Thanks for the feedback. This one was a bit dark, but the first two were fairly light - "Animal Portrait" and "Shadows". Must have balance in life, it's not all roses and puppies :)
The challenges for me are mostly about highlighting photographers that are already using the platform but haven't gotten a lot of exposure, and generating more original content. I haven't really pushed the contest outside of Steemit at all.
Stay tuned for the next one, it won't be dark solemn and depressing :)