Beach Bird
by JarHead

Comment:
What terrific clarity; I think the above blur is a bit too dark.

Big Red
by Gallatin

Comment:
The feel of this shot is great- the trees and the engine with the dirt beside them. There is a soft yellowness over the whole shot that also masks the bright daylight- but the composition is a bit lacking- and this is a free study- with need for your "A" game- this is a B+

Redneck.
by EgillP

Comment:
Love the title, the shot is gorgeous. The water is brilliant- it glass- pure glass; one of the top shots in this challenge.

Chained for life
by Frostmark

Comment:
Great sky behind the giant phallic stone edifice. Nice subtlety, me likey.

The Flower Fields
by seethroughmylens

Comment:
Outrageous color! however, the horizon is a bit centered for my taste, I would want to see more flowers or more sky.

Cape Spear
by KarenNfld

Comment:
I like the way green transfers to red as you go down to the water; the blues of the water are excellent as well; the border is too fat here-0 takes away from the image- which is soft and understated. This is a free study- have to be a bit more critical...

Stargazing
by AllenP

Comment:
Are they sharing a snuggy! fantastic!

Lens Flare
by Mike

Comment:
very witty. nice shot too!

Life in the Cotswolds
by elsapo

Comment:
This was so good- how did this not win. Holy crap the detail is amazing, the composition, the placement of subject, background, etc. all stunning. excellent work.

Murmurs in the Sky
by mariuca

Comment:
A square crop is certainly no easy task in a landscape; the smoke and buildings help but there is a clarity here that is stunning; again a nice use of a crimson foreground-leading the eye on diagonals to one of many focal points. The utter giant centered darkness of the sky may be a distraction to some, but I feel it adds to the nature of the drama.