Cobus, My Son.
by docpjv

Comment:
Oh Peet! This brings tears to my eyes. Its not from sadness really - I think a better description would be that it brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat because of how intensely the emotion emanates from this photo! He is so beautiful, and you have photographed him in such a deeply moving -- powerful -- way! Even moreso since I have grown to adore him so much from our Facebook friendship!

We live in such a fallen world where pure souls like Kosie have to suffer so undeservingly! But his heart is so grounded in his "real" home -- his eternal home in the center of God's heart so there is a hope deep inside him that nothing shakes. This world has dealt Kosie and you who love him so much a terrible blow -- but one day, it WILL be made right! And what I love about thinking about that day -- and I've shared this with him too -- is that I am going to get to enjoy dancing and hanging out with him never to suffer again -- forever!

THANK YOU for sharing this with me! I missed it in the challenge and I'm so glad to have seen it. It will stay with me long after I click away to go about other things! But I'm putting it in my favorites so I can come back and look at it often! ((( Hugs to you AND to your beautiful son! )))

Smoking Tulip
by sekarmalathy

Comment:
This is awesome! I love the clean sophisticated look -- and you pulled the smoke thing off perfectly! Congratulations on winning a ribbon. Very well deserved!

A Time to Laugh
by GIS_boy

Comment:
:) I LIIIKE this one!

Hope
by Lore

Comment:
I really love this one. It was one of my favorites in this challenge.

Sunday Brunch
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Great job, Julianne! The texture and crispness of this black and white photo makes it so striking!

Spotlighted
by Melethia

Comment:
Spectacular light is right! I love this one in color too. It looks so rich and beautiful. This is really great.

Degrees of Separation
by raish

Comment:
Oh MAN! This was my blue ribbon too! I'm seeing my 3 top picks on the front page -- but I thought for SURE this one would be the top pick of the pack! Soooooo how did you get that effect?

two giant steps
by oldbimmercoupe

Comment:
Darn! I wanted to see this one with a ribbon too. Both of my favorites made the front page! Congratulations on 8th place -- and for capturing a wonderful photo!

To Serve and Protect
by bassbone

Comment:
And you photographed him WELL! I'm with you, the grittier. ..the more my camera HAS to take their picture. This is great. Congratulations on 7th place!

Floral Vendor
by mindbottling

Comment:
Oh Darn! I was hoping this one would win a ribbon and you were sooooooo close. Congratulations tho on being awarded an honorable mention and a personal best score. I think this is so great!