The North Pole
by Hipychik

Comment:
The smallest things can make an image sing. Placing the forward pole in the break of the stakes just makes this shot go from fine to very good. The colors are not tortured into coolness, and that is a relief. I expect to see this on the front page.

Pas de Deux
by tanguera

Comment:
A delightful joyous play of form and expressions, I just wish a cooler light was used to coll the warm skin tones. Best image of the challenge if not the best fit for the challenge. Ought to ribbon.

Frigid
by njsabs

Comment:
I dont care for the vagueness of the processing in the torso, but the handling of the face, particularly the eyes is very deft, and the set up is top notch. Ought to ribbon.

Cold Storm
by Structor

Comment:
My favorite of the challenge, nice subtle use of color and a lovely flow of textures.

Mekong
by ubique

Comment:
Sweet! grats on you juried ribbon, they must be smart, they agreed with me

Keeping the sea at bay
by PenelopeK

Comment:
I admire the tones you got here, and the band of rich and varied textures crawling like a snake across the frame are just lovely.

Tsunami
by love

Comment:
I think the scores were a bit lower than they might have been if the pain wasn't still so fresh. Its a beautiful image, but for me it elicits a galvanic reaction of pulling away.

Interesting to see that participants were much kinder int heir scoring than non.

On the verge of tears
by jjbeguin

Comment:
It is images like this that make me not like this site.

You are one of my favorite photographers on this site, and as I went through this challenge voting I flipped through this image and saw it as empty but technically sound and gave it a 6.

Now that I know it is yours, and I know a small part of the why, and the who of the image I can see that it is still empty, but that emptiness is vast and focused. The absence comes not form a lack of something to say, but but from a missing place beyond words or concrete iconography. It is an image worthy of serious attention. I wonder how many other images from photographers who's work I do not already know I miss each time I vote as I flip....flip....flip.In the future I will try to slow down and give images their due time.

I'm sorry for your loss, you seem to be going to too many funerals lately.

Sather Tower
by GeneralE

Comment:
Its a nice shot, well framed and edited, but must.....tilt.....more!
The ground may be sliding away but the campanile and the trees say your horizon line is straight. In a challenge like this (or for almost all the others for that matter) it doesn't pay to be subtle.

Censored!
by FocusPoint

Comment:
wow was this underrated. how this warrant below a 5 is beyond me.