Beauty in Decay
by lyta

Comment:
Conceptually this is exceptionally nice, but there's a harsh garishness to it that isn't working that well for me. Also, the yellowish central portion of the image is out of critical focus, and yet that's the area our eyes are migrating to, so more DOF or focusing in a bit would have helped a lot here. The reddisha rea upper left is a real eyetrap also. This being advanced editing, it would have been easy to desaturate that area so it faded back a bit, and this would have been a plus. Still, a nice, strong image and a good score from me.

Amalfi Coast
by Chiqui

Comment:
Deceptively simple image that appeals to me immensely. I wish it were crisper. It's very nicely framed and, personally, I think it's quite strong. But I've always liked "busy" pictures with no obvious subject, and they rarely seem to do well in DPC, so I wish you the best of luck with this one. Strong score from me.

MoonDance
by jenesis

Comment:
This is quite lovely. I wish the ,oon weren't quite so centered, and I don't think the bright light on the right horizon is helping at all, so I'd have thought about panning left a little to get the composition a tad less static. regardless, nice and imaginative work and a strong entry.

odalisque kitty
by mycelium

Comment:
This certainly is the strangest image in the challenge. You get bravery points just for including some not-especially-beautiful feet in a beauty challenge :-) I'm torn on this one, because the image is very appealing to me in an offbeat way, but it hardly seems to address the challenge. On the other hand, who am I to judge what's beautiful? The picture brings me back, and back again, so I'm gonna bump it up, and wish you the best :-)

This from the man that entered a raindrop as a self-portrait, remember...

Rose of Fire
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Sweetly done. Compositionally, the eye of the vortex seems too centered to me. The entire area to the right lacks any real textural OR composional interst. I have tried cropping it into a square and this seems to work better, though it's not ideal. Composion aside, the lighting and the color are exceptionally nice.

Nature play
by asij

Comment:
This is quite spectacular and does bring me back for more looks; but the more I look, the more I wish there was a trace of detail in the deep shade. Probably not possible with the exposure you made, I guess. Whatever, a strong entry.

undecided
by charliebaker

Comment:
I suppose you are doomed here, but speaking as an artist I find this to be a perfectly valid entry. If ever there was a challenge when a white box were appropriate, this would be it. As the maker of "self-portrait-as-raindrop", I have no choice but to give this a 10 :-)

Cleaning the wheat from husks
by Xilebo

Comment:
This HAD to be the winner. There was nothing else even close. The score reflects that. Congrats!

Running
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Nicely done, Daniel!

A Machinest's World
by Brad

Comment:
LOL, last finish for the E-10 not too shabby...