Captivity
by Tycho

Comment:
Great gacial expression - the black and white is effective here. Like the subtle angle of the bars.

St. Louis Landing
by xcharrier

Comment:
You chose a nice time of day for this shot - the water is gorgeous, I'd like to see a bit more in the wawy of building lights so perhaps a longer exposure would have improved this, but that aside this is really great.

Bleak Bokeh
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Wow, that's an interesting score graph you've got there - yep, I would have expected to see this one in the sixes. It has a lot going for it. The lighting in particular is superb.

Day & Night
by dsidwell

Comment:
You've done it again.

Need I say more ?

Light from above
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
INteresting subject and lighting. Not quite sure about the focus, but this remains an effective shot.

Two Zebras
by dsa157

Comment:
Spectacular composition. Wondergul abstract - and it's images like this that make me think of using a border every once in a while. 10.

Morning Greeting
by librodo

Comment:
Great portrait. Golden cast to the lighting works really well, if this is librodo I don't quite agree that this is your best shot for the year (though who am I to judge - I think you know your own work better than anyone else) - if this is anyone else - take the fact that I thought this might be one of librodo's images as a compliment :). Whatever the case this is still a 9.

Edit: had another look at this - and after staring into those incredibly deep eyes, I can't help but bump this to a ten - maybe it was the right choice :P!

Rose of Sharon
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Very pretty - nice water droplets, I'd like to see this a little more vivid - either with slightly brighter sunlight, or push the processing a little.

Heyy!
by alphakappa

Comment:
Great expression - good timing. The light from the flash is a little harsh on her hand, and I find that a little distracting, but otherwise this is a nice shot.

The Great Wall at Simatai
by elemess

Comment:
Nice composition - I'd prefer this if the focus was on the flag rather than the wall though - would bring the image to life a little more.