Three Arabians
by sfmorris

Comment:
Sharon! I never cease to be more in awe each time I see another one of your graceful masterpieces of these majestic animals. Congratulations!

Griffon Vulture
by andrewt

Comment:
Andrew! This is amazing! AMAZING! One of my favorite bird photos ever! I can look at bird photos again now. Note the shiny blue ribbon next to my formerly dethroned friend :)

MEGA CONGRATULATIONS!

Mack...
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Just now coming back Jeb to see your amazing grain entry! I'm so proud of you for winning the blue ribbon with this amazing art piece! Bravo, Buddy

P.S. Did you notice the absence of the bright pink horrid bar highlighting my traumatized blue ribbon bird ?? :)

Avian Angel
by SandyP

Comment:
Well. . .I've had to write this and re-write this. At first I was so angry and hurt and felt so righteously indignant because I know I edited this legally, and I couln't believe that a person could really lose a ribbon won fair and square when they hadn't violated any of the editing rules.

But after knowing why they thought I used illegal editing steps, I realized the whole thing was in fact my fault. Not that I did anything illegal in my editing. I didn't. But in my explanation of the steps I used, I said I did something I didn't actually do. I had already had to validate my zen photo just 2 days earlier, and I was so exhausted -- and excited and anxious -- so I hurried thru my explanation, and absent mindedly got the 2 photos mixed up and said I did a step that I had done in my zen photo that I really didn't do in this one. I think part of the reason I was so careless in my explanation was because this one was so easy. I wasn't worried in the LEAST about this one being validated and I was so tired. So I lost a ribbon that was won fair and square because I hurried thru my explanation and typed it wrong. :( But its not site council's fault. They were just going by what I said I did.

This is my untouched original. It hardly needed any editing except a little cropping, lightening and contrasting.


Message edited by author 2009-07-03 00:31:22.

Centurion
by mpeters

Comment:
Whoa! What a cool tree -- and a cool scene!!

Straight Lines
by dougi555

Comment:
It is very cool -- and flawlessly photographed! Way to GO!

- The Singapore Flyer -
by andrewt

Comment:
You are so amazing at coming up with the cool angle that turns a photo from really good to FAB!!! I love this! Makes me want to take my camera to Fiesta Texas or something :)

Menacing
by Citadel

Comment:
Way to rub it in how easy it is for you to get such amazing photography practically straight from the camera :) You're the bomb! And this was one of my favorites in the challenge. I knew it would be in the top few. Congratulations!

City of Bronze
by GIS_boy

Comment:
This is amazing. I'd love to see that. It's such striking architecture.

Ghetto Blaster
by h2

Comment:
Now, this is one I picked to be a contender for a top 3 spot. They should'a let me hand out the ribbons :)