Follow Me
by h2

Comment:
Brilliant view! I must lie on my back more when I am taking photos

Towards the Light
by SaraR

Comment:
Superb photo! I am sure I visited this place when I was on holiday in Yorkshire. Is it near Ripon? Can't remember the name of the place off the top of my head.

Looking at ewe
by P-A-U-L

Comment:

Originally posted by Paul: This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier) Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more. This is one of my 8s - I like it. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me: 1. Wonderful pink and green hues - like those movies that are stylistically graded. 2. Engaging subjects - cute but not sugary. 3. Lovely composition - I particularly like where the horizon is in relation to the frame. 4. The grain/noise. Masterful. 5. The slight glow - a good processing match to the fog. A photo that is more than the sum of its parts. Well played.

Thank you Paul - I am very honoured to have caught your attention.

Looking at ewe
by P-A-U-L

Comment:

Originally posted by dtremain: Grew up with sheep pasture on three sides of our home. This brings back memories - especially the pose of the lamb on the right! This picture looks like it is from Scotland (no idea why, but...) Great image & congratulations on the TT finish.

Thanks for the lovely feedback. Not Scotland but they are in the UK in Somerset.

U nr aVe lL eD
by LVicari

Comment:
Congrats! Thought this would be a ribbon for sure!

Feminam Humana
by MAK

Comment:
Outstanding! Instantly knew this was the winner!

Bavarian Beer
by h2

Comment:
I really loved your submission however this is also most excellent and makes me very thirsty.

Birds
by P-A-U-L

Comment:

Originally posted by nygold: Paul this was my pick for the blue ribbon. Seagulls are arguably the most photographed bird in the world and we have seen thousands upon thousands of seagull shots to compare this too. BUT to have this kind of action and reaction in a seagull shot(or any wildlife shot)for that matter is just superb. You have taken the ordinary and made it extraordinary. On top of that I see 3 B's in your shot Birds, Beach, Bite. What more could you ask for. This is truely a shot to be proud of. On a side note Hahn23 said these are ring-billed gulls but judging by their size and the tip of their beaks being black my guess would be Herring gull. It's a bit hard to tell from the picture but that would be my guess. Again congrats on a great shot.

Thank you for your kind words and lovely feedback. I was very pleased with the action I captured however I did feel the photo was missing something and I suspect this was due to the distance from which I took the shot causing the original photo not to be too sharp. Hence my attempts to process it to look better. I did feel it was lacking and wished I had a better zoom lens or had got closer to the action.



I have no idea what type of gulls they are - the shot was taken at Lyme Regis in Dorset in the UK if that helps. Also here are some other shots from the same day.

Baby Ben
by peter

Comment:
Thought this was top ten - underrated!

Twelve
by P-A-U-L

Comment:

Originally posted by pamb: Goodness. I seriously thought this would finish much much higher. You were ripped. :( Terrific shot, love the movement, the colour and the fact that you got the dice sharp too.

Thanks pamb - perhaps people thought it was smoke and not motion blur or perhaps the competition was just too good. There was no smoke involved of course - just a couple of dice in my kitchen on some black card with a small torch as a light source and a second curtain flash (I think that is what it was called - it was first time I had used this so the challenge was excellent for teaching me a new trick)

I had wanted to do this with white dice but the only dice I could find in the house were red semi-transparent dice so had to make do.

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