California Reflections
by byetko

Comment:
Absolutely gorgeous - the reflections, the light, the wheel's motion - this is stunning.

Rush and Recess
by zeuszen

Comment:
I liked this one okay but felt that it could have been stronger, also. The curving lines of the ocean are nice, the placement of the subject is nice. But the bright reflection in the sunglasses suggests it is daylight and the overall darkness of the photo otherwise looks like dusk - and the tones look somewhat out of true. I'd have liked to see this brightened a bit.

Green in Front - a Meditation
by Starbright1973

Comment:
This is interesting, but no strong sense of temperature here - are these candles? I'm not sure. The glares of light would seem to perhaps come from flames, but they're bright enough to have washed out the adjacent areas if so. I can't make out the forms clearly.

Most of all, I wish this had been larger - it would be nice to see more of the details.

frozen bottles
by jbruno1397

Comment:
This is a nice idea - and the reflections would be cool - but I can't really tell these are frozen. The image seems to have a very heavy grain/speckling going on, so that the bottles and their reflections are marked by spots of color that don't make sense to me. I'm not sure if there was something colored in the bottles, or if this was a low-light or low-resolution photo that just didn't have enough information to make a picture this size. I'd like to see what it would look like without that.

Cookin' on Gas
by Imagineer

Comment:
The focus is cooking on gas - but rather than either the food or the burner being the focus, it looks like the spatula and far side of the pan are. The light glare off the near side of the pan is also a bit distracting. This is a nice composition - I'd have liked to see it with a different focus. The way the steam is captured is very nice.

Minty Fresh and Cool (When I Bite into a York Peppermint Pattie . . .)
by karmat

Comment:
I like this - very traditional, and amusing. I'd swear I see fibers from something like cotton, though - not sure if I'm imagining that or not, however.

High noon
by SoulHunter74

Comment:
I like the very vertical format on this one - it doesn't strongly convey heat to me, though. The sun glare is balanced pleasantly by the greenery at the bottom. I can believe that it's hot, it just wouldn't jump out at me as such without the title and the challenge topic.

Naturally Cool
by Riva

Comment:
Man, he looks comfortable. What a naturally beautiful location - and a nice crisp photograph of it also. I like the feel of the photograph, though I can't think of any more detailed comment on it than that.

Oreos on Ice
by dsidwell

Comment:
Dry ice? I wouldn't expect the mist from regular ice, but it makes a nice effect. The lighting on this is also very attractive.

Frozen Stiff
by Jean

Comment:
Brrr. A very artistic feel to this one, too, as though I am looking at some sort of bizarre sculpture. I wonder what this would look like with a more painterly/blurred effect, or in a more sharply vertical format to resemble a wall-hanging? I like it as it is, but it reminds me somewhat of some Japanese art - I'm not sure why - which is why the thoughts on format.