Bubbles and Bokeh
by shanksware

Comment:
By luck or design, this is a wonderful looking combination of the subject matter and the bokeh behind it. Really lovely, and I don't find myself using that term often. Good work.

sepiaroman.jpg
by Karalew

Comment:
Like everything about it except the blown out spots on the face. Nice shot.

Midnight
by JustinM

Comment:
I agree with the comment about removing the star that would be hidden by the moon, and I would add that a reflection of the moon in the water would really be the icing on the cake. Nice image.

Rush
by Tiberius

Comment:
Nice shot. Wondering how it would look with the center guy in sharp focus rather than the gal in front.

Day 113
by hanneke

Comment:
Really cool shot, grats!

Cobra Charmer
by TOY

Comment:
Captivating. Hope to see this ribbon.

Deep Toughts
by iceMan71

Comment:
I like this and I'm interested to see how it fares. Love the dof, you caught a great expression, and I think the noise gives it a good look. Good luck.

The Essence of Winter
by JunieMoon

Comment:
Hmm the burning on the snow is porrly done I'm afraid. It looks like ash has been rubbed on the snow. I can see what you were going for with trying to enhance the shadows on the snow, but as this was advanced editing you would have gotten a better result from applying different contrast masks to different areas of the photo.

Regarding the snapshot comments - Standing there pointing the camera down at something goes a long way towards making something appear like a snapshot in the sense that there was little to know thought put into finding the best angle to take the picture from, etc. Walk up, point down, click.

Part of the score is due to the composition. First, nothing really jumps out and you entered this in a Free Study. Something must grab the voter by the eyes and smash their head into the monitor. It has to be that good.

Second, try as I might, I can't see that any classic rules of composition were given even a cursory nod here (which again reinforces the snapshot feel).

The beaeuty of the piece is, of course, entirely up to the interpretation of the voters. The difficulty of the piece, using your words, is not being voted on at all that I can see. Not on DPC anyway.

Anyway, you are obviously bitter about the score. Hope these comments help. If you are shooting for high scores there are some very concrete things you can do to aid you in that area.

Striped
by Shermy

Comment:
6th place is nothing to cry about, but I am stunned this did not place even higher.

The Ultimate Driving Machine
by Rob O

Comment:
Looks low key to me. White balance is goofed up (never saw a bmw logo with pink in it) and the composition is very poor. Think rule of thirds. Shot of a steering wheel is unlikely to win you any ribbons on dpc unless there is a steering wheel challenge some day. Good luck.