Flight
by jemison

Comment:
Congratulations! A great photo, one to be proud of! And you whopped us all!

Migration Interupted
by ellamay

Comment:
Congratulations. This was one of my picks to ribbon.

I think it's an incredible shot, and will win many awards. In fact, I think it should be in a museum.

el`e·men'tal : John Paul Caponigro
by Rikki

Comment:
Wow, it's like an epiphany. Look out, Rikki has the magic formula to win!

;)

Seriously, really beautiful shot, congratulations!

Jellyfish
by ecdillon

Comment:
Return for comment. Very artsy jellyfish. Nicely done. Could use some more sand on the sides though--if it's not cropped, perhaps after the challenge, you can extend the canvas.

Twisted
by hanneke

Comment:
Return for comment. Great crop, tones, and "texture" to this one. Exellent pose and makeup work. Bumping up. Good luck.

Flight
by jemison

Comment:
Return for comment. This is so beautiful! What an incredible scene and capture. I think it's almost perfect. The one change I'd like to see is slightly more contrast or saturation in the sky area, to bring out the balloons a little more. Just enough to make them sing without losing the lovely depth and layering you've achieved here. Good luck in the challenge--into my favs!

Elemental Ocean
by tazza

Comment:
Return for comment. This has a wonderful, painterly feel. Great scene. I think you might consider fixing the barrel distortion on the horizon though, the curvature is a little distracting. Top 20 picture, is my guess (bumping to 9)

Jennifer
by elsapo

Comment:
Return for comment. I remember when you posted this, I thought it was simply fantastic, and my opinion has not changed! Good luck! Full marks from me.

Captivated
by scalvert

Comment:
Excellent. Wonderfully crisp, with good composition. Full Marks, Good Luck!

Crossing
by Andelain

Comment:
Fantastic painterly effect. I'm betting a top 10 image here. Good luck.