Feeling Small
by sunflower

Comment:
This is a really cool use of negative space. It's weakened by several factors, though: the near rocks are straight, but the horizon and even the ground by the boy (to the left) are at an angle; focus could be crisper (I'm not sure what it focussed on); and the light behind the boy glares so much that his hand appears to be patchwork lace. It's a lovely setup, and I suspect a few more angles and different exposure times would have produced a crisper show of what you were trying to do with this one.

Paloma
by amonteforte

Comment:
This is a pretty scene, and a nice capture of the bird. The tree has too much variance - and too much of it in focus - to work well as negative space, though, especially with the daylight glaring through the spaces.

Mirror or a frame?
by jab119

Comment:
This is an interesting photo. I think it migh have been stronger if either both ends of the mirror were cut off, or neither was; the harsh lighting at the right-hand end weakens that piece of the picture a bit, so I'd lean toward cutting off both to try to control it a bit, perhaps.

Red Sunrise
by cimarron98

Comment:
Very pretty colors, but maybe a bit over-exposed - the sun has burned in interesting colors, and the edges of things are blurry, as if there might have been some camera shake?

Alone
by rickhd13

Comment:
Selective desaturation? Used to very good effect - the balloon is doubly striking for being the only bit of color present.

Walk or Don't Walk to the Clouds
by alternarule

Comment:
This is a fascinating picture and a strong silhouette. I'll have to come back to it when the voting's over to find out what it is.

Come on dear, we're late
by johnmk

Comment:
I really like what you've done with this - the way the space takes over, dwarfs your subjects, leaving them isolated and a bit lonely. This is a very strong image and there's no way it would work half as well without all of the space and distance.

Just Floating Along
by boyte1

Comment:
A lovely interpretation and use of negative space - I like the crisp detail of the water's deformation around the leaf.

10,000,000 litres
by hortopth

Comment:
A nice use of negative space, and very striking. Side of a water tower or the like? At the same time that the number makes that clear, I could almost wish it weren't in the shot, as it distracts from the lines of the staircase. This is still one of my favorites from this challenge.

Not a Bright Idea
by moodville

Comment:
I like the idea here, but it's so bright the shape of the bulb is almost lost. Is that an accident, or was there a bit of string or the like that had to be washed out also? It's very distracting and I think the picture would be much stronger if the bulb were slightly more defined.