under the rainbow
by nixter

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Blur done beautifully. So evocative that I can almost hear footsteps on stone. The silhouette and shadow are beautifully captured too; the composition is bang on and the overall sense of movement is captivating.

Critical stuff: No

Overall: I wish I did more work like this...

Drool.
by RKT

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Fabulous contrasts, I really like how the light turns the liquid so white in the image. I like the joints between the slabs and how the drain works as a primer for the image, allowing us to orientated ourselves and make sense of the scene.

Critical stuff: I've said it before but I do believe these sorts of images (one of Brian's?) have a fixed ceiling of interest. I do like the way you can often be found dancing on that ceiling though.

Overall: Very nicely made image that squeezes every last drop of interest from the scene.

Silver and Gold
by tanguera

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: What a marvellous portrait. The light, the opulence of the surroundings, the dress, the pose, the aloof dog - all contribute to a really effective image. Everything goes together so wonderfully. I particularly like the blown curtain - it adds dynamism to a quite still image.

Critical stuff: I think eye contact may have worked really well to anchor the viewers eye.

Overall: I am a fan of good portraits and this is right up there.

First Light
by Pixelstate

Comment:
These grand landscapes don't move me too often. This one does! Looks like one of Richard's to me.

Window View
by PennyStreet

Comment:
I didn't look at this challenge, just picked this up in the PH thread. Lovely job!

GBH
by vawendy

Comment:
I wonder if you gave up an FS ribbon by entering this....?

I think this is a truly wonderful bird shot.

Morning Frost
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Congrats on your first ribbon Margaret!

Diving
by william88

Comment:
If this doesn't take the Blue the world might just break from pure wrongness.

The difficulty tarif is off the scale. Amazing job.

Run Pug Run
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by skewsme: hey is this dog over 18? ;-) great texture and great mid-gallumph capture

Excellent! Actually, in dog years she is 21!

by RKT

Comment:
Amazing confluence of form, light and subtle coloration. Tremendous.