The Fall
by pepitoid

Comment:
I like the composition a lot but not the angle of the shot. I feel like I'm falling to the left to try to see the photo. It has dramatic effect, but it takes away from the image.

Ponder
by alanbataar

Comment:
As a viewer, I would have preferred to see the opposite of this where the beautiful folliage was in focus and the foreground was out of focus as a silohuette.

Peace Valley Park
by MRubillo

Comment:
I like the unique crop, not sure if others will. This is definitely a landscape in portrait per the challenge, but the subject matter doesn't really have enough color contrast to draw my eye to anything in particular. I think it may have been just a little too late in the season so this composition missed some possible good colors in the trees. Of course that too would have been out of the submission timeline. I just think the composition needs a little work. Score: 5.

Colors of Fall
by bcoble

Comment:
This one would do very well in the reflective challenge that was just released too. This is a very nice shot. Well done. I love the yellow folliage. I'm not crazy about the Depth of field on the redish leaves as the come off blurry (as they would if focus is on the yellow) but they are such a rich color that my eye is taken to them as another strong subject but finds them out of focus which is slightly disappointing. Overall score: 8

whatisthis.jpg
by brizmama

Comment:
Kind of looks like Aladan's Lamp to me.

Flying Proud
by Elaine

Comment:
Very nice, one of my top 3 in the challenge. I bit abstract and just overall, a great creative entry with nice colors.

Very happy to give this one a 10.

Crashing Waves
by KarenNfld

Comment:
I think if there were more whitecaps out on the distance of the ocean, wind would be conveyed better rather than the basic tides of the ocean. It is a nice composition and it makes a nice b/w image.

Score: 5.

Old Glory Flys At North Wind Tail
by dv_rock

Comment:
The striped ropes come off as being oversharpened though it probably has to do with thin lines in the photo. There are so many ropes though that it is a little distracting as they seem to consume a lot of the composition.My eye is drawn to all the ropes on the right rather than Old Glory on the left.

Score: 5.

Seconds before flying off Mt. Fuji
by NerdJNerdBird

Comment:
Okay, this one is funny. I don't normally like the super-processed images that take what I consider reality out of the equation, but the color choices and creative title help this one. Normally would get a 5 on my scale, but this one goes for a 7.

the world breathes
by elmomarie

Comment:
The composition is good and the choice to have the flag display wind is nice. The pole and flag both come off as a bit fuzzy.

Score: 5.