Strawberry Indulgence
by Friskycat3

Comment:
Yummy :) I think I would have cropped this shot, specially the left and lower part to nothing for this shot.

Breakfast time... Milo Cereal
by rishinicolai

Comment:
Cute. I think some cropping would have done wonders and a bit more pp-work.

Grab
by UrfaK

Comment:
If only a little bit of this shot was in focus, would have made a huge difference. I sense some very good colours here, but it's to out of focus for me.

Indulging in yarn
by brookepi

Comment:
I simply love the colours on display here. I am very unsure about the focus, but since I have no suggestion as to how it could be different :), it wont drag this down. 8 from me already, I just had to come back to comment.

"Have you seen HOW FAR it is to the finish line?!"
by front_element

Comment:

Originally posted by pidge: The expressions are great. In fact, if you can track these women down, I think they'd get a huge kick out of the capture you've got. Where (IMHO) this picture falls short, is in relation to the challenge. Voters tend to be picky when it comes to meeting this challenge, and without the title, meeting the challenge isn't terribly obvious. The composition is fine, but because of it's close-up straight on cropping, you get no sense of the 'distance' that they have unexpectedly found. Long story short, I think you got voted down because some voters MAY have perceived this as a shoehorn into the challenge.

I agree and take the liberty to use those words. If you look at some of the masterpieces on dpc, many of them get 1's and 2's and 3's. Let's face it, some photographers here give low scores, apparently they are very much better than the best here and regrettably, they seldom leave comments with those low scores, guess they do not want to share their secret knowledge of photography with the rest of us.
You got a 6 from me and I know I was on the verge of giving you a 7. I think it is a good capture, and I love your sence of humour.
You are welcome to look at my entry in this challenge. I thought it was spot on, but one of the commenters seems to have talking/reading walls all around :-)
Don't let this worry you, it says more about certain dpc'ers than it says about your unexpected entry.

Message edited by author 2006-06-18 06:46:50.

Me Myself and I
by terje

Comment:
Veldig god og tillykke med den røde.
Jeg skal med Hurtigruten 26. juni (hele vejen op og ned) og kan nesten ikke sove :) Har været i Norge mange gange, oftest sørlandet, men en enkelt gang til Alta og derfra til Sørøya, men Hurtigruten er en 30 år gammel drøm, og nu så sker det og jeg får meget mere at se.
Mange gode fotos i din profil Terje.

Cheers!
by pidge

Comment:
Very good composition ...
Oh, and please give my regards to Betty Ford next time you're there :-)

Triple Eggs Benedict
by Len Scap

Comment:
Stunning shot and I wonder if I may order my breakfast now. Waiter!!!

It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Surferman
by puzzled

Comment:
Soooo, this was yours my friend, well done. I really liked it and I don't think there were many shots that got a higher vote from me. Thought it would be a top-tenner of course, it deserves to be up there.

Message edited by author 2006-06-14 01:57:03.

Child in Nature ~ Mirrors Redux
by jenesis

Comment:
Wow, you ARE on a roll. Fantastic shot, love it to bits. I didn't vote in this challenge and was thrilled to see that you did so well again. Keeping my fingers crossed - hope there are more ribbons coming your way.