Very very cool composition!!! Love the orginiality and creativity of this shot... the color is well done also. It's too bad you didn't have an even more commerce like scene in the back... light men in business suits or something... but oh well... still a fantastic shot. 8
I really like the idea of this shot. Love the blues in the wall. Taking the shot through the opening is really neat. There's something wrong with what was on the other side of the opening. Almost looks oversharpened but not really.
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure good, nice colors- the Nordstrom building looks blown out though. Composition is interesting and I'm assuming the circle is supposed to represent a coin shape. Focus good, lighting even.
Personal: This doesn't feel like it was taken specifically for this challenge, but rather it was a nice shot and you "made" it fit by the title. Still very interesting to look at.
This is the only photo that made me pause a little, I think only because of its brightness and color. Even though the photo lacks character (in terms of emotion, getting a message across, etc), it does have a surreal visual quality that earns a higher score than others. I really want to give this a higher score, but there are some technical details about this that bother me, like sliht blurring at the top.
Whoa! Bright picture, jumps out at you. I can see the shopping (which requires money) and the higher end store in the background. The building is a bit too whited out (but I don't know how to fix that without darkening the rest too much). Otherwise, good shot.