Gnarled
by orussell

Comment:
The detail of the subject matter (whatever it is) is very good - but i can't help but feel that it's been let down by the floating appearance and the blandness of the background. Emotions aren't being stirred. However, in a technical sense, it looks great!

sunrise
by litbolti

Comment:
I don't normally react well to overtly editted shots. this however, rocks! Indeed, methinks it would make a terrific record sleeve. The shades of yellow are perfect, and i honestly can't think of a way i might've tried to improve. if i were ever skilled enough to get to a result such as this, i would leave well alone. Well done - 9.

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by tolovemoon

Comment:
Good title. I have no idea. it could be one of any number of things - including the nexus in one of those star trek films (the one where kirk fell off a ladder). Could almost be a closeup of a pint of guiness settling. the image is a little bit too fuzzy for my liking though, and noise levels on the lower quarter are excessive.

Widgets
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Now THIS is abstract as defined by the challenge, and no mistake (surprisingly few of these about). You know, i would rather preferred to have seen this for real, with the doo-dahs mounted on white card and displayed somewhere like the Tate or MOMA. I have no idea what those things are. Being largely clueless in this field, so i might be wrong, but i would have suggested that you took the shot with a smaller ISO and maybe with less exposure - it only just appears a tad noisy and from the pinks, a teeny bit over-exposed. But don't get me wrong, i love this to bits! Very deceptively simple, classy, effective, ABSTRACT, and a definite favourite. 9.

Freedom
by leaf

Comment:
So, do you like American Beauty? I'm not sure if this is abstract in terms of the challenge description (though i don't necessarily agree with the recognisable part of it) but it's certainly quite arty. I do very much like the bold colours evident here, the green of the wall is wonderfully contrasting with the sky, and the bags lettering matches the green wall rather well. Your choice of location is terrific. I'm not a big fan of borders (i ignore them largely when voting) but why you didn't select to use a dark green is unclear. Your focus on the bag is very good. Technically i think it is very good, and you evidentally considered and thought about the shot (the only thing missing is the tinkly and deep music). 8.

Light Reflected
by Pooba

Comment:
Of course, shiny cds are hardly a new subject matter, but here at least this is a challenge where they rightfully belong. I think the quality of the photo is slightly hampered with the spindle / hole bits being so prominent a feature in the bottom left - if it were i doing this one, i might have been inclined to come in closer and focus more on the (strikingly pretty) colours actually reflected on the metallic part of the discs. Also the dot-matrix type lettering on the discs are a bit distracting.

J
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Unfortunatley, this doesn't really scream "abstract" to me, or at least, within the specific parameters defined by the challenge description. There is certainly the material there for suitable manipulation, such as focusing exclusively on the ear-piercing and some slight mucking around with photoshop / paintshoppro. The lighting is also a little harsh and the background seems a little fake (given the halo effect around the hair). That aside, technically i felt it to be a good shot, it's just i feel it would be better suited to an alternative challenge (hopefully not the rusty run if your model stands in the rain too long ;))

Reflection
by dphillips

Comment:
This is a very likeable image - but the extent of pink that is the same shade is a tad overwhelming. I find the top right of the image with the effects of the light overhead very appealling, and would have preferred to see the imaged cropped / enlarged in such a way that this portion was more prominent. I like what you have done with it - the change to pink has given the water a fabric-like quality (very Laura Ashley!). It's good, but maybe an adjustment of contrast would have resulted in a greater variety in shades of pink? Still, it's a very lovely shot - 7.

Hex
by camelotnorth

Comment:
With a pattern such as this, taken so close to the subject, the centre of said subject should really ought to be, erm, centred. In my opinion anyways. Actually (notwithstanding recent discussions in the forums) presenting this in a square-shaped format, and perhaps with an image taken directly over the middle of the pattern, might have worked better. A bit of reduction in brightness, and a bit of noise reduction could have also maximsed the overall effect.

Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer
by Geo_Griffin

Comment:
Clue in the title? A big rat, perhaps? (or at least it's habitat). Only a guess. It's a good shot, though the slight flaw in the bottom right could have been gently cloned out (kind of upsets the symmetry you have going on). no idea what it is though...