One Man's Freedom
by hesitant

Comment:
My choice for the blue. Amazing work!

Green phase
by sinistral_leo

Comment:
Mike, why did you decide to introduce such an excessive blur on the sky and the grass? Obviously they were not present in the original image. It just feels weird and unnatural this way. How about the shadows? Do they seem off because of the blur you introduced in the image? Just curious why you chose to go down that route because the image just doesn't look right to me. Regardless, congrats on the blue.

The Flying Paintress
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
One of your very best work yet, Alessandro! Love her expression and pose. There is a great flow in this image. It was such a close finish that I think a tiny thing like the background's wrinkles not being ironed out may have cost you the blue here.

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by Neil

Comment:
Neil, what in the world were you thinking by not submitting this image. This was easily ribbon material. Ribbon aside, it's just an amazing image.

The Artist
by gyaban

Comment:
One of the best DPC shots ever. Simply incredible! Huge congrats, Christophe!

Happiness
by ThingFish

Comment:
Amazing port-processing work. I wonder if a killer sky would have gotten this a ribbon ... I think it would have. Congrats on this fine image.

A Portrait of Strength and Beauty
by kgeary

Comment:
Kevin, this is a great work! Great lighting and great model. I would not dare to go shallow depth of field in my studio like this, my lights are just too strong for it. I think the lowest I have tried in my studio is f/4. I guess I could always cover my lights with an extra layer of diffusion and go even more shallow while setting my ISO to 50. This should have finished higher.

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment:
Majestic light and beautiful location. Congratulations!

The Adventure Cyclist
by acoppola

Comment:
Marvelous capture and a well-deserved ribbon. Gave this a 10 and I am glad you did so well with it.

Rue Du Chat Qui Peche
by JimiRose

Comment:
Loving this a lot. would love to visit this spot someday. Great job!