Granny Smith's Wild Sister
by tyt2000

Comment:
congrats on the top ten man!

Siggi in action
by heida

Comment:
Wow. Siggi needs a big print of this. Outstanding.

An eye on the cider press.
by jjbeguin

Comment:
This is a great image. The textures are phenomenal. The only thing I don't like, which is of course a matter of opinion, is the shadow and lighting on the face; it gives the appearance that the cap is sort of floating in mid-air. The focus on the face is also a bit soft, which I understand is intentional to bring the eye to the cup which is the actual subject, but the light combined with the focus makes it hard to read the man's expression which I think is an important part of this sort of image. Nonetheless, this is an outstanding image. 9

Captivated
by sher

Comment:
My pick for third place. 10

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment:
My pick for second place. 10

Interlude
by Pedro

Comment:
Congrats on the best image in the challenge. My choice for the blue ribbon.

Solitude
by Zoomdak

Comment:
This looks REALLY familiar. :)

Sterna Paradisaea II
by Amason

Comment:
The Arctic Tern migrates incredibly far. This is an incredible photo. Going in my favorites immediately. Thanks for sharing it with the DPC community.

Arachne's Tapestry
by AmiYuy

Comment:
This is gorgeous. My favorite of the spiderwebs. I would use something like this as a background for other projects. 10

Guiding Lights
by insteps

Comment:
excellent image. i expect this will do very well. Not sure I like your composition but I have no doubt that it was fully intentional so i won't get into it. Besides that, the brightness in the upperleft is a little distracting although well exposed considering what the scene must have been like. 9