Paradise Lost
by scalvert

Comment:
Great shot, especially through glass! What focal length was it? I have the 70-200mm, now I am wondering if I should go for the teleconverter too!

Little Guy
by dartompkins

Comment:
This one's very nice!

Snowy Egret
by waterlilies

Comment:
Beautiful clear capture, and great light.

Fawn in Fog
by ubiquitous

Comment:
The light is great--has a very surreal painterly feel as well as the surrealness of this fawn out of his environment. This is my top pick for the challenge; I hope you do well and don't get hit for the "unnatural" environment. That's the fault of people, and it gives this more impact.

Unexpected encounter
by bormic

Comment:
I like the diagonal composition here, and the contrast of colors between left diagonal foreground and upper right. The bear is ell caught, though coming the other direction might have been better to see his face (though then he'd be walking off the picture rather than into it). All in all, one of my top picks for the challenge. Good luck..

crane at sunset
by fstopopen

Comment:
Great light and great capture. I am sure this will do well!

Jambo
by ellamay

Comment:
Great capture. Looks like a little more contrast might make this stand out, it may be natural this way, but it does seem a little "gray". Still, this is one of my top picks for this challenge.

Slide Guitar
by guitar_mann

Comment:
Really well done! I really love this picture. I hope you do ok, because technically, this doesn't look like a natural environment for the snail, so you are probably getting hammered for not meeting the challenge. But it's really stunning.

Pansy
by Kellilou

Comment:
Very nice! Perhaps oversharpened, though there seem to be more white dot artifacts than halos

Goose Neck of Dreams
by fulgent

Comment:
Good idea and shot. I think it would be better (though perhaps not as recognizable) cropped on the left just beyond the edge of the neck.