Fall in love with this street
by Neat

Comment:
I'm way behind on my congrats -- so I'm playing catch up. (ketchup?)

Beautifully done! Congrats on the tt!

Autumn through the eyes of a Child
by RianBotes

Comment:
I'm so glad this ribboned!! What a great shot -- the perfect one for autumn. 9 from me!

I'm way behind on my congrats -- so I'm playing catch up. (ketchup?)

Evening Light
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Yup. Knew it had to be yours. Not only a wonderful scene, but gorgeous processing. I love how everything seems to glow.

(I'm way behind on my congrats -- so I'm playing catch up :)

Brook's Creek
by Cuttooth

Comment:
I'm way behind on my congrats -- so I'm playing catch up. (ketchup?)

Beautifully done! Congrats!

Touched by an Angle
by lola72

Comment:
I don't usually care for pictures of figurines. Also, I usually don't like the overly warm shots -- they look like the white balance is just off. But this one is different, and I'm not exactly sure why. I like your dof choice, the warmth is overdone, yet brings a touch of magic with it, and the lighting and processing is quite nice. 7

among my dreams
by mrchhas

Comment:
Love the processing on this -- and good choice with the negative space.

Once upon a time...
by Mark-A

Comment:
So incredibly well done. Stunningly beautiful and obviously the blue ribbon, imo.

You've inspired me -- I want to start thinking about light more. :)

Question Authority
by fisheye

Comment:
haha!! I love it!

Nesting Season
by vawendy

Comment:

Originally posted by aliqui: It's a great scene, but honestly the blown highlights detract from the scene for me.

I do agree -- however it's a very difficult area to shoot. The birds are actually quite dark, so you need to overexpose to get the details in the shadows. Even though I shoot RAW, when it's bright sunlight, you either lose the shadows or over expose the head/wing tops. Too bad it can't shoot fast enough to bracket while flying! :)

You're at the mercy of the light.

Tail's tale
by Melethia

Comment:
I'm so glad this ribboned!! Definitely my favorite of the challenge -- 9 from me, and it really should have been a 10 -- I must have been in a cranky mood when voting. :)

Superb! Awesome! And truly incredible!