Stand Tall
by PixelKing

Comment:
Beautiful photo. The light is amazing. I understand the criticisms others made about the tanker, but on the other hand it does provide another interesting shade of brown!

conductor
by dahkota

Comment:
Whoa! What a fun photo. I actually thought for a second it might be photoshopped. Well done.

Grinch Tidings
by get04rit

Comment:
Hello Aaron. Congratulations! You are just the second person to enter a DP Challenge using the new D300! :-)

I like your photo. It's a simple idea, but lovely. Fits the theme very well, too.

If I may be hyper-critical, I see three things that could use tweaking. First, the photo tilts a bit to the right. If you have the extra space to crop around the subject, you could rotate a bit to the left so the ornament hangs perfectly vertical. Second, the vignetting on the right side is sort of heavy for this photo. Third, I think the ornament is a bit soft. I see you used f/5.6 -- one would think this would be plenty -- but still the focus seems sharper on part of the branch.

Hope you don't mind the nitpicking. I'm anxiously awaiting my D300 and expect there to be a big learning curve. Keep up the good work!

- Larry in NYC

Stand On Your Own
by levyj413

Comment:
Congrats on your top ten. Lovely photo. I didn't get a chance to vote, but I admit this was too subtle for me. It wasn't until reading your comments that I realized one was different from the others! It would have been more obvious to have the different glass be completely level (rather than rotated), I guess.

It's hard to believe your physical set-up was as rough as described because this seems so technically accomplished. A little more blue and this could have worked for the complimentary colors challenge, too. :-)

from nature - with compliments
by roz

Comment:
Beautiful photo, Roz, and a perfect challenge entry. No reason this shouldn't have been top ten, but #22 is good, too.

Lost In Thought
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
I think the one clear profile in an otherwise hidden crowd of faces is terrific and perfectly conveys the theme. Congrats on your top 10.

(o)(o)
by ralph

Comment:
I don't get the title, but so what? Great photo. Congrats on winning a ribbon.

Dreamtime
by sherpet

Comment:
Hey, Sherpet! Congrats on your top ten. I didn't get to see the challenge entries until now, so I missed voting (else I would have voted high for this, too).

Perhaps Drew was cursed...
by shamrock

Comment:
Congrats on having the first DPC challenge entry using the D300!

Couple at the bay
by Melethia

Comment:
Nice snap, the cat really balances the composition and its b&w coloring echoes the couple's clothing, too.

The photo is a revealing glimpse into the culture, too. He wears modern clothing, while she is dressed more traditionally. My guess is that he can choose what to wear, but she can't.