Great Blue Heron eating giant fish
by MacDonald

Comment:
I know this shot is very "busy" but the business occurs right where the action is, lots of exciting water highlights and reflections. Admittedly, it makes it a little difficult to tell what's going on at first but ultimately it makes the picture more exciting and interesting. It feels more like an urban candid than a nature shot!

Sunny October Maple
by Rebecca

Comment:
gorgeous. the leaves look like explosions of color. then you have the swirls of color in the sky and the branches are lines of color. It's like a Jackson Pollack!

Tiger jump - desat
by ShutterPug

Comment:
beautiful composition. you almost get away with that cheesy desaturation effect (honestly, it's used all the time around here but how often in magazines do you see it, besides perfume ads?)

Emma
by Melethia

Comment:
a lovely collection of light tones, a nice composition, and a pretty cat. too bad I wasn't around to vote.

Java Man
by scalvert

Comment:
This image is well-composed, conveys a lot of "personality" from the subject, and is funny as heck. Great shot.

Celestial Path
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
I'm sorry I didn't vote on this challenge. I think this is a beautiful picture.

reaching toward the heavens
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
actually, the dark shape of the leaves creates an obstacle to heaven, which is what makes this picture so interesting, and vertiginous. Nice.

Preaching of life and death
by pmotta

Comment:
great shot except for that horrid backpack.

Tefiliah
by Teedoej

Comment:
the wailing wall? if so, it's the best picture of the wailing wall I've ever seen.

Long Exposure
by Rgarcia

Comment:
this is a fascinating image. It looks like a modernist collage.