If the challenge details didn't explain black on black as low-key, I can understand the low scores but the details specifically stated low-key and this is a beautifully done low-key work of art.
Sorry about your score. IMO this definately meets the challenge as a low key shot. I gave you an 8. Should have placed much, much higher in the challenge.
this is nice. i think maybe the sky is just a tad flat though, and it's kind of making me lose the subject in all that gray. i'd love to see this with the sky pushed to a whiter color to highlight the sillhouettes of the tree line and the subject. the rest of the photo has some really nice tones. 7.
I am thinking this is a touch more on the lowlight area than a low key photo. The darker areas have good detail, as would a low key shot, but overall I think the lighting is too much. Still gonna give it a 5 though
I just really enjoy this photograph and how you've been able to negotiate light so that the flower is lit, but that the photo has an overall dark quality. I'm sure some have suggested that the photo may be too bright, and I agree, but only to a small extent. I still think this is low key and well done.