Abandoned Indiana Farm
by kleski

Comment:
Great subject......i do feel that the crop is too close. I dont think the square crop works here. More space on both sides would have worked better, especially if this meant that the rest of the shed was not cropped.......
I like the processing you have chosen though, giving a slightly different effect to the other submissions

Lonely Death
by HeiSch

Comment:
An image I really like, the stark tree against the fog with a scattering of snow. Like the composition and the execution here.
Not though what i had in mind for this challenge......have not marked down for this, but will be interested to see others opinions to whether this meets the challenge.........

Abandoned Hopper
by taburton

Comment:
Love the colours in this image. It does have the abandoned feel.....Good composition using the rule of thirds to make the image work well........
Wondering wehat the diagonal line/marks running through the image though....doesn't make sense and does attract attention........apart from that the image is really good and one of my favourites in the challenge

Abandoned Watchtower
by brumer0

Comment:
Classic composition. Great use of rule of thirds to make the watchtower the main subject, and use of the tree on the left to naturally frame the image. LLots of small distracting elements though through the image, the stop sign, flower box in the right hand corner, cars in the background etc all dont add to the overall image........Lighting though is great and the sky is terrific.....

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home...
by androgeus

Comment:
Interesting sky in the image, but maybe slightly overprocessed for my liking.....Composition also not really appealing to me, with the house too far into the corner to really work IMHO........Don't think all of the sky was needed as the upper part lacks real impact, so much could have been cropped out.......

the old fence
by jdannels

Comment:
A great image. The subtle colours through it are terrific. Love the reflections through the pond and the use of a slow shutter speed to get the get effects through the sky.
Probably marginal in really meeting the challenge, as this fence is still pretty good (at least for fences we have)......but I wont mark you down on that......others might though which would be the only thing keeping this out of the ribbons.
Love the square crop as well in this.....I think it really works well here.......

I've had enough and I want OUT
by Camabs

Comment:
Shock value.......yes. Composition though is not as good as it could be, and I think for this type of image to really work, all of the technicals have to be spot on, as other voters are going to vote it low on the subject..........

The Dynamic Duo
by maggieddd

Comment:
A good attempt for the challenge here, but the overall image is too dark. The large dark half of the image does not add to the photo, and the lack of any fill lighting meaning no detail in the cats also does not help the image.......

Contre-Jour extreme
by ErichN

Comment:
Yes, it is Contre-Jour to the extreme........and it has a central composition. I can see what you were trying to achieve, but I don't think you have really hit it here.........

Stowe by night
by Connor

Comment:
The lights here are illuminating the subject, and you are not shooting 'against the light' which is the main theme of Contre-Jour......I do like the effect you have achieved, and the negative space created, but too many details are too dark and therefore lacks details.........