What Hidden Treasures the Shadows Will Hide
by Damon

Comment:
Coming back for another study......
I do see darkness here, i.e. under-exposed areas of your image. However, I still think that isn't what a challenge called "shadows" is meant to be about.
Good job with the HDR aspect of the situation, there are such extreme contrasts here that you had to deal with.

Mist and Shadows
by bobcc

Comment:
Coming back to study the submissions again.
I still really like this scene. I still like the b&w.

However, whilst there are plenty of areas of darkness (plus reflections), I don't feel that is in the spirit of a challenge called "shadows". My personal preference would be to see an actual shadow of something, not just dark areas.

New View
by jarector

Comment:
This is not a very exciting photo. And yet, at least it is a real shadow, so you certainly get points for that!!!!

oh how does your garden grow
by skewsme

Comment:
Quite wild, messy, distracting, loud......... and yet - there are actual shadows and a pleasing enough near-diagonal.

Salem
by RKT

Comment:
Actually, that is a silhouette (or mostly so) ..... not the same as a shadow. Pleasant enough image, but no shadows.

upon a fence
by tnun

Comment:
I'm trying to understand this, but there is so much going on and the colours are odd. Very confusing......

number 2 shadow
by jmritz

Comment:
I am sorry, but this is just BORING. Nothing to recognize, nothing to look at, nothing to hold my attention. Boring, fuzzy, non-sensical, pointless.

Good luck if you were going for the "brown ribbon".

manhattan
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Came back to have another close study, but I'm still not a fan, sorry.

Saturday night
by bogulo

Comment:
I see the shadow - you do have the right idea, you're on the right track. However, it isn't prominent and important enough to really dazzle me, sorry. There is too much other stuff going on that is equally (or more) important than the "shadow" that is meant to be your subject.

beware of romulans bearing gifts
by tome

Comment:
I am not entirely crazy about this image, but at least it DOES look like a shadow. Good job.