Taking the Polar Bear Plunge — 01/01/2012
by Bear_Music

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Without a doubt your best photo on here (IMHO).. Brilliant work.

"Honey, I shrunk the Bridge!"
by m_a_r_c

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Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan: Originally posted by snaffles: .......but possibly being kicked off the site for good too. Oh, i think that is a bit harsh. Yes, it's an obvious DQ, no doubt there, but i do think it is from a misunderstadning of some of the rules as m_a_r_c quoted below. Seems a genuine mistake and i'm sure he won't do it again. Let's not get too pitchforky.

Hmmm, if it was a photo of a poster then I can see why you say this, but its looking more and more like a screen capture to me..

Violin girl
by imantas

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Brave entry, so glad this won.

The Bear Witch Project
by gyaban

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We have a ribbon here I feel. This is great!9

what a hoot
by FourPointX

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I did this one this year!! Its a great design eh?

Tiger, Tiger, burning bright....
by SoulMan1978

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This looks like its a great carving, however poor exposure/lighting dont allow us to see it properly.. shame.

Here’s Johhny!
by P-A-U-L

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I agree with previous comment - selective desaturation is a really gimmicky processing technique that rarely, if ever, enhances a photo. I know I have done my fair share of it whilst building my skills and I look back on those images today and shudder!
Regarding the actual subject of the image - pictures of our children, unless very well done, rarely score well - it may be a great shot to you as you have a connection with the child, and we all know that photos of our own kids are the best in the world! Sadly other people don`t have that connection with your subject and thus its sadly overlooked. Thats probably why this shot scored badly - to most voters who spend no more than 4 or 5 seconds on a shot - this is a shot of your kid messing around shoehorned into the challenge - and they scored it as such.

I am surprised you didn`t get negative comments on the eyes though.

Hope this helps!

Harmonic Cheers
by william88

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Nails the challenge as per the description.. Haters gotta hate!!

Right! I'll do you for that!
by MAK

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Cracking detail in the fur.

froggat edge
by Giles

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Good subtle use of HDR