Framed Simplicity
by cheegirl

Comment:
WTG Chee-girl! Singlehandedly carrying the team, you are... You're a wonderful OUTCAST!

A Universe Inside My Glass
by fstopstigmata

Comment:
My first reaction is that the composition is awkward and the tonal values are muddy. On second glance, I am distracted by the many specular reflections and distinctly put off by the foam circle in the glass, which looks like nothing so much as a growing colony of mold :-)

The OOF handle on the left is a real problem here. Besides being OOF, the cropping of it is so arbitrary, especially the truncated curve at the bottom. I'm not impressed with the tabletop material either, which looks downright bilious to me.

So my overall impression is distinctly "blecch", which I gather is what you're asking me to say :-) Be careful what you ask for!

Goldenware
by mycelium

Comment:
Congrats on top 10 with this beautifully rendered image.

24 Carat Roz
by kiwiness

Comment:
Gotta wonder what it is about you and baldness, Gary :-) Congrats on a terrific top-10 image.

Golden Oldie
by bvoi

Comment:
Minimalist gold! I love it!

She
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Congrats on 4th place, Joey, for this supremely un-joey-like image :-)

S-T-I-T-C-H-E-S
by Shermy

Comment:
I'm very late, with the heat and all, "doing my rounds" on the challenge winners. Fascinating shot, and congrats on your first ribbon!

Midas Touch
by librodo

Comment:
I'm very late, with the heat and all, "doing my rounds" on the challenge winners. Congrats on yet another ribbon, Manny, with this moody and impressive shot.

The Trek
by Cutter

Comment:
I'm very late, with the heat and all, "doing my rounds" on the challenge winners. Still, congratulations on a very fine image with a creative take on the cocnept "gold".

Sunrise
by Tranquil

Comment:
Very nice indeed. I'd like to see some contrast masking to bring the dark areas up in value about a zone. I'd like to see some work done on the center of the sky especially at the very top to even it out. Lovely shot!