Papaver nudicaule
by banmorn

Comment:
Beautiful textures; these look like they are made of paper. 9

Retired
by artvet

Comment:
Tight crop works magic here. Well done. 9

...and here's the star of our show...
by mgsmith53

Comment:
Love the soft light on this, and the background looks like a painting. Wonderful. 9

epiphanphairground
by idp

Comment:
Wonderfully saturated weirdness. 9

Slither in the Shadows
by Haneck

Comment:
Beautiful lighting and focus; a 9 from me.

The Sea Was Angry That Day, My Friends
by alfresco

Comment:
Great job. The life in the sea is amazing, and the rich tones are spot on. My only 10 in the challenge. Hope you ribbon. Good luck!

Bullseye!
by bvy

Comment:
great angle!

King of the branch
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment:
Beautiful pic; should have saved it for the free study though. Too much of a shoehorn here.

strawberries
by laurie241

Comment:
very nicely lit and nice natural tones; well done!

(on a side note, your kitchen counter looks remarkably like mine ... almost as if they were cut from the same slab. :>P)

IMG_0896.jpg
by Brad

Comment:
Greetings! I got tagged in Louis "commenting beyond your comfort zone" thread, so am returning the favor by poking through the wedding gallery, where my eyes landed quickly on this image. Has that Lens Baby feel to it, and great emotion and energy and a great choice for b+w.

I don't ordinarily like wedding photographs here on DPC, because they seem to me to have a certain sameness about them. Some very good technicals, but too often with forced emotion. Not this one. The emotion and energy you've captured here is real, the blurred guests clapping around the couple in the center provides a snapshot into the real feeling of the event, which makes this a photograph that will be treasured for years to come.