Up Close and Personal
by grahamgator

Comment:
Excellent shot, this is the sort of image I would've liked to have taken for this challenge. 'My' cows were too timid of me.

Mooooo-ned
by MacDonald

Comment:
This is great and as much as it pains me to say, the border makes a significant contribution to the success of the image.

hiddengemb
by vawendy

Comment:
Glad to have the opportunity to offer the first comment on this gem. Fabulously executed - I have a blue ribbon from a bird on-the-wing image and it isn't nearly as accomplished as this. I suppose the only negative I could mention is that the gull's facial markings are a little messy and unattractive but it's not like you could do anything about that! Standout work.

[Duplicated from the 'Comment or Die' thread]

N/A
by Prash

Comment:
I've always enjoyed this image - I am partial to a bit of selective desaturation if done well. This is done very well indeed. The coloured leaves are emphasise the contrast between the natural and the man-made. I also like the framing of the image, the way the bench converges on the corner. An under-rated image I think, one of the first challenges I voted in. I gave it a 9.

[Copied from the comment or die thread]

Six feet
by LevT

Comment:
I noticed that I had selected 99 favourites photos so I went looking for my hundredth. I was shocked to find I didn't have any of yours in my 99. Spent some time looking through your portfolio and found this one. Works on so many levels!

The Balcony (Tribute to P. Ramette)
by gyaban

Comment:
Such commitment!! A fantastic result too! I haven't really looked at the other yet but this is absolutely fabulous (as distinct from relatively fabulous - no need to compare). Blue ribbon -surely.

Zygaena
by GiorgioBaruffi

Comment:
Really nice image. I have that lens and a 25mm extension tube, I found it reduces my DOF without giving me that much more magnification. Is that your experience too?

Splish Splash
by JustCaree

Comment:
Carrie

I know from the scores thread that you were disappointed in your score. I contributed to that (3), so I should say why.

This is a fine family photo and one that friends and relatives who know your subject will enjoy. For the rest of us, it is a different story - we look at this in the context of a Free Study; beyond the timing that you have nailed - there is little else to interest a viewer. Sure it is sharp but with the large DOF it would be difficult to miss that. I can only speak for me but when I look at images on DPC, I hope to see more than a well executed image, I'm looking for such things as story and narrative, a bit of mystery, things left unsaid, un-shown... ambiguity. For the images that don't have that, fantastic technicals in difficult lighting or with high speed subjects can carry the day. Besides pointing the camera and timing the shot, there is little of you and your artistry in this picture, it tells me little about the sort of photographer you are or what interests you visually. Have a look at the comments I gave out in this Free Study - I may not be typical of the DPC voting pattern but it least it will give you a bit more information as to what pushes my buttons and why this one didn't.

Beyond
by ChikaZAWa

Comment:


Awarded jointly for May

untitled
by AP

Comment:


Awarded jointly for May