Canal Locks & Bridge
by RayEthier

Comment:
Beautiful. I love how the deep shadows add such a large amount of contrast without the whites being blown out - this is a well balanced and very appealing image. The details are fantastic. Excellent work.

Ode To Billy Joe
by aerogurl

Comment:
This is lovely - the exposure is perfect, and this has a wonderful, sentimental feel about it. The softness that I assume is processing does work for this particular picture very well, and the sepia tones are right on. Lovely work!

hum..........
by nruter

Comment:
The colours here are decent, and the focus is good. The composition is interesting with the various lines sort of coming to a point on the right near the vertical center. The only thing I would love to see different would be if the sky were not cloudy/washed out - blue sky peeking through would really have made this. Still, an appealing image if a little lacking in vibrancy.

Lonely Night
by jbeazell

Comment:
I like the vividness of the colours, but for me this doesn't have much of a central focus - the out of focus trees (?) near the middle of the photograph draw the eye and detract from the overall effect. I would love to see this with the bridge being more of a central structure. Overall, however, this looks nice.

Midnight Mist
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Beautiful colours and excellent clarity. This appears to be slightly oversharpened, but it doesn't really detract from the overall effect - which is silky smooth and quite lovely overall.

The Violin's Soul
by fotodude

Comment:
Beautiful. I like the lighting on this, and the rather shallow DOF definitely works in favour of the photograph's mood. Focus is great and the details are at just the right level.

Chopsticks across ramen 01
by Digichrome

Comment:
Interesting take and very nicely lit. The simplicity of this and the slight amount of colour give this real appeal. I like the centered composition - good job.

Drawbridge
by Azrifel

Comment:
Lovely. The black and white with deep shadows really gives this the peculiar feel of unreality... it's both appealing and a little disconcerting. The branches coming down really add to the slight unease, which is in strong contrast with the picturesque buildings. Very interesting image that is lots of fun to examine closely!

Yellow Door Express
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Gorgeous! The desaturation really works for this; the yellow draws the eyes to the top of the bridge and the deeply shadowed black and white really give the scene a delicious sense of foreboding. Brilliantly composed and wonderfully clear. Fantastic work!

South Bridge
by NovaTiger

Comment:
Nice close up of a motherboard! Via chipset, huh? :) Looks like a K7 series, so AMD? Great focus and this is quite the unique take on the challenge... though many people won't get it :)