Joshua Tree
by jbeazell

Comment:
Nice detail in the clouds, lighting on the trees.

Autumn Afternoon
by bobdaveant

Comment:
I also like using branches to frame a scene ... definitely makes me want to take a walk there : )

Night & Day
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Great starburst effect, moody coloring.

Fender Stratocaster
by gudbjargarson

Comment:
I hear most of the "original" Strats have ended up in Japan (in the hands of collectors) as well.

When I grow up.....
by Node

Comment:
Babies are always so cute! Would have been excellent in the miniatures challenge too.

Surfing With the Alien
by LegatoMuzic

Comment:
Whether staged or on-stage, well-done isolation, lighting, feeling of action.

Conception, Creation, CD
by wkoffel

Comment:
One of the more interesting ways to use a CD in a photo. Despite the "incorrectness, I'd have considered flipping it horizontally so the music was right-reading and not the mirror-image.

Rays of night
by tkalect

Comment:
Nice job -- I've been trying to get more shots of rays but mostly in the daytime. This gives me ideas for trying it at night.

Was that really a four-second exposure?

New Photographer
by scalvert

Comment:
Kids often have a good eye for interesting shots ... she looks just like she's composing the photo mentally before shooting it. I look forward to seeing her work.

abandoned car
by alptraum

Comment:
Using selective desaturation is a tricky thing. In this case, it almost makes it look like a collage, which could dilute the impact of the car's location.

However, without seeing the original, it's hard to judge if anything else would work better. Other things you might try are fading the background color (going to pale pastels or maybe sepia-toning) instead of going to pure B+W, or reversing the effect and having the landscape in color and the car desaturated.

I really like the overall idea and composition; terrific landscape and clouds. I hope you took a few shots without the car too : )