Umbrella Blown
by JPR

Comment:
Just rediscovered this one. I'm really surprised this didn't do better. It was one of my high picks. Simply excellent sense of composition here, magnificent depth, terrifically moody shot.

Milk, Blue, Cheese — Irish Porter
by Bear_Music

Comment:
For those who think it's a plate, it isn't. It's a very large, cobalt bowl with a smaller cobalt bowl inverted inside it. So the cheese is several inches above the milk. And the shadow? That's deliberate; the only indicator of depth int he image, the only noticeable clue.

The slight offsetting and rotation of the cheese is likewise intentional. I didn't want this thing to be too "perfect".

I like making 3-dimensionality "flat".

The cheese is a very unusual Irish Porter. I have no idea what that stuff is in it.

Thanx to all commenters.

Splashdown
by agwright

Comment:
congrats on ribbon! nicely-frozen instant.

Say What!?
by arnit

Comment:
Ah this is very cool. I took one of my breaks from voting, this challenge, so I hadn't seen any of these. Nice one!

Looking to get back in.
by graphicfunk

Comment:
wow! "more" than splash. really nice work Dan'l...

South Cost
by asij

Comment:
It's unfortunate that the offshore rock is so centrally located vertically. It rather destroys the dynamics of the composition, making it really static as it fights to counter the proud sweep of the coastline. This actually wprks better for me in a squarish crop with the rock completely eliminated. It has much more of a sense of sweeping depth that way. Try it yourself and see what you think.

The Aftermath
by Schuff

Comment:
Defintely clone out the limb lower right. This is a very nice shot. I think you can get more luminosity out of it with judicious levels and curves, though. It's worth a try. It's just shy of really singing.

Sky Falls
by Schuff

Comment:
I never worry about so-called "printable ratios"; I make the image be the best it can be and worry about all that later. Youc an always create a print file that inludes white borders to regularize it for a generic print service like DOC.

This image, anyway, seems to me the most blah of the 4. It really doesn't compel my attention.

Canyon Crest
by Schuff

Comment:
This feels to me like it's leaning over to the right. I'd try maybe a degree or 2 of CCW rotation. Maybe crop a bit off the left so it's not quite so centered, but the centering basically works.

Big Timber Falls
by Schuff

Comment:
I don't mind the tree at all, it lends depth,a nd after all the nAME of the falls is "Big Timber Falls" :-) I'd think about cloning the branches from the upper falls though. It's a nice shot, though it seems a little muddy in color. Try some hue/sat adjustment to perk it up?