Up
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Damn dude - this is becoming a habit! LOL Great job! Knew this would ribbon bigtime! WTG!

Metal12
by JayWalk

Comment:
My first impression is that there are a lot of rich textures here... My second impression is that the line of "rusted" metal at the top is a distraction - then after a few seconds, I decide that I kinda like it. Very visually appealing composition. Deep textural values and tonal contrasts really add to the overall impact of the image. A lot of abstract appeal as well. I really like it. (Not trying to sound too esoteric here - just speaking my mind! Cool stuff!)

Croc.
by JayWalk

Comment:
Very cool shot. I'm guessing that you did a lot of burning here - just a hunch. The deep rich tones at the bottom of the croc's mouth seem to be juxtaposed to the tones on the surface of the croc's back. Excellent job on the detail and eyes especially. Looks like you made the absolute best of a difficult lighting situation. Really outstanding shot. Nice work.

The All Seeing Eye
by Nikolai1024

Comment:
Cool shot Nikolai!

Site Council: Let the Truth Be Told
by Rikki

Comment:
Congrats Rikki! Great job!!! :-)

Men In Black Agent
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Great job Joey! Congrats on another ribbon! WTG! (I thought this might be you...) This shot really stood out in the crowd.

Zinc
by CEJ

Comment:
I scored this a 9. Really great job. Love the texture and lighting. Nice composition too.

Reach for the Sky
by taterbug

Comment:
I think this has great lines and symmetry. I also really like the blues in the shot. I'm not crazy about the red overtones though. You've got great detail in the red portions of the building and the clouds of the sky, so I would try to capitalize on all of those elements.

Garie-1-DPC.jpg
by pgatt

Comment:
This is really a superior image! So fluid and well composed. I think I understand what other commenters are saying about wanting to see it in color, but I think I like it as is in B/W. I also don't think it's missing anything as far as a focal point goes - it has plenty of subject matter upon which to focus IMHO. My only complaint would be that it's cropped a little too loosely on the bottom - I would recommend cropping so that only one rock is visible. I think that this solves a number of issues raised by other commenters and provides the same perspective (yet only slightly different) of the beach. Just my 2 cents...

Baby Bugs!
by Schuff

Comment:
Fantastic capture! I would like to see a tighter crop. He's/She's such a cutie! Looks like great bokeh too (but not as effective with the given crop). Very cool capture.