Sunshine Spotlight
by Kelli

Comment:
Very bad artifacting in the sky ruins this otherwise beguiling take on the topic for me.

the arc of a career
by posthumous

Comment:
This is disgusting :-) Congrats on your brown!

New Stripes
by Blackbox

Comment:
Ohh! Noisy stripes, Clark, noisy stripes!

P O R C E L A I N
by pawdrix

Comment:
Killer good shot! I'm only 5 images into voting, but I can say in all sincerity "I hope this ribbons!" Good luck to you. 10 from me. What a "naturally" flawless image this is, what a slice of life it is. I'm curious whether they knew you were shooting them? I'm guessing not, seems to be a long tele shot... Feel free to PM me and tell me, my vote isn't changing.

Domestica
by RKT

Comment:
Absolutely outstanding, and a first-rate b/w conversion to boot. I didn't vote this challenge, but you'd have been a 10 if I had. Wonderful image!

Tamaracs
by tooter

Comment:
This is lovely, it's more than just a picture of foliage, it resonates on many levels. The inquisitive tilt of the hound's head is beyond perfection.

Woolly Bear
by Gatorguy

Comment:
I'm one of your 10's. I think this is an outstanding image, and the woolly bear is absolutely one of the iconic events of autumn, at least where we are. I love the "caterpillar's eye" perspective of this, and gave it one of only two 10's I passed out this challenge. The other one got the blue...

Autumn in Illinois
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Far out! Your first blue! This was one of only two 10's I gave; the other finished 72nd :-) Congrats, awesome shot. Better than any other shot, IMO, it captured the true sense of luminous light that comes with autumn, not just the showy colors that piggyback on the season.

Forest Painting
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I thought this was fantastic and I gave it a 9, but I was pretty sure the voters wouldn't appreciate the painterly aspects of it. Guess iw as right :-(

Autumn by the River
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
44th? That's ridiculous... A 9 from me.