Cliff Diving Lessons
by vawendy

Comment:
Pretty amazing that even at a shutter speed of 1/1000 there's still a slight bit of motion blur in the bird on the right. Meant to comment on this during the challenge and forgot to come back to it. I really enjoyed the perspective of this entry and found it to meet the challenge quite well.

Different perspective
by MargaretNet

Comment:
I thought this was an interesting end product, but didn't see how this was "above" anything - more of a side view of the castle. So you probably got dinged on voting from both aspects. However, I disagree with roz in that you weren't "slaughtered", this image placed 25th out of 62. Placing higher than 60% of other entries isn't terrible, perhaps not up to expectations, but still "ok-ish" (is that a word?). :-)

I'll be watching with interest as to how this plays out with the requested validation.

Somerset House
by DistantColours

Comment:
Awesome perspective and good choice of lens to capture this. Good luck! One of my top picks.

The Musician
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
I like the perspective on this one. It's actually ABOVE the subject. And an interesting one to view at that. You may get dinged on the border but it's fine from where I sit. Good luck.

Cross Streets And Driveways
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
Nice! I enjoy seeing who clears their driveway and who doesn't. :-) The snow adds a lot to this. Without it it would be a bit ho-hummish IMO. Good luck.

Lion in the Rocks
by pupparazzo

Comment:
Indeed it is! Well seen. :-)

Shadows Voyeur
by Lydia

Comment:
Awesome! One of my top picks. Should see this on the front page at rollover for sure (at least we better!). :-) Well done.

Crossing point
by markwiley

Comment:
Yay! Finally. A drone shot from ABOVE the subject and not just a panning vista photo. Thanks. Although the subject and title are a bit commonly done it's still a good fit for this challenge. Good luck.

Lunge and Parry
by GeneralE

Comment:
Sky is somewhat better in this than your entry, but the comp & subject are a bit ho-hum for me.

Lone Cypress®
by GeneralE

Comment:
I still think this is a stronger subject than your outtake. I'd forgotten that this was a 'famous' tree when I came thru for voting. What held the score down for me was the lighting (time of day - no drama) and the chroma/fringing showing up in the branches of the tree.