Downview
by Melethia

Comment:
Would love to see this mall in person. that escalator looks so steep.

mother's bosom
by rinac

Comment:
Rina, this is gorgeous

Streaks
by Zigomar

Comment:
Oh golly, this is brilliant. Straight to faves.

ETA. Glad to see you back in the blue shirt :)

Message edited by author 2009-07-17 02:24:22.

lensbabywedding2
by cynthiann

Comment:
Really loving this one.

lensbabywedding5.jpg
by cynthiann

Comment:
I like this one. It will be nice for the couple to have an alternative set of images, besides the regular wedding shots. Nice.

Reading Plaques
by Germaine

Comment:
Ooh, I can see the Finnish flag poking through there. really like this one

Dishes
by Melethia

Comment:
Ooh, another one that would have worked for From Above. I like that even the most mundane every day activities can look good when the Lensbaby is used. Nice find.

Jump before life passes you by!
by Techo

Comment:
Didn't even look at this challenge never mind vote, but just saw this one now. Wow, I love it! Really great. Can't imagine what you have in store for the Free Study following your cruise, but I look forward to seeing it.

Nice to see you around again!
Sarah

Norfolk Southern 4608
by SDW

Comment:
Honestly, this is one of the better examples of how HDR can be used to improve an image. Nice job.

The Alley Out Back
by surlybiff

Comment:
Challenge was not called "Looking Down", it was "From Above II". Semantics I know, but let's at least give it the right title.

I read your forum post and thought I'd just take a look and comment on the picture. I think the answer to your question is yes, the subject is important when voting. And probably that is why you have scored as high as you did, in the same way that the subject is the reason the bird scored as low as it did.

In other words, the bird, which placed higher than you, is a very good image, but because it didn't really meet the challenge as such it has scored lower than it would have done in a Free Study type challenge.

So, yes, image quality combined with meeting the subject of the challenge contribute to the score.