On Her Own
by ergo

Comment:
Beautiful work. Congrats on high finish.

Spreading Her Wings
by toddhead

Comment:
Congrats on your second ribbon, more than a year later! Wonderfully evocative shot.

Free as a Fish
by arnit

Comment:
LOVED this one, answered the challenge beautifully. Expected it to ribbon. Great shot!

Nature photographer
by heida

Comment:
Very, very nice. One of my top picks.

Walking my own way
by eirasi

Comment:
I absolutely LOVE this shot. IMO it was the best, most subliminally-accurate interpretation of "independence" in the challenge. Congrats on your top-10.

Symbol of...
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
RAPTORS TO THE FORE again, LOL! There's somethign about those birds... Lovely shot!

R.

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment:
LOL, I am amzed this broke 5.0... As I hinted above, this was shoehorned in at the last minute. The colors are ridiculously overdone, and I don't blame folks for thinking it looks silly. Since it was basic editing, there was nothing I could do about the white shirt and bag picking up the hue. The "haloing" around the tree/sky interface has nothing to do with burning or sharpening; obviously I didn't burn, it's basic editing rules. Sharpoening was minimal. There was some sort of weird synergy developing between hue/sat and selective color, and I didn't have time to figure it out before submitting.

"I only did this because I'd JUST gotten my 10-22mm zoom, and I wanted to get something IN!" he muttered plaintively.

Robt.

Who's There?
by neophyte

Comment:
Extraordinary POV on a camel, wonderful oddball composition. Love the knees (are they knees?). 8, and good luck. I'm tired of pretty "eye candy" right now.

What's That?
by flip89

Comment:
This is positively eerie. Odd cropping, oversaturated, who cares? 8 for originality alone. San Diego Zoo?

GOT PUMICE?
by MarkArtisan

Comment:
This is truly gross, LOL. And I'm sure you know it... It's a little lacking in sharpness, but you definitely have succeeded in monumentalizing a toe...