Last Wave
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Very nice shot zoom, serene and understated and effective. Probably would've ribboned if you'd stuck the rock in over there on the left, LOL.

Repetition with variations for small child
by e301

Comment:
I'm really pleased to see this do so well. Gives me a lot of faith int he voters, because it's a photo that needs introspection to truly appreciate. Congrats!

A Twist of Green and a Spot of Red
by Falc

Comment:
Way to go Keith! Fine finish for a fine shot, certainly the most graceful of the submissions.

Sunset Feeding
by Stagolee

Comment:
Great finish! I'm not in the least surprised. Was in my top 5 voting. Congrats!

Blade
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
Minimalist in the pure sense, and a lovely "abstract" as well, but failing to meet the challenge as the subject is taking up too much of the picture area, IMO

a good place to land
by ovenbird

Comment:
Can't have beene asy to capture this. The fly pis lovely, the leaf part is pretty well overpowering the shot though. I wonder if you could have desatted this within basic rules? by dumping some red out? How that woudl have effected the fly? I donno. Nice capture regardless.

The Grain Of Rice
by Sonda

Comment:
That's a very strange image. Beautifully cropped, luscious tonalities, social commentary up the wazoo in a minimalist setting. Strong entry.

door knob
by robadsy

Comment:
Nice and clean. Doesn't excite me, but I like the "design" of it.

The mermaid's glove
by arngrimur

Comment:
I've had this parked in 6.0 while I try to make up my mind whether I love it or hate it. That's a very strange hand. For the longest time I was reading it as the reflection of a hand on the prow of the boat, a painted hand; now I think it's a latex glove floating by, which of course is TRULY odd. Regardless, the image keeps me coming back so I'm rewarding it with a 2 point bump.

Fearless White Duck
by ccasey

Comment:
There's a lot tolike in this shot, but the slight crop onto the tail is hurting it in my eyes. I don't know if it's intentional, or all you had to work with. I accept that you may have been going for some visual tension with the crop, but for me it would have worked better as an image if the tail were intact I think. Nice shot, lovely dark texture work.