I assume this subject wasn't too popular then? Never mind, thanks to those who did enter, your support is much appreciated.
To the judging then.
Guinness Time by yachtsman1
I rather like this image. It helps that I’m partial to a drop of the old black stuff too! It’s bang-on brief and has a nice shape to it. I know you could say that’s because it’s someone else’s artwork already, but I’m prepared to let that slide for this competition. I would suggest to crop-off the windows on the left and right to concentrate more on the central image, otherwise good stuff.
Jousting Knights clock by Mrs yachtsman1
I’m afraid to say that this doesn’t work for me. As the title states that this is supposed to be the ‘Jousting Knights clock’, the fact that you can’t even see them due to the motion blur pretty much ruins the image. If you had managed to capture them, then I would have also moved-in/cropped-in to fill the frame with your intended subject.
The Walkway Ghosts by Janice
I really like this Janice! Black & white is a good choice, nice symmetry, some good architectural details and the ghostly figures achieved by the long exposure implying the passage of time - excellent! There’s just one thing that lets the side down though - that bloody caution sign! Still great work!
The End of Time Part One by John
I think you’re right John, this would work well as the triptych you intend it to be. It is still a nice record shot as it is though. For some reason it does look quite dark on my monitor, especially towards the back of the image.
Waiting by Paul
A naked woman - IT’S ABOUT TIME! (see what I did there eh - it’s literally about time har har
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A very (ahem) aesthetically pleasing image with nice tones - black and white being a good decision. I would most certainly have cropped-off the slither top right of the frame! The main thing (for me) that prevents this from being the winner is that the theme isn’t presented as strongly as it could be. The title is ‘Waiting’, so I think she should be interacting with the clock more (that’s CLOCK people!

), perhaps looking at it in anticipation or a least have it placed on her right-hand-side.
3rd. yachtsman1
2nd. Paul
WINNER Janice (despite that bloody sign)