Trevor Cunningham -seed bloom In thumbnail it looks like fireworks, but enlarged the narrow depth of field and random focus doesn't work too well. Seems that the center should be as sharp as the filaments surrounding it.
Andrew Sharpe -Pump house, Aspen, Colorado The lamp and shadow--probably the most interesting part of the image--is obscured, not heightened, by the rough texture of the building's facade. Too much is going on here.
Michael Hughes -Dance Class Good capture of synchronized motion, and the delight of dance.
David Small -I have a dream Young folks probably wouldn't grasp the significance of MLK's famous speech title as applied to this image. Rather, they'd say, OK, sure. People having lunch. Not inter-racial couples having lunch. The older among us recall the days when the National Guard had to be called in to allow a Black girl to enter a Southen school building.
Mark Harris - Felicia as a Statue Overall this seems static, too clearly posed. Felicia appears to be getting tired of the whole thing. Others may see it otherwise.
Jerry McCown -Olympic National Park To my eye this composition seems jumbled, chaotic. The small cloud at the top of the sun is distracting.
Dan Mitchell - Water of Leith Maybe I'm suffering from indigestion or a lack of sleep, but this image, too, seems jumbled, lacking a unity of purpose. Nothing stands out, the elements don't seem to work together.
Emily Ferguson - Property Line OK, here is a dynamic arrangement that DOES show purpose, energy, nuance. You can feel and hear the wind, see the waving weed stalks, and be fully aware of the musical repetition of the stone objects that resemble tombstones.
