Synchronized Surfing
by doctornick

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I don't know whether to give you the credit for this shot or to give the credit to the surfers. I guess you get the credit for the capture, color and PP. They get the credit for style. 9

Young Dancers at the Pow Wow
by Younger

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These guys are really cute. Great colors. 8

Harmony
by Neil

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Very pretty DoF to go with the subject.

Light fixture high contrast
by Melethia

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This is really nice, Melethia. I just found this thread tonight, so I am trying to catch up.

Gold Dust Woman
by Kelli

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I've read your "Perils of Pauline" explanation of this shot. I'm not sure I blame your daughter...she's a saint. When voting I didn't think the gold was working (now I know why), but I thought your daughter's expression was cute...so I didn't vote too harshly. 5. (Next time use her in a photo that won't cover her face...she'll probably appreciate it and you'll probably score higher.

Liquid Gold
by Melethia

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What I liked about this image is your creativity and the overall design of the photo. Despite the obvious effects of reflections in water, the shot is clear and technically well made. I scored this a 5 and struggled to rate it higher. However on my monitor the building looks yellow to beige rather than gold. (I hope it's not my monitor. I don't think it is because calibration information suggests it's ok.) In the end, I stuck with 5 because I liked the image but felt it wasn't really "gold". (no DNMC, just a shade off.)

Goldschlager
by timfythetoo

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What I liked about this photo was the lighting and the perspective. The bottom up view made this look like a advertisement photo. It is clear and well lit. What I was not so wild about was the slim link to "Gold" - the word is there and a bit of the color, but not enough for me to really appreciate the link. That said, I scored it a 6 and would have scored it higher if I thought the color was better represented.

A moment in time
by Kelli

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This is a beautiful photo, capturing the moment very well. The exposure is right on. The composition works too...nice placement of the boy within the photo. Colors are good...pastel water does not compete for attention with the primary subject of the photo. The simplicity of this photo is very appealing. All in all I would have to say this is my favorite shot of all photos you have produced. The average commenters score of 7.571 is a fairer score than the average all users score IMHO. Well done.

Vein of Life
by ericwoo

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I like the green portion of the leaf and the many small veins. Unfortunately, the brilliance of the main vein is overpowering. It's too blinding IMHO and works against the rest of the image. I also wonder if you could have toned down the noise in the green area. You don't indicate what post processing you performed, but I think running the image through the NeatImage plug-in would have taken care of that. There is potential here...but the focus should be on the green, not the white, portions of the photo.

Landfall
by Louis

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Macabre photo executed well. (Not your everyday item found on the beach.) It's the idea that makes this photo...the technical aspects are very good (especially the sea foam)...but the idea is very creative. Congrats on your high finish.