Coffee: An Equipment Essential
by awpollard

Comment:
the masking seems a bit clumsy on this (I see haloing), which detracts from the candid feel.

Last Few Steps before the Summit
by orvaratli

Comment:
This doesn't seem like a candid to me, because the perspective makes it seem like you are part of the expedition. A candid photograph is by an outsider. It crosses a boundary. But nice composition.

Life Under a Microscope
by Rebecca

Comment:
Nice use of a photoshop filter or effect, or whatever. 6

slurp
by aerogurl

Comment:
The backgroundless white, which you emphasize with your composition, makes this seem not like a candid.

fond
by arsenal

Comment:
This doesn't feel like a candid to me. The semi-joey-lawrence processing might be contributing to that.

Kimmeridge Beach 1
by jimika

Comment:
There's a nice sense of radiating lines in this photo. and some nice greens up top. It's subtle things like this that make the difference between pretty and pretty boring.

p.s. I disagree about the contrast. I actually like that the photo looks flat. The cliff doesn't look much further away than the beach at my feet. I like that effect. Like I said, anything to distinguish it from all the other landscapes.

Reflections - Nature's Double Take
by jjusa

Comment:
well, there's the picture and then there's the challenge. I like the picture alright. The odd green light and the faded backlighting give this a sense of mystery.

But to try to rope in lake reflections into double take is a scarifying idea. Imagine if other people decided to do this. The challenge would fill up with yawnworthy landscape shots. Yikes.

A Brief Moment of Silence
by jjbeguin

Comment:
The good news is that I've checked with my committee and you get to keep your Posthumous Blue Ribbon!

One Foot On The Ground
by e301

Comment:
sorry, I didn't get a careful enough look at this challenge to give ribbons. I thought this might be you...

The Departed
by LalliSig

Comment:
hell, I gave you a 7. I liked it, pretty much for the reasons levyj describes...