30 seconds of IKEA sunrise
by Haukur Jo

Comment:
Sorry, this does nothing for me, even as an abstract. The flared light and blown highlights at the right dominate the photo, nothing is sharp but the out-of-focus aspect doesn't look deliberate, there are lots of messy reflections or artifacts, particularly on the left object.

red skies at night
by Rikki

Comment:
Interesting idea, but I think you've manipulated it too much. I can see banding in the sky colours, particularly toward the top left corner. The red in the centre of the frame is a bit too overpowering.

Fencing at Night
by TG73

Comment:
Too dark, needs longer exposure or wider aperture or a slightly different angle to bring out some more detail in the fence.

On the Can
by danthesquidkid

Comment:
Entertaining idea, but the technicals are a real problem - horribly out of focus, tilt that looks like a mistake rather than deliberate, and mediocre central flaming. Fixing the focus and adjusting the framing to something a bit more interesting (e.g. move the toilet a bit to one side, and include the figure reaching for the toilet paper?) would not make it a ribbon winner, but would make a huge improvement.

Golden Gate
by pelf

Comment:
Composition/framing is ok, but the bridge seems a bit hazy - could be motion blur I guess. Overall it's a bit dark, I think I'd like this more if the sky was a bit lighter - dark/midnight blue rather than grey/black?

1, West India Quay
by redmoon

Comment:
This feels overexposed to me - the bright lights at the bottom flaring too much, and the sky feels too bright-orange, a bit off-putting. It could be improved if you were able to find an angle that included the building (or most of it) but excluded the cranes.

Wrong 30
by litsa

Comment:
The rest of the image is just too murky for me. It would be better if the background was really dark/black, or if it had a bit of colour in it - but as it is, it's a dull featureless grey that looks very pixellated, and that's distracting.

MG at Night
by EricMGB1974

Comment:
Interesting idea, but all the wiggly lines - particularly the ones in forefround on the car tire and door, but also the cumulative impact of all of them together - become way too distracting and ruin what could otherwise have been a pleasing image.

Lightening By The Lake
by shadeeua

Comment:
I think you've gone too wide here, so there is more attention on the buildings (boat yards? at first I thought they were cars being stripped!) and less on the lightning, with the landscape becoming black and featureless. I'd suggest zooming in further, and allowing the landscape to be exposured a little more strongly to add some feature.

It's in the P-I
by Hawk5000

Comment:
Sorry, this doesn't do much for me. The highlights are too blown out with the shadows too dark, and there composition is pretty plan. Looks like a 30-second grab shot.