Pearl, the Gargoyle
by dcanossa

Comment by illini75:
A festive gargoyle interesting idea

Pearl, the Gargoyle
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Comment by tanguera:
Ha! For a minute I thought this was on the side of a Mexican pyramid. Either way, nice bling :)

Pearl, the Gargoyle
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Comment by clickodak:
I love it. Very Nice shooting. Top 3 for me. Give 9. Merry Christmas !!!!

Pearl, the Gargoyle
by dcanossa

Comment by mariuca:
Happy of the clear skies it's obviously smiling instead of showing it's ugly, scary face and spewing water! Nice
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The Hidden Mill
by dcanossa

Comment by dcanossa:
Thank you for the comments. Very instructive! I took this picture in 2006, and yes, the idea was to actually have the branches and leaves in front, which gave the picture a nice coloring and an interesting feeling. I took another one from a different angle and it was too green and flat. I agree that some soft focus on the branches might give this a nicer perspective, but there's very little you can do with a basic compact camera. Same with the overexposed bits.
I admit I'm a little disappointed at the grading. It's not my best picture and I wasn't expecting this to be my personal best or anything, but a 4.84 seems to be a bit too low, IMO.
Thank you all again!

The Hidden Mill
by dcanossa

Comment by MadMan2k:
I'm not crazy about all the tree branches and leaves in the way of the mill. I guess that was the idea behind it though...

The Hidden Mill
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Comment by hiltonmd:
Nice framing and good subject. The image looks a bit over-exposed. I also wonder what the image would look like with less depth of field putting the mill in focus and the rest in a softer look.

The Hidden Mill
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Comment by Ammie:
Peaceful

The Hidden Mill
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Comment by Melethia:
A nice postcard view - lovely colors in the foreground tree.

The Arches
by dcanossa

Comment by dcanossa:
Thank you everyone for your nice comments. It's been a fun week after such a long time since I had participated in a challenge! And I got back here with a PB! And first time I didn't get any 1's, 2's or 3's! :)

Just in case some of you may not recognize this place, this is the Tower Bridge, in London.