Approaching
by Grzi

Comment:
The stop motion in this image captures the interesting texture of the water, and the blur caused by shallow DoF really enhances it.

Summer - Forest Fire Season
by DCThiessen

Comment:
Using a silhoutte is a good approach to this subject. I like your use of color here.

Loading Up on Summer "Sun" Drops
by wetland

Comment:
Great focus and composition, and beautiful subjects. The colors of the butterflies contrast nicely with the color of the flower. I like your title.

Fragrant Harvest
by amsmyth

Comment:
A lot of tonal range in the garlic here, and I like how you use the basket as a natural backdrop; you've left just enough of it in the photo that the viewer can tell what it is without making it compete with the garlic for interest. Great title.

Two Boats
by mariomel

Comment:
Nice symmetry here. The lines in the boats and the dock all lead the eye to the trees, whose beauty is enhanced by their gentle reflections in the water. The boats are not the center of interest here, but are certainly an essential part of the composition; calling attention to them with the title is a nice touch.

Boys of Summer
by elemess

Comment:
Good choice to leave the player out of focus, keeping the center of interest on the boy. I can certainly imagine what he must be dreaming!

Boys of Summer
by crabappl3

Comment:
Great control over both shutter speed and DOF here. I like the designs made by the light reflection in the moving bat.

Earth warming
by rhipster

Comment:
The high key approach you have taken works well here. Any one of the elements would work well in isolation (being sure to leave lots of negative space). Especially the skull. Putting all three so close together seems staged and somewhat reduces the impact. Your exposure and processing are very well done. I like the lighting also; starker lighting would create darker shadows which might be effective, but might also weaken the high key effect you have so successfully achieved here.

The haunted house at the end of the world
by jonr

Comment:
This photo is very effective. The house looks so desolate that I wonder if even the ghosts haven't abandoned it for more inviting haunts!

Lonely
by ceovishy

Comment:
This is a very different approach to the topic. Desolation is usually thought of as a long-term thing, like a building falling apart over many years. The term isn't normally applied to petals falling from a flower over a few days. And flower petals don't get lonely, so that sense of desolation doesn't really apply here either. Yet this photo combines both senses to symbolically represent desolation in a way not achieved by the other entries I've seen. The image is beautiful in its own way, and technically well done. Centering the subject works well here, and you've left plenty of space around it to emphasize the sense of loneliness you want to convey. Great photo.