pick one
by mrbig65

Comment:
only one? ;-)

Preening Duck
by kasaba

Comment:

Originally posted by Ammie: No Gaby, first 5 places are validated! Sure it'll be fine.

Aaahh ... thanks Anmie; seems I need to brush up on my rules :-)

Preening Duck
by kasaba

Comment:
Thank you all for voting and your kind comments. It's good to be back and do so well. There seems to be a query on the image, as I was asked to send the original through. Hope all goes well, this is my second best score ever and it would be nice to have it on my portfolio :-).
I just got reprimanded by my husband that I mislabeled the picture (not that he was there when I shot it of course ;-)). So apparently it should have been "sleeping duck eying photographer" ... I tried to explain to him that she pulled the feathers through her beak and that this was just a fraction of a second of her grooming herself, so she wasn't sleeping, but he thinks otherwise ;-).

Fisherman with a Seagull
by MargaretNet

Comment:
This *is* a painting :-) - Lovely, I particularly like the reflection, congratulations.

winter woodland
by aberration

Comment:
I love this, congratulations on the red.

Ceci n'est pas un Magritte.
by lei_73

Comment:
Congratulations, really has a "painting" feel to it.

"Here I come to save the day!"
by pointandshoot

Comment:
Really sorry this didn't do better, but kind of expected it with DPC voters - the landscapes that came in for ribbons ARE stunning, but I still love this. My favorite of the challenge because it is different. Thanks for sharing the secret of the image ... not that I can see any trees ... ;-).

"Here I come to save the day!"
by pointandshoot

Comment:
Brilliant! I hope you will share the secrets of this picture after voting

Vanda Orchids
by kasaba

Comment:
Thank you all for your comments - agree, I think it was a bit too dark. I had such great plans with a purple glass ball ... didn't work at all :-), so I used the Orchids alone as a last minute entry. Quite like the somewhat modern design feel using the roots as well.

Caught by the Frost
by kasaba

Comment:
Thank you all for comments and nice votes. The red dot irritates the living daylights out of me ... can't believe I didn't see it when I was working in it :-(. Should have contrasted the leaves more. The pods were tricky, because the highlights soon blew out which I tried to avoid. Thanks again for all your comments.