Centripetal
by the99

Comment:
Should have been top 5. Great image. Perfect execution of in-camera radial blur.

Horse ride
by the99

Comment:
Great capture !!

Say cheese
by the99

Comment:
Terribly underrated. Beautiful image.

the last drop of water
by TrollMan

Comment:
How many other ribbon winners have eaten their subject after taking the picture? Great shot !!!

No one must tell you when to stop
by the99

Comment:
This may not be a portrait but it is a most powerful picture with a touching story and fitting title. This picture is a clear example of how art overpowers any technical shortcoming. Congratulations on such a great photograph Claudia. You knew it is not the kind of photo that scores high in DPC, but that does not matter because I am sure it will be appreciated by those who look for artistic value.

ETA: Congratulations on the posthumous award too !!!

Message edited by author 2012-10-08 01:03:50.

Ring of Fire
by mbrutus2009

Comment:
Congratulations on a great shot and your first ribbon !!!

LEVEL FLIGHT (Homage to Krazy2101)
by GolferDDS

Comment:
2101?

Magic Wand Tool
by androgeus

Comment:
Great title!

My Addiction: Shooting other People, Pets... and Me
by Lydia

Comment:
I hope you will explain how you did this using advanced editing rules. I am assuming it is legal and giving you an 8 for doing perfect cut-outs (if that is what they are)

Frozen
by gyaban

Comment:

Originally posted by gyaban: Originally posted by senor_kasper: The light on her right appears to be backwards, but that is irrelevant given the overall quality of the result. Amazing! Congratulations!! Thanks a lot! In fact the sun being right behind her, she should theoretically be quite dark. As a consequence, I decided to deliberately add (virtual) frontal light sources (mainly from her right). And since the sun's reflection appears right between her 2 feet, I went for that choice, which looks strange from an analytical point of view, but was what worked the best in my eye. Choices, choices...

Sorry, I meant to say her RIGHT LEG (only) but I omitted the word 'leg'. I think the overall lighting is perfectly coherent except for her right leg. Again, major nitpicking here as the photo is spectacular.