The Growing Years
by njsabs

Comment:
I'm not a big fan of texture. Too often it seems to be done for the sake of just having texture, or to distract from a flaw in the image.

I really like this one. It gives an ethereal quality to the imatge that would be missing if it were not there. In this case, 1+1=10. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

grate
by Cory

Comment:
The last time I saw something that looked like this it was 40 years ago, and there was a war in progress.

just breathe
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Congrats on the red Cap'n. Told ya it was good...

Have fun in life and LIVE!
by Judi

Comment:
This is absolutely thrilling! Judi, I could not have been more pleased if I had won the blue.

Your blue, made my day... Congratulations!

Soft gentle & totally organic
by jagar

Comment:
Congratulations, I suspect we will be seeing many more ribbons from you. The image holds many levels of interest for me.

U n d o n e
by phlover

Comment:
What a wonderful image. Some here say the quality of work here has gone down. Obviously they spoke too soon, and had not yet seen this image. You chose well for this entry. It is my favorite of the two choices as well. The choice of tones for this image really added to the effect. Congratulations on a very well deserved first blue. I imagine we will be seeing many more from you.

The Reconstructed Pear
by VitaminB

Comment:
Very nicely done. I especially like the feel the pins add to the image. I could easily see this image as an art print, as it is an image that one would not tire of seeing. Would love to see this on a gallery wall as a large art print. This is where the impact would be felt. Congrats on a very well deserved ribbon.

Momentary Significance
by dtallakson

Comment:
Hope this is doing well for you. I really like the colors and the feel of this image.

Broken sphere
by herfotoman

Comment:
Yes, you probably would have done much better in the weathered challenge with this. I think many voters did not see the spiral shell as a form of a sphere. Sometimes the voters are much too literal. The image does appear a little soft, as if the focus was not quite right, or it was magnified during cropping. I do like your use of negative space here. Perhaps a little more contrast on the lighting so the effect of the shell dissolving into the blackness would be even stronger.

For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky
by hihosilver

Comment:
Spectacular! As one who is deathly afraid of heights, and cliffs, you get all the more credit for braving them just to get this image. Absolutely beautiful.