Blight or beautiful?
by Melethia

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Again, I didn't vote in this challenge. And again, I would have gone with a 7 or 8. Beautiful sky. I like the birds hanging out. I wouldn't have noticed the airplane if you didn't mention it. I always wanted to take a picture of these here. There's a spot (but it's on a main highway) where they line up in pairs, one after another for miles. I'm afraid to stop there though.

Weed seeds
by Melethia

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I've been slacking with comments. I didn't vote in this challenge but I would have gone 7 or 8 with this. I thinks it's beautiful. I love the contrasting subjects. Soft vs. sharp. Lovely job!

Hmmm...wonder how I get out of this one?
by Kelli

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Hey Tim,
You asked so I'll tell... what I was going for with the processing was a cartoon look, since FarSide is a cartoon. I went to the zoo specifically to shoot this and the tree for the Lone Tree challenge. 2 birds and all that. I had two ideas for this challenge (the other being what I posted for an outtake, which was my first idea, this was the fall back). Larson used a lot of animals, and a lot of the times they were getting the best of the humans. That's what I was going for here. I wanted it to appear that the frog swallowed the child in retaliation for messing with it's children (the eggs behind it). I didn't want to copy an exact cartoon (of which I have a whole book of his). I'm finding I never do well with original ideas here though.

edit to add: the frog actually had a big hole in the back for the kids to climb into, I just filled it in with Photoshop.

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Dance of the fairies!
by Judi

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This is absolutely beautiful! My top pick. 10

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by timfythetoo

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Great shot Tim...I gave this an 8 in voting. Wow, you really did do a lot of work on this! Kudo's!

Baking Soda, Cider Vinegar, Food Coloring and a Beaker (quite original huh?)
by timfythetoo

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Cute. I didn't even look at this challenge. Love the orange color of your bubbling mixture. And the tack sharpness of the bubbles as well. The green background is kind of glaring though. Maybe a lighter shade? Overall, a nice job. I probably would have given this a 7 or 8.

side A N G L E side
by ericwoo

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Congrats on 4th place! Very well done! Love the angles and the colors. The clouds were a nice plus as well.

Fishing
by chalice

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Very lovely photo. I gave this a 7 in voting. It seemed to stand out a bit with the beautiful waves and the far off mountains. Very nice on the tree. The overall photo probably should have been a bit lighter. I love the child fishing. With just a little more editing, I would have given this a 10.

Silhouette
by timfythetoo

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Very lovely colors in the sky. The upper clouds in the top right seem more like noise though. I know it's not, but the other clouds seem smooth and flowing. I might have cloned them out. The tree could have used some more definition. It is a nice silhouette though. I guess in a nice way I'm trying to say, it's not a bad shot, but it's not really up to the standards you've been setting for yourself. I gave it a 5 in voting.

beggar
by giraffee

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This is an awesome image! Very powerful! Too bad about the sign, I guess it's a problem there. But to shoot an animal because of the carelessness of a human is a real shame. Your portfolio is incredible by the way.