My Son, the Poet
by mannjudit

Comment:
Sorry the DPC voters treated this nice shot so roughly! Don't let it discourage you! One post comment: you might try a crop at the top--the black/yellow vertical divider does not contribute to the image.

Flower Power
by SteveJ

Comment:
I agree with Ursula that this scored way too low. It's a nice image, good movement abstraction. I would however, have preferred it without most of the stem--a crop of the left portion just above the leaf. The danger of that is that it does appear to be "severed" and "floating", but I find the blur effect on the stem, especially the leaf, more a distraction than anything else. Worth playing with some crops. Don't let the DPC voters discourage you from experimenting like this!

Ethereal
by Dax-

Comment:
Beautiful! Congratulations on a well-deserved top 10 finish!

Little One
by wsteyn

Comment:
Wow, that's one perfect composition. Great shot, and congratulations.

Angellic
by nico_blue

Comment:
Really nice!

Dance, Ballerina,Dance
by kiwinick

Comment:
Very nice motion study. Would have liked a little less tight crop, and perhaps slightly more saturation to bring out the skin tones a little more.

Tender
by jaxed

Comment:
Wow, what a beautiful photo! Congratulations!

Whisper in a dream
by zapgrafx

Comment:
Wow. Thanks for calling my attention to this again. I don't know what the crowd was thinking when they voted this. It's marvelous--every bit as good as my 20th place. Very painterly and beautiful!

I don't really see the spinning technique in this, to me it looks like a veil. So if I understood you correctly, and you spun it--you have mastered it beyond me! That's a new fav for me!

Noisy Woodgrain
by graphicfunk

Comment:
This was one of the most well posed and creatively processed shots in the challenge. The expression alone was worth top 20. Reminds me of some of the expressions I see on Salvador Dali shots.

I don't know if you continue to use these post challenge--but perhaps think about a crop at the top to 1/4" above your right eyebrow (actually, cut point would be just below that one downward pointing hair mid upper right. I think that might bring more prominance to your fantastic expression.

rusted lock, sodden ground
by wavelength

Comment:
Very nice shot. Great use of grain.