Smooth Stones and Koi
by chalice

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Congrats on the 5th place! I know I said that in the thread, but wanted to put it here too. You don't need any help with this one!

Strike!
by timfythetoo

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Nice action and great story! The color and lighting look good. I think it does well with the motion blur. Probably it just didn't have enough "wow" for a higher score.

Cool River
by timfythetoo

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The clouds and the water are fantastic! That said, I really don't like the infrared too much. And I know it's not fair, but I tend to vote down these types of pictures. They just look too unnatural to me. I actually didn't vote on this one for that reason. My zen didn't do too well, so take this with a grain of salt... it just doesn't seem like a zen type picture. There is too much going on.

Wheeeeeeee
by ericwoo

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Congrats on 5th place!

Bits and itty bitty Pieces
by Melethia

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Excellent DOF! Colors are nice. If you're doing stock, this would work well there too. For the challenge I think the score should have been much higher. You definitely nailed the bits part (pun intended).

Silent Sentinels
by Melethia

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Excellent zen! I love the colors and the composition. The softness kind of gives it a peaceful, almost surreal feel to it. The gradient in the sky is gorgeous as well. Beautiful job all around as usual. So sad to hear it might go to the bulldozers.

Black Cat
by timfythetoo

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Congrats on the 5th place. Beautiful processing, gorgeous cat!

Goldschlager
by timfythetoo

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Met the challenge very well. And it would be an excellent product advertisement. Not that it did bad here, but it seems most voters don't like ad like photos. If you do it well the best your going to get is low 5's. (Don't get me wrong I'd be happy to get low 5's!). But maybe if you had opened the bottle and had a pretty glass full next to it, it would have done better.

Light Painting
by ericwoo

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Very pretty! The background color was just different enough to see a difference (if that made sense). The lighting was excellent. Loved the water drops.

Byodo-In Temple Buddha (9 feet tall)
by chalice

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Nice job on this one. I especially like the glow in the eyes and on the chin. Maybe you could heal out on the cheek though. It's gives it a mystical quality. Your gold tones are very nice.