Take Away
by scooter97

Comment:
Wonderful in flight capture. Well done!

Early Snowfall
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Masterful composition! The snowy environment adds drama. Ideal saturatiion. Wonderful detail, especially the eye catch glint. Congrats on your Red ribbon for the "redbird". Cardinals do not prefer the coniferous forests of the Colorado mountains. I miss them. Am enjoying yours immensely.

Indian Summer, Riverbend
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Wonderful scene!

Three Birds
by Bruiser97

Comment:
Tilted.

Cracking Under the Pressure
by vawendy

Comment:
Great concept. Beautiful execution. Congrats on the Blue Ribbon.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro, by Ernest Hemingway
by hahn23

Comment:

Originally posted by RyanW: personally, the grass in front ruin the symmetry for me. i tried with a printscreen and cropped the image just above the grass and prefer that look substantially more. the grass draws your eye down to the bottom 10% or so of the image, and away from the mountain, which i think would be your primary subject based on the title. there is sufficient evidence of the cold weather in the ice on the lake and snows on the mountain. a 6 7 from me (after finishing and reviewing), though I could easily see voting higher without the grass

Please refer to the comment below from tvsometime. He explains well the need for the foreground grasses. It's a landscape photographer technique essential to add a sense of three dimensions.

The Call of the Wild
by skewsme

Comment:
I really like this image and felt strongly it met the challenge. Super good rep of your chosen novel. I felt your processing was right on target. It's not overly sharpened. Excellent control of the exposure, too. The pose you have captured is a really good example of a Flehmen response. It's the manner in which many of the large cervids (and bovids) detect pheromones in the air. Likely. few city dwellers would recognize the behavior. I gave this a "7", but it deserved higher than that. Keep up the good work.

Flame on
by Neil

Comment:
Good capture of the event and the glow.

Fall colors at the Bells
by jimsapp

Comment:
Perfect. Love the clarity and colors. If only a few clouds, but still great.

blowing off steam
by desertoddity

Comment:
Outstanding monochrome conversion. Love the steam and smoke.