Morning Moose
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
I saw a picture in one of my hunting magazines that was very similar to this - only that one sucked and this one is terrific. Boy, it is getting hard to keep going on the voting - all of these images are terrific. Makes one wonder. Terrific. Well done.

Roots
by Hipychik

Comment:
I like the color combinations and the framing. I have a little problem with the focus - it seems very soft - much softer than I would have liked. However, it does work here - very nice image and a good composition.

The heart of a child is captured in her smile...
by Kelli

Comment:
It's always easy to tell what the little ones are thinking because their emotions are so open and honest. This image captures that perfectly. Excellent.

Anna by the Sea
by Alicia

Comment:
This is how I view portraits. First, the model has to look like they are posed naturally. Then I look for an honest face - you can tell when a model is being forced into expression and when that expression is natural and easy to produce for the model. After that, it's the incidentals - how is the face related to body pose, is it relaxed or forced, etc. Then on to the photo technicals like exposure, saturation, composition, etc. In this instance, it's simply perfect in all the categories - I can't say it any differently. Well done.

Mount-Olympus
by Guyzy

Comment:
Simple and elegant, great combinations of color and an almost perfect green which is the hardest of the colors to properly capture. Clean crisp composition and not overly busy. Another excellent entry. I'm getting tired of all these great images - making me look like a jerk. :>)

STOP
by bobk

Comment:
Another concept photo that not all might get, but I'm certain I know how this came about. Very very subtle. Great composition and capture - gotta give props where props are due - well done.

Nobody wants to play with me...
by ShutterRev

Comment:
Perfect lighting, great title, rich in detail, good color mix - can't say anything critical about it that wouldn't be picking of the nits. Great capture.

Лучшее в 2012
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
I'm about to take my cameras and throw them away - the number of brilliant images in this challenge just amaze me - I'm clearly not in the same league. Well done.

Journey with Brownie
by mqnaufal

Comment:
Oh man - this is just awesome. A little flat on the over all color sat, but the subject is perfectly done - I'd like to see this a Top Three is not the winner. Well done.

Ring out the Old, Ring in the New! (Ode to 2012)
by rockyrajan

Comment:
Lovely, lovely, lovely. Rich deep earth tones, excellent focal point control, not overly saturated, but right on the edge - damn, this is one hell of a photo. And you didn't enter this into a challenge? Well, let's try and get this a top three - a ten from me.