Beautifully scene shot! Love the context perhaps one of my favorites just for the scene. Nicely done composition. You probably suffered from voters do to the contrast issue. A minor suggestion would to use fill flash to even out the exposure. But I'm too lazy/busy to take around my own flash half the time. Still I think this is a standout photo and should have scored higher just for the context related to the challenge.
Truly makes me laugh. I love the counter views, between the young women on the left and the gentleman on the right. And really makes me want to see the front of the statue... (Always leave them wanting more.)
I get the feeling the women think they've seen a "naughty." Great expression caught on their faces. Technically, the bright white buildings put my eye out of the shot.
When I first saw this I thought set up but as I looked at it more I began to feel much more at ease with the shot. Interesting concept and a lovely range of expressions on those looking at the sculpture
Nice capture - Like the view point. I don't know what it is but it just doesn't say candid to me too much? Maybe the womens hands up their mouths are a little too much. This may well have been the totally random but for me it just looks a little too staged.