bug
by skewsme

Comment:
Understated, graceful, fine composition and perfectly punctuated by this complementary ladybug. Cheerful and serene, what a way to greet the day every day.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

gardening at night
by skewsme

Comment:
Very artful, ghostly and dramatic. Breathtaking, even. Once I go beyond how very much I like this image, it gets a bit confusing. One might suppose that this is a moonlight effect, or is it helped along by additional lighting? Is it important? Not a botanist, but it does look like Queen Anne's lace, which I don't believe is cultivated in traditional gardens, along with additional grasses. So am I angling for strict correspondance of title and image, and once again, is it important? Am I wrong about all my suppositions? Well, it's at an impasse by now.
Another thing I like about this image is that it's personal and particular, in keeping with the "at least by me" aspect of the challenge.
At the end of the road, this is my personal favorite of the challenge.

It's The Thought That Counts
by GeneralE

Comment:
Just glanced at several of the images from the first few pages of this challenge, and your 130th out of 132 place is outlandish. This stacks up quite well with those mostly unimaginative, yet well done, efforts. It has a charming, sweet daintiness that pleases the heart.

Organic structure
by markwiley

Comment:
Just one comment on this fascinating inner landscape, so I'm drawn out, still dreaming, of my cave. The bridge rises, let's us peer at the workings behind the stolid visage. Beyond the philosophical complexity is the artistry of the image, all the delicate intersections. His eyeglasses alone are a marvel, functioning as windows and riverfront, or oceanfront, as the earpiece angles, then melts, into the city. His left lens is subtly unbounded. How beautifully his cheek merges with the water. The vegetation above his right ear acts as a vignette, herding us within. Etc. And the muted palette is quite satisfying, as is the overall texturing. A tour de force.
One of my top three, with an 8. My miserly mood was a disservice, sorry, and I'd like to asterisk this as a 10, and at least welcome it among my favorites.

Screen Birds
by grahamgator

Comment:
Lovely, subtle and imaginative. While many of us were looking at tree trunks and clouds, myself included, you found this sublime visual poem far afield from the crowd.
That these birds are wrought from imperfection is a further kiss from the gods of creativity. The background, serene, painterly and apt, another benediction. A finely tuned eye at play.
Personal favorite of the challenge.

"Sir, Where Is Your Mask"?
by MeMex2

Comment:
Your story makes the picture. I respect the restraint of your title. Mine would be more like "Lemon-brained Asshole Darkens The Sky With Selfishness, Stupidity And A Treachorous Tendency To Lick Toads In The Hot Sun, A Weeping Sore On The Body Of Humanity." That's just the prologue. So glad it didn't turn uglier.

agave
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Lovely greens and dynamic shapes. Great sense of anticipation, awakening, revelation.

Common Brimstone
by Janja

Comment:
A lovely, cheery confection. A furry, adorable butterfly (as I think it is). The colors work, and we're charmed by its inviting presence. The purple on the right serves as a gentle counterbalance to the right hand intensity. Very nice.

A moment of contemplative relief
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
Yes, I feel it. Sometimes it seems that there's only so much you can do with water, but here you've a fascinating play of currents and colors, textures and flow. Elegant rocky spur.

Hannibal
by vawendy

Comment:
Nice title that seems immediately appropriate. Here's a tank with all the insect accoutrements of full on assault. Highlighted as you show it, we can admire the delicate perfection of nature's genius. Strong.