Intensity
by dunces

Comment:
One of the best photographs on this site
10 only wish i could give more.

Loch Arklet2
by geewhy

Comment:
Wow this is better I think, probably would have taken my place. Very calm and quiet. Simple

Haunting Absence
by tyt2000

Comment:
You should take more pleasure that for some of us - myself included your intended "In this photo, I wanted the viewer to imagine, rather than "see" worked.

People on DPC sometimes just look at aesthetics rather than what a photo does to them.

Natural Woman
by heida

Comment:
Darn I didn't guess this was yours i must be loosing my touch. Unlucky not to ribbon with 7.769!

Aloft
by Brad

Comment:
congrats Brad! Awsome sharpness

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Whooo! Way to go Bob - we both broke our PB's!!

Well done and congrats.

Winter on Lake Mantua
by dsidwell

Comment:
Easily one of the best photos I have seen on here

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment:
superb is all I can say. Upping this one from 9 to 10 on my 'detailed look stage'

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment:
very nice balance of color and composure. Not sure if this has been edited in PS or not - but there seems to be a funny bluring going on that seems too strong for in camera (around mid stem at the top is more blurry than at bottom)?

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Ah! My other pick for the winning ribbon. The range of colors you have shown here is almost sublime - the sky is a deep blue to harsh orange and the Green grass and yellow building make for a very lovely composure of colors.

I hate to have something to pick on, but there is something that just doesn't seem natural to me about this photo. It is slightly over saturated, but that doesn't really bother me as it's something that one needs to do on DPC and I feel it works well here, but there seems to be a lack of detail in the shot which looks artificial.

These main areas are around the tower and around the main mound. Also the small area down the right bottom side where the grass and the sky meet looks very false for some reason.

Overall this is visually one of the best in this challenge - but a touch too computer processed for my own personal tastes. I think if the photographer could ween off photoshop a little then they would be a much improved photographer because they have the hard part already sussed which is the eye for composition and color harmony.