Bullet Extraction for Dummies
by sinistral_leo

Comment:
Thanks for the laugh! Your expressions sell it, esp. in the third and last photos. :)

Mother Natures Proving Ground
by JulietNN

Comment:
Quite the body of work you now have of amazing surf shots. :) Congrats!

Toad - backside
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Art: ha!

This reminds me of pics of naked baby butts. :)

Aloha
by love

Comment:
Oh, WOW! Instant favorite!

Absolutely FANTASTIC. :)

September 12, 2001
by GeneralE

Comment:
It strikes me that this photo and the story behind it demonstrate precisely the difference between DPC scores and artistic greatness.

DPC is all about a 2-second look, and for many people, a mental checklist: sharp? subject on a thirds line? lit perfectly? Every hair on every head perfectly in place? That's what the voting format and the need for voting on hundreds of photos creates.

In contrast, a photo hanging in a museum is almost exactly the opposite. It's an invitation to intimately examine not only the photo, but the feelings the photo generates within you. You get a chance to breathe, to soak in the title, read the story, and consider how it relates to your own life.

Two radically different ways of experiencing photos. Neither is intrinsically better or worse than the other.

But while this is going straight into my favorites list, I can see why it scored low on DPC.

Thanks very much for sharing the photo and the story!

Geometric Passage
by Brent_S

Comment:
Oh, I know this spot! I've spent a couple of hours a couple of times happily wandering around there taking pics. Congrats on the great capture and the ribbon!

The Artisan
by gyaban

Comment:
It's not a great shock that you came up with yet another brilliant concept and then executed it so well. You have proven yourself to be of incredible creativity and talent, and this is just the latest.

But I'm very, very happy for you about this statement at the end of your comments: "I think this picture really sets a milestone in my work."

I also like what you said about not taking up photography as a job. While I'm nowhere near as talented, several friends have suggested the same to me, and I give them exactly the same answer.

Felicitations!

I'm all shook up
by Neat

Comment:
Fun fun fun! :)

Midsummer Lightning Over Nantucket Sound
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Wow, Robert. I just zoomed in so it filled my screen, and ... wow. Congrats!

Deer
by melodicgrace

Comment:
Hey, this is terrific! Have you heard about EPA's State of the Environment photo project? I encourage you to submit this. :)
//www.epa.gov/earthday/photoproject/stateoftheenvironment/