Nighttime colour

"An excellent composition that gives a great sense of scale and benefits from your decision to include the fabulous coloured reflections. The exposure is also perfect, recording all the detail of the main subjects while retaining colour in the sky." - Angela

"Westminister was a popular location for this round of the competition but this image has a unique composition and best conveys how busy it is. The crossing light trails work very well, giving a sense of movement without completely obliterating the background." - Angela

"An excellent panoramic composition that has been shot when there is still lots of detail in the sky. The lights around the bridge arches, and their reflection, really pull the eye into the image and the colours work well together." - Angela

"In some respects, this image is extremely simple but I keep coming back to it. The composition is bold but works extremely well, concentrating on just the sign and the light it casts on its surroundings. The broken 'E' helps hold the viewer's attention." - Angela

"The photographer has managed to take something as banal as a roundabout and making it look wholly unique and exciting by showing it to us from a different angle and effect. The rich colours produced by the traffic trails help accentuate the abstract shapes." - Jeff

"Perfectly framed and wonderfully exposed, the photographer has captured a quiet, special moment in a scene that is bursting with vibrant colours. We love that despite the low light levels you can see so much detail in the walls behind the children." - Jeff

"We saw a lot of aerial shots in the competition, but this image stood out. Its top down perspective made us do a double take, and as you peer through the pin pricks of buildings you see pockets of colour. Very well composed." - Jeff

"This image was a real contender. We love the dark, heavy colours and perfect reflections. You can get a real sense of the stillness of the night, and the isolation with not a single person in sight. A really strong image." - Jeff

"Simple composition, but an eye to see this image from the bar and then to be able to capture this result takes real skill. This image shows amazing tone and colour that marks this picture out against the other entries." - Alastair

"We love the rainbow of colours captured within this scene. The rich, vibrant colours reflected in the water also serve as strong leading lines directing the viewer's eye in the skyline in the background. The image is also framed perfectly." - Jeff

"Rich, heavy blues in both the sky and water, mixed with the dark greens in the jagged landscape give this image a quiet sense of drama. In the distance a lighthouse stands quietly overseeing it all. Well framed, and a great example of nighttime colour." - Jeff

"It's a simple street scene, but executed perfectly. The photographer has a keen eye to notice the variety of colours in this scene and achieved the perfect exposure to saturate them to striking effect. The reflections enhance this effect even further." - Jeff

"That's an incredible skyline and the reflection is excellent, but including a figure in the foreground has really made the shot stand out from the crowd. It also adds a sense of scale and drama as well as more colour." - Angela

"A classic location photographed from a dynamic angle at night. The pyramid looks like a jewel amongst the older buildings. Your timing is also very good as there's still some colour and detail in the sky, inky black wouldn't have the same impact." - Angela

"This is a shot that many people would miss but your careful composition has created a great image. The silhouetted figures help to give a sense of scale while the reflections in the cars, especially the central one, really make the image." - Angela

"We love the minimalism here. Simple lines and shapes, almost perfectly mirrored in both halves of the frame. Strong, simple colours. This image evokes a quiet stillness and is a great example of managing to capture strong colours in the dark." - Jeff