot itself was extremely busy, too much to absorb in a short time span. But coming back and taking more time with it, the roof top actually adds to the shot, reminds me of a giraffe, don't ask me why! The busy feel of the shot helps add to the challenge meeting aspect of the area. The only thing that could have made this better for me was a bit more brightness. Score going up at least 5 points.

Urban Refinery Row
by C-Fox

Comment:
Look at that smog! Or is that evening mist? I'm guessing smog since it's refineries. :) I love the concept that you were going for but the shot itself leaves me wanting, the lights are a bit too fuzzy and the total darkness at the bottom of the shot is a bit distracting to me.

Roof Top View
by WildflowerJoy

Comment:
Without a doubt meets the challenge to me and the contrast of nature to man made is very nice, colors are bright and clear but the center of the shot is a bit much, maybe if it was more to the side and the bottom was cropped just a bit higher