Money To Burn
by bradshaw

Comment:
Definitely fake on this one. Even the same serial number. ;-) Good idea. I know how hard it is to shoot the flame, but the lighting could be improved on the hand and bills.

None more Precious
by UrfaK

Comment:
That's a pretty bad looking apple and floor contrasting greatly with the rich hand and arm. I'm not sure what is being said here.

Driving *Uptown*
by elizadeb

Comment:
If you just landed there it just cost you dearly if you don't own it! Good POV and sharpness.

Billion Dollar Bust
by Tammer

Comment:
I'd be interested to see where this was taken. It looks real, but that would put it outside the challenge week by a substantial amount of time.

AntiWealth: Tobacco and Plastic
by Rwabbit

Comment:
This would have been much better if it was lit better without the harsh shadows and the cigarettes were clearer.

Rockerfeller's Office
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Nice symbolism of power and dominance. Check your title spelling.

Water of Glass
by jerowe

Comment:
I just came back by this one again. I commented during voting, gave you an 8, but never saw the original. When I voted I thought it was Iceland northern lights in the blue sky, but now I see it was gray clouds with lighter areas of thinner clouds and a drab looking dock. If I had taken that picture it never would have been seen by anyone else, but it's amazing what you did with it! I'm going to definitely work on my PP skills to try to get close. I'll start by learning what tonemapping is.

Take Your Pick
by MWitt

Comment:
Good shot, but I don't see a match to the title for comparison. There are several ribbon winners similar to this one but I haven't seen any like this. I like the good focus on the refraction in the glasses and not on the background.

Primary Glass after Jacko
by banmorn

Comment:
I wish you would have worked more on lining up the refracted colors with the background and gotten more of all 3 colors in each glass. I also wish I had submitted my attempt similar to this, but didn't think it was good enough by cut-over time.

Tribute to Yakatme's "Rainforest"
by Hipychik

Comment:
Well, since the original used a cut-out image I guess we can let you get by with the same. Very nice image. Not identical; to the origina but in ways more interesting IMHO.