Waiting for....
by salmiakki

Comment:
I heard the old, old men say,
'Everything alters,
And one by one we drop away.'
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn-trees
By the waters.
I heard the old, old men say,
'All that's beautiful drifts away
Like the waters.'
- william butler yeats

I see them sitting there and can almost hear their conversations that surely would have to begin with "I remember when...". Are they brothers? Cousins? Friends who've shared an entire lifetime together? There would be no shortage of stories to fill their days...

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Tourist Shot
by Melethia

Comment:
Take me not to palaces, or bridges or to towers.
Please donĂ¢€™t take me anywhere I have to queue for hours.
I do not care for Queens, or for Kings or Presidents,
I do not care for Popes or Duchesses of Kent.
I am quite keen on galleries, with art upon the walls,
And ancient ruins please me, and lakes and waterfalls.
If nature had a hand in it, then you can count me in,
But if you pay a price to stand in line, my patience will wear thin.
Take me somewhere wonderful, with food and drink and a view.
Take me somewhere colourful where I can discuss the world with you.
Leave out all the tourists traps and foreigners with glee.
A hundred million foreigners messing up the place.
Like me.
- (some aussie dude) elliot cowan

Love the sun burst and the long shadows, and the fact that it's a tourist shot of tourists taking shots and titled 'Tourist Shot' - possibly referring to you... wait, or them? ....OR both! :D

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A Blooming Feast
by talj

Comment:
The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.
- emily dickinson

Apart from the small fact that this is a killer bee macro (that's, killer pause bee macro - not, killer bee pause macro), the colour is so fantastically wild and different to the norm, I can't help but be swept away.

Go you good thang! May your score soar ;)

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let me sit a while.....
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Of flowers and feathers and fairies that fly
on wing dusted grey and shattered blue sky
Of eagles that soar on ribbon colored rain
of skies drizzling color as the lone artist paints
A swirl of gold amidst the dusty, dry trail
that ribbons and winds around the fairy's tale.
- s.k. lindeman

Romantic, charming, sweet hallucination. I still see this in colour.

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Christmas card
by Melethia

Comment:
I love this! Festive, cheerful smiles. Can't help but smile straight back at them :)

Skate
by Melethia

Comment:
I'm certain it's this image that has influenced the way I've been shooting over the past week or so. Thanks :)

Palace of Westminster, London
by salmiakki

Comment:
I still think the blur is magic. Totally makes it for me. If it was tack sharp all the way through, I'd be less inclined to linger. Yeah, sharpness is so last year, you did good :)

Jagged Beauty
by talj

Comment:
Way cool to be compared to marbo :) Love your work girl.

l'heure d'or
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Great to see this stayed above 6 for you. Congrats on a nice finish :)

Nugget Point Lighthouse
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Congrats on the top 10 Gerry! Great b&w conversion. Breathtaking.