EPA
by riversong

Comment:
Lovely! Where is this? 10 - for meeting the challenge in grand style!

BYOB
by Melethia

Comment:
Adorable!

OMG !!!!!!!!!!
by SandyP

Comment:
I love it! It's perfect! 10

Microbiology - rotifer at 500x
by vtruan

Comment:
Amazing shot. I've never had any luck with microscope shots and would like to see how you set this one up. Good job!!

Natural Selection
by pmichaud

Comment:
Should totally have changed the title of this. Perhaps more would have gotten the point if I had titled it "Female and Male of the Species"?

In my opinion it definitely does meet the challenge, even if you include the "School Days" aspect - since this is a "school event". It is not "just a sports picture" My thinking with this shot, and the reason I titled it like I did, and the reason I chose this over shots of my doctor's office while I was dealing with pneumonia, was that wrestling is predominantly a male activity. Females who participate have to be especially strong and smart. Females who make it to the point this one did are certainly among the strongest and smartest, and are exceptionally adept at adapting to their environment.

If you think about evolution (- whether you believe in that "theory" or not (and it is certainly a part of "biology"), the strongest and smartest members of a species(and those most able to adapt to their environment)are the ones who are naturally selected to continue that species.

So what I was trying to convey was that this female wrestler was a pathfinder for the human species, and as such, was a perfect example (was going to say specimen, but it didn't quite fit)for this challenge.

Taking The Superior Out Of Mother
by Coley

Comment:
I absolutely laughed out loud when I came across this picture. Great work!! And thank you for making my day!!

Preserving parks for future generations (Yosemite)
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
This is just gorgeous and the ribbon was well-deserved.

Martini Glass Circles
by malapropam

Comment:
I am trying to catch up on commenting, and would have loved to have given this image a higher score. I like the colors and the composition; however, there is a problem with the focus. The image is very soft, especially on the right side, and there is a great deal of noise in the background. There also seems to be some pixelation around the edges, so I'm guessing it was either taken in low light or is a very, very tight crop of a much larger image.

Snow Days
by JamesKW

Comment:
Beautiful! Love the way you caught the snowflakes too. 10

Singing for Change
by jrtodd

Comment:
There is something quite compelling about the man's expression. Good work!