front row
by liberty

Comment:
This is a very lovely shot with a couple of flaws. The colors and mood are perfect, the stillness of the chair contrasting with the blurred action of the waves is great.
What troubles me is the framing which cuts off the legs of the chair, and the sun's reflection on the sand which blurs the line of the seat, as it has the same tones and luminance. Without those flaws it would be my top ribbon pick, with them it is merely very good.

Cheap Chairs
by fldave

Comment:
This has a very nice 1970's look, like something out of the photorealism school of painting, dense and layered. A nicely though out shot, That I would expect to do terribly here at DPC, but we can only hope. Good work.

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by BarbB

Comment:
There is a very nice feel to this shot, not to the taste of DPC, but the selective focus and framing are both great.

A dance at the fountain
by rinac

Comment:
lovely sense of motion here with strong blues and greens, I wish there was a richer series of tones from black to white.

National Leapfrog Champions
by Lydia

Comment:
The odd cyan of the blurred background mars an otherwise perfect subject matter and execution. Still one of the best in the group

Slalom
by h2

Comment:
the focused eye makes a nice still point.

So, you think you can dance....
by BarbB

Comment:
I find the framing which lops off the top of the rider's head distracting, but the subject matter and colors are lovely. The horse looks like an arab, looks like Crabbet breeding, is it?

Honk!
by SaraR

Comment:
nice DOF really saves the less than ideal framing.

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings
by vawendy

Comment:
That back round is disturbingly perfectly white, I sure hope you got this in the camera because id like to see it in the ribbons, just a lovely shot, perfectly framed, the wings are just the least bit blurry, but a lovely shot.

Flying Tiger
by CorySmith

Comment:
Grats on the high finish, but I think it would have done better in an open challenge. The light is about the fifth best thing in this shot. The subject matter is very interesting and the framing, focus and use of the rule of thirds is perfect. Dense, compelling and very well done.