Fog Bound
by dunces

Comment:
Great capture--one of my favorites from the challenge.

Feline Portrait
by moodville

Comment:
Beautiful shot--this is tack sharp and almost three dimensional.

First frost
by mijak

Comment:
The magical light and reflections here make this look like a drawing! It would be nice to tame the highlights on the stick itself though (I realize it's the ice, but it falls right on the stick).

The Fisherman
by dhare

Comment:
Nice colors and scene! You might want to straighten it though, the horizon is not level. Also, it might be possible to bring out more detail in the sky (clouds) by using a copy of this layer, blended to multiply (and perhaps masked to the sky).

The Wasp
by spydr

Comment:
Perhaps the most artistic bee/wasp shot I've ever seen. Nicely done!

All Aflame
by Elemmennope

Comment:
Beautiful color contrast of the red and the green. Because the contrast is so important here, I think it would have a better "gestalt" if you cropped the bottom up to the green. Then it's almost an abstract painting!

F111 - Dump & Burn
by Natator

Comment:
Very cool flame effect anmd distance capture. It might be a difficult exposure, or compensation, but I would have liked to see more exposure control in the flame. Maybe a second layer blended with multiply might have brought that out if there's any detail/color there. Perhaps levels too--a bluer sky?

Not Really Late
by hyperfocal

Comment:
Interesting shot with nice star effects. I think a slight rotate would have helped, to make the foreground lines appear straight (even if it's truer perspective this way). Also I'm not sure why the "distant" view is used here. I think the left and bottom could have bbeen cropped bringing him a bit closer, but I'm not sure if that affects your message, because I don't quite understand the photo.

Rocky
by scrum8

Comment:
Good catch, and the water and light look good here. While the foreground serves to frame the racoon, it is also very distracting (because it's colorful and bright). Also using foreground for framing typically works better if it extends to the edge of the photo.

Fall's Stars
by Patoch

Comment:
Nice composition and shot. It looks like this has not had its levels adjusted. That is, there are no blacks anywhere in the photo, even in the shadow areas. Also, the stem is overexposed. A photo with proper or even a little "too much" contrast stands out more and is pleasing to view.