Little Girl Blue
by gabrielrjr

Comment:
Very cute shot. It's so hard to keep a child still when you want to leave the shutter open for awhile. Sometimes I'll ask my 5-year-old to lean on something, such as that rock, which will keep her from moving around too much. You'd think they could sit still for just 1/10th of a second! :-)

. . . Ladybug
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
I really like the clarity you were able to achieve on this photo. It looks like you desaturated by removing all colors except red, which left the ladybug a slightly odd brown color at the top. It might have been better to lasso the whole ladybug and desaturate everything else, which would retain the full color of the insect. But it's really nice like this as well - great shot.

Being there
by jjbeguin

Comment:
I really like this shot - it's one of my favorites in the challenge. My only nitpick is that his face looks a little washed out. It might be better with a little burning and sharpening. Still, great job!

Loungin' Around
by jmlelii

Comment:
Really nice shot - one of the best in this challenge. It's amazing how much the people fade into the background when desaturated like that.

Silent Landing
by insteps

Comment:
I'm not sure what's so appealing about this shot, but it's one of my favorites in thiis challenge. Great clarity and simplicity - nice job!

"Julia"
by grigrigirl

Comment:
This is a really beautiful shot and a great choice for desaturation. The only thing that I find distracting is the ear, which seems to have been partially erased. If his ear actually does look like that and his earring is attached to his upper jaw, then please pass on my apologies. ;-) But this is a great shot - one of my favorites in this challenge.

Bluer than the sky
by bobdaveant

Comment:
The only detraction from this photo is the overprocessing that gives the skin a plasticky sheen, but other than that it's a truly beautiful shot. Very nice job!

Summer at the Farm
by L1

Comment:
There are a lot of really outstanding shots in this challenge, but this is my personal favorite. You picked a perfect photo for the challenge and did an amazing job with the desaturation. Very nice!

Fireman watches oversized camp fire!
by aKiwi

Comment:
Amazing photo! I can't imagine this one not winning a ribbon, but I've been wrong before. :-) Great job!

Increased sewer rates cause citizens to take desperate measures
by keone

Comment:
Hilarious! Like everyone else, I wish that car weren't in the photo, but this is a good, funny shot for this challenge.