Congrats for your fisrt place !

Besea is right ! It's not only about the fact the the planet can or not have roofs. It's question of composition. The roofs take away the attention of the viewer and makes him quit your picture.

Nice picture, but to stay more on theme I would have crop out the left and the low parts with the roofs.

Where is it ?

Well deserved first place ! Congratulations !

Even with that zoom effect, the picture still stays sharp ! Bravo ! Very nice !

Beautifull shot, even if I have to agree with MyMindsEye. Maybe the same short but vertical (with perhaps one boat less) would have permit to have entire boats with enough reflection. Don't you think ? (maybe I'm wrong)

??? What is it ???

And you did well !!! Beautifull !

Nice shot ! I like your sky behind, it brings a great mood.

Be carefull author, signatures are not allowed in the contests.

Well, it seems so perfect that it's hard to believe it's true ... Anyway, beautifull picture !

It's a beautifull shot, but there's something strange with the shadow of the boat ...

Beautifull picture ! Just wish the bird wasn't on it because it catches the attention and pushes the eye out of the picture.

Great one !

I'm not mod but I feel there a lot of stones for a "single stone" contest.
This detail appart, it's a nice picture.

Nice one !

Dark areas are very noisy. How many ISO did you use ?

I wish the wing was not cut ...

Robert Denir'owl ^_^ Nice picture !

Robert Denir'owl ^_^ Nice picture !

Feeling so small in the middle of your picture ! Very nice catch !

Congratulations ! Well deserved first place !

Nice shot, but the way it is half cutted is a bit disturbing for me.

They are right ... What a shame for a so beautifull landscape ! Maybe with a square crop ?

Nice picture with nice colours !

I think you should read better the title of the contest here author

Beautifull picture !

Beautifull mood !!! Great shot !

Very nice interpretation !

Excuse me author but, MymindsEye is right.

I don't agree with what you say about "art" or "perfect photography".
So, according to your words "art" is not perfect ?

IMHO, It's not because your picture depicts "a guy fixing a vacuum cleaner" that I don't find it a good picture. For me it's because the quality is poor, because absolutely nothing is focussed (where can the eye attention be attracted ?), because the framing is strange, because a fiew elements are disturbing the attention, because for me your force line leads to the vacuum (or here, the main subject should be the body)...
If for you it's not a "photography", don't call it "art" either please !

Very nice shot ! Exactly what I think of minimalism

This picture seems verticaly compressed ... Am I wrong ?

Hope you don't do that with girls in skirt

Very nice "out of the box" find !

Beautiful picture !
I felt in love with La Serenissima when I was younger. I hope I'll be able to go back to see her once. ^_^

Nice find !

I'm not sure if it would have been better straightened. I think the diagonal axe brings a feeling of imbalance which is funny with all that hats on the head of the man.

What else to say ? Bravo !
Beautifull shot, mood, light, ... everything !

It should have been a nice shot but it's out of focus. When you portrait someone, always take care that at least the eyes are perfectly focussed.

Nice shot with good contrast in black and white !

It creates a very graphic picture but as Kyricom said, the contact between flesh and mercury is dangerous because it enters the pores. Don't do that everyday !

Sorry author, but there's somebody in the bottom of the street.

I would have say exactly the same as Friiskiwi !

Absolutely beautiful !!! Either the composition and the landscape !

The chairs are nice but the reflections are IMHO really disturbing.

Congratulations for that double podium ! (my favorite was the other one but anyway, both are great photos !)

Nice shot ! I love the composition between the light poles and the clouds !

For me, it has nothing to do with a Hat ! Even if the picture is nice, I think you are off theme author.

Great shot !

Congrats !