Olympic Flame starts touring Montreal
by zjnzt

Comment:
I think the photo editor for this story would have preferred to see the actual olympic flame rather than a camera.

BORDER DELAYS COSTLY FOR TRUCKERS
by Rando D300

Comment:
I think for this headline, a shot parallel with the road (instead of perpendicular), looking down this seemingly endless line of trucks would have had a bit more impact. The scenery is much better from this angle of course, but editors are more picky about that kind of stuff. =]

Kintla Lake
by jodiecoston

Comment:
Congrats on your first ribbon Jodie... and on an outstanding scenic landscape shot that was perfect for this challenge!

Woo-hoo!

Wild Mountain Iris on Canvas
by dacrazyrn

Comment:
Comments originally made during the challenge:

GeneralE 06/06/2004 12:16:40 PM
Nice job obliterating the background. Especially for this particular challenge, the unusual (for flower shots) B&W treatment works well.

admart01 06/06/2004 09:32:41 AM
wonderful composition and b&w adds some drama, water drops are a nice touch, one of my top picks this time around

melismatica 06/04/2004 12:10:25 AM
This is a nice macro and an interesting choice to use black and white. The background in the lower left corner shows some wierdness on my monitor. I don't really know what to call it; I'm seeing what looks like folds in black velvet. I wasn't totally sure of this central placement and square cropping for the subject.

scalvert 06/02/2004 10:43:36 PM
Nice shot, but I want to see the color! Lilies and iris tend to be brightly colored, so this is a bit like seeing a B&W photo of a rainbow to me.

daisy77 06/01/2004 04:30:32 PM
nice shot, well executed. a bit harshly lit for my taste but excellent technique nonetheless.

soup 06/01/2004 11:50:24 AM
top 10 for sure
contrast is superb
well done.

justine 05/31/2004 04:23:23 PM
B&W You've really pulled this off! Congrast.....not only are the tones nice, but the composition is super. Love this ....

richterrell 05/31/2004 11:10:51 AM
Nice monochrome. Very sharp and contrasty.

MrAkamai 05/31/2004 12:47:23 AM
Good b/w photo for this challenge. Even though I see six petals, they are two different kinds so, technically, two groups of three. Sharp details of the petals and of the water drops. The background has a bit of noise and should have been cloned out. The stalk is fine but there are small white spots around.

Old Habits
by TrollMan

Comment:
Nice shot! Just disappointed that the "Photographer's Comments" box says "N/A". (Most folks here like details!)

Central Park Bench
by daisy77

Comment:
They have those benches in Central Park too? =]

A cold morning before blizzard
by Dibutil

Comment:
Nice shot. I think I would have liked it even more without the inset border.

Gallery
by davidbedard

Comment:
This image has a very "painterly" feel to it. Was some sort of post-processing done to this pic to give it that look?

Sedona
by pitsaman

Comment:
To me, might have had a little more impact without the buildings.

Inner glow
by timmi

Comment:
This first thing that poped into my mind when this picture appeared was "I wonder how many comments you've gotten that say that you should have cloned out the rim of the glass/vase"... =] Very nice flower capture with a nice solid black background.