The Nurse Who Loved Me
by Pipe_Dream

Comment:
I would have cropped tighter at the bottom, maybe work this into a square crop. The clarity, lighting and play with the water droplets is stunning. /8

Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man
by aplomb76

Comment:
Clever and very well executed. My first impression was that this might have been topped if the right foot had been kept straight, but then I looked at Da Vinci's original and it wasn't straight either, except it was the left foot there ;) /9

A day at the beach
by LalliSig

Comment:
I'm not sure about that piece of foreground blur, but I'm really nitpicking here, this is a very powerful and beautiful photograph in all aspects. -9

Fire
by heida

Comment:
My favorite in this challenge, by large. Just perfect. Love the fire effect, the model, lighting and composition, everything works here. /10

Looking skyward
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I like the composition and the blurred background turned out very good, but I think you would have gotten a much stronger shot if the lens/hand in the lower right corner were in focus. Maybe just my interpretation but I don't believe that *everything* needs to be out of focus to meet this challenge. /6

Night Walk
by al1989

Comment:
Your entry may have been taken at the end of the day, but that's it, the timing is right but your subject doesn't convey the concept of "end" to me in any way I could think of.

That said - and challenge subject aside - I could imagine this photograph hanging on my wall here or, indeed, framed in an art gallery. The composition is intriguing, I feel drawn in and fascinated the longer I look at it. There is some visible noise that could have been minimized by using a lower ISO and longer shutter speed (tripod), but apart from minor technical shortcomings, this is a great piece of fine art. It was just a really, really bad choice for this particular challenge topic, which is probably why it got voted down. Nonetheless, a very good debut on DPC, in my opinion.

Windfarm across the river
by RUEDISCHMUTZ

Comment:
Have you considered cropping out the bottom half? I don't think the rocks and ducks add much to the photo, whereas the upper half is stunning, especially because of the strong contrast of the windmills and sea against the white sky.
-- 5 for lower, 8 for upper half, rounded up to 7 ;)

A Date for Three
by onar

Comment:
Very nice composition and great colors

Winter's Last Gasp
by Ken

Comment:
Amazing. Fantastic colors and lighting, excellent composition, that's a 10 right there.

...good company & good coffee!
by dougi555

Comment:
...and a good photograph, well done!