Jeremiah 29:11
by garretht

Comment:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Interesting choice of quote for the illustration, not 100% sure that it works completely with the picture, how about Proverbs 34:14?

Anyhoo back on subject...Very nicely composed and the loan oarsman does add a sense of feeling to the image. There seems to be something right on the left hand border about 1/3rd of the way from the bottom which is distracting me way more than it should do and could possibly have been cropped

Lovely sunset and reflection

Soul Meditation
by LadyK

Comment:
Very nice composition and I like the depth of field that you have used together with the gentle black and white conversion

The curtains are a little busy and distracting, but if you were going to use these as a backdrop it might have been slightly better if you had cropped down a little to lose the point where the curtains and the ceiling meet

Just a couple of thoughts for what they are worth

Om
by InnerRastaman

Comment:
Lovely idea and an impressibe full lotus by you subject.

A couple of thoughts -

1. the focus seems to be slightly off which will no doubt mean it gets dinged in the voting
2. The clutter on the table (water bottles, pizza box etc, actually takes away from the tranquility of the subject). It may have been better to go with a plainer backdrop and I would be interested what this would have looked like in B&W

Just my 2pence worth

Peace Lily
by jpochard

Comment:
Great shot and wonderful black and white conversion. Meets the challenge in an off beat but entirely valid way 8

... and Peace in Her Eyes
by Coley

Comment:
Very clever and icely executed, think this will do well with the voters, good luck

m u t e
by surfinbird

Comment:
Very nice capture, especially the bill on top of the neck which adds a 3d feel to the shot and the suspended drop of water. Nice DOF although I maight have suggested a slightly different crop so the bill was on a line of third

peaceful
by whiterook

Comment:
Almost but not quite a great image. The dimensions are a little offputting and there seems to be quite a bit of noise (especially where the cloud filters into the skyline) still a nice image 6

Peace at Last
by Matten25

Comment:
I had to pause on this shot for a moment in that my initial reactions were 'sensationist rubbish' and 'yep peace at last except for the family are left behind when things like this happen' and I was going for the 3 button. Then I realised that any image that can cause the viewer to feel emotion (be they positive or negative) can perhaps be classified as a good image. So tried to view it a little more subjectively. In the end I gave it a six as I feel that the shot did not quite convey any real sense of peace even in death and also the focus on the face seems slightly off.

Not a shot I remotely like but hopefully one that has let me overcome my prejudices and mark fairly

REST IN PEACE
by surajbhar

Comment:
Shame that the desatting left a slightly red hue on the chest

Where the streets have no names
by Stagolee

Comment:
Well I have to say that it takes something pretty special to make me gasp at a 'silky water' shot at the moment but for me the fantastically sharp and beautifully coloured fern give this image that. A simply wonderful addition. Not quite sure that it screams peace at me but still a rock solid 8