Presto
by gyaban

Comment:
The blue background tones and detail on the wings make this a stunning shot. Congrats.

worthy of a rhyme,
by jagar

Comment:
Hitting all the sharps makes your arms cut...
I like the expression- it is no less powerful than a moody candid.

insular peninsular
by daisydavid

Comment:
I like the movement here, the curling of dead branches, the upside-down feel.

pre gone
by daisydavid

Comment:
This one is great. a serendipitous convergence of things.

gone
by daisydavid

Comment:
Great movement in that seat. like a woosh right out of it.

Revelation 20:15. The Final Dead End
by klkitchens

Comment:
Thank god for the rapture! Nice shot.

bokeh outtake
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
I am not sure about the foreground bokeh, but I am liking the high key blown out blued eyed stare.

Magic Moment
by sfalice

Comment:
I can only blame it on voters not really taking their time on images, and some images needing time. It is said and a traditional impressionist painting needs at least 2 minutes to "foment" thought. Perhaps your image is of that requirement. I know that when I go to museums I rarely can stay for 30 seconds in front of an image- or maybe a long gaze at a handful- not all. So the first impression is key, and here, your image has beautiful shapes and color, composition of light and dark- perhaps all those things that make it great are the qualities that border on abstract, and I find that abstract images in non-abstract challenges place lower. Or maybe some voters don't like purple and purple tones-or maybe it is a smashing image but voters can't make out pleasing foreground blur from background blur, or perhaps a purple mist.

I have analyzed it to death, and I fear, not too expertly. It was a beautiful image, with shape form and color- even grain and light, adding to the sublime aesthetic of the shot. What the hell do the voters know anyway?

Message edited by author 2012-06-27 16:29:33.

Touch the sun
by rooum

Comment:
A triumphant glow.

Rejected
by tvsometime

Comment:
Perfect control of the blur and such seriousness. Maybe I am drawn to these type of shots, but ieven so, it's very good.