While I'm at rest.
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Amazing play of light and shadows, good work.

Tuckered
by crabappl3

Comment:
4 ones and 5 twos! Man that sux, insulting even!

Daydreamer
by heida

Comment:
Is this a self-portrait Heida? Can it be that there are two photos of you in this challenge? Lovely photo!

Lullaby
by tcherring

Comment:
Welcome back Tara, long time no see.

My Sleeping-Beauty
by Nazgul

Comment:
Beautiful shot! Is this a photo of Heida?

Watching the world go by
by robsmith

Comment:
Close Rob, close! I had a feeling this was another Brighton Pier shot, Good one Rob. I like the way you got those yachts in between the deckchairs there.

By the way, don't you guys have anything else to take photos of in Brighton except your pier?

Waiting for Me
by mcrael

Comment:
Congratulations Linda on your first ribbon. This photo is beautiful, I love the warm tones.

Cowgirl at Sunset
by Firstrich1

Comment:
Congratulations on your first ribbon Richard. And well deserved too.

Krestyanka
by kiwiness

Comment:
Thanks for all your comments for this photo. It really didn't turn out the way I wanted though and I am surprised that it scored so well. I took this on holiday in Russia and processed it on my laptop which I had with me. When I saw it on my desktop once the voting had started it looked completely different. The sepia toning is too extreme, the contrast is too low and it is lighter than I wanted. I never realised there is so much difference between laptop and computer screens.

A few of you mentioned the angle of the bench, well it was sloped like that. Actually so was the fence and the house. This village is from 1703 and everything is on a lean in one or the other direction.

And yes she let me take her photo. Way out in the Urals where I went, people hardly ever see anyone else outside of their villages and were so happy to see us and have their photos taken.

Air Brakes On
by Freebie

Comment:
Good capture, you really got in close there, or were able to zoom in close. The composition is good, not too tightly cropped and you've left ample room in front of the gull. However the gull is a little on the blurry side, maybe from camera shake at the long zoom range perhaps.