The Witching Hour
by Samantha_T

Comment:
Congratulations Samantha! I really love this one: so much to looks at! The way you integrated all the various monsters is wonderfully subtle and clever. Can't wait to see your next creation!

At Your Service for Decades Redux - A tribute to Gyaban
by Samantha_T

Comment:
What can I say? This is fantastic Samantha. Thanks a lot for picking one of my photo, it's an honor! I remember that it was quite hard to obtain the right face expression: in order to help me in that regard, I was simulating conversations with an imaginary person, and shot many photos randomly: the best one was chosen afterwards. I am very curious about your method, since your position is so close to mine! Everything matches so well: arms, eyes, pen, face. Not mentioning the obvious: identical lighting and outfit, and a superb processing, better than mine at the time. Thanks again :-)

Freedom
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
This brings back some great memories, thanks a lot for choosing one of my photo :-) I am very flattered. I must say you did a very good jump with the location choice, sun position and the jump! If I remember correctly, I believe that instead of using planks cut in two, I broke them on my knee prior to installing them on the beach, so that the middle parts would not be too regular. But I'm just nitpicking, the result is great. I hope you had much fun with that one :-)

Boom boom plop plop plop
by vawendy

Comment:
Thank you very much for choosing one of my photo! I can even say that you probably chose one of the most technical shot I have ever done. In fact, synchronizing the double-drop and the stroboscope is almost impossible to do without the help of an external device (such as the 'StopShot' module I used at the time). So while you had to slip that part (I assume you lacked such equipment), you brought a new interpretation of the photo, and I really like that 'film-noir' mood you obtained. The light on milk drops and cup work very well together, resulting in a very stylish photo. Thanks again!

Soap Bubble - Gyaban - Macro without bugs or flowers IV
by DustDevil

Comment:
Thanks a lot for choosing one of my photo! Of course, this macro has been done by many other persons than me, so it is not my 'property' by any mean, but I really like how you tried to match the colors and shapes I obtained at the time. Regarding the depth of field, it is always very hard when it comes to macro shots. I remember that instead of photographing a real bubble, I used a piece of metallic wire that I bent to create a rectangular frame. When put in the soap, the frame would create a film, hopefully flat, that you can photography with everything in focus. Still tricky, but that helped a bit!

Away
by gyaban

Comment:

Originally posted by digifotojo: Nice image but definitely not best in show... which makes me wonder. hmmm Congrats for pulling this off.

Thank you. "Best" is subjective, sometimes it is hard to foresee how the various opinions will merge together. But thanks for letting me know yours.

Away
by gyaban

Comment:

Originally posted by snaffles: Lovely shot, Christophe, and grats on the blue, but just curious as to why it seems so tiny?

Thanks Susan! It is not particularly tiny, it is 800 pixels wide. I suppose this impression comes from the fact I used a 2:1 ratio, resulting in only 400 pixels vertically.

Away
by gyaban

Comment:

Originally posted by Dennisheckman: Christophe, Congrats on winning yet again, and with a score that is below your overall average! Question for you- did you use a neutral ND filter for the horizon separation or just a standard ND filter? Or no filter at night?

Thanks a lot Dennis. Yes, I used a ND 1000 filter. However, to get that contrasted horizon, I processed the RAW file 2 times, one time with normal exposure for the sea and fortress, and another time (lower exposure and much more contrast) for the sky. Then I blended them manually together.

The Emotion of Peace
by Judi

Comment:
Congratulations Judi, beautiful photo. I especially love the pastel tones, delicate and eye-catching at the same time. And I see we have a common taste for bright water-ish foregrounds :-)

silence
by antje1777

Comment:
Congratulations Antje on your superb photo and much deserved ribbon. Just beautiful.