Viewfinder (no advanced editing)
by SciPug

Comment:
I think that this would be ribbon material if it were larger. Why not take advantage of the size allowances?

Pike's window
by spartacus9

Comment:
Hmmm, looks familiar... ;-)

Ponderosa
by Artifacts

Comment:
The sky has gone turquoise.. looks like you added some yellow tone to compensate for somereally harsh midday light. This would be stunning at dawn or dusk, depending on which way this faces.

Inside - Outside
by eggfox

Comment:
The background is too dark. The "frame" blends too much with it.

"Have you seen HOW FAR it is to the finish line?!"
by front_element

Comment:
Responding to your thread. If you have a bib number on your shirt, you probably should not be terribly surprised at the distance you've signed up for. How unexpected can that really be? It would be a lot more effective without the bib numbers which suggest an absolutely deliberate full-knowledge action.

Gelato delicioso
by paddles

Comment:
Mmmm, mi piace gelati...

Krystal Marie
by Gallatin

Comment:
I don't see any shadows, just reflections.

"Mess with me ...Mess with my big brother."
by coolblue

Comment:
My eye is distracted by the little bit of the side of the table visible in the lower left corner.

Fool On The Hill
by Gunnsi

Comment:
Hi Gunnar -

I think the frame is what really makes this image interesting. I actually don't like the processing on it very much, The clouds and the hill are nice and sharp, though verging on looking computer generated. There's a little hint of oversharpening along the horizon on the left, where there's a visible halo. The model obviously has been cut into a different layer from the rest of the image, and looks very unnatural - much too sharp and angular - as well as having absolutely no natural texture left. Overall, it looks more like a scene from an online mass-multi or Final Fantasy, which might be cool for a gaming graphic but just does nothing for me as a photograph.

Perhaps much of that is more taste than tech, since it did have a rather decent finish. Congrats on breaking into the double digits on this one!

"Sitting in his nowhere land"
by yanko

Comment:
Hi Richard -

For being a shoehorned entry, you certainly found a good title. Fitting and not overused throughout the field of entries.

One thing I've noticed here is that DPC voters do hate dark, processed images, except when it looks like a draganizer action. We probably have Joey to blame for bringing that style into vogue here.

Whatever you did put the photo through, it has retained really nice clarity and texture.