Sidelined
by noraneko

Comment:
Catherine, I love the "washed out" background. This shot is outstanding. There is so much going on, but none of it is distracting. It makes me wonder why she is sitting this out -- probably trying to warm up. I love the crop.

Jeune femme à la robe verte
by silverfoxx

Comment:
Smashing! Congratulation on another top 10.

bee hind
by krnodil

Comment:
The response to the b/w is interesting. Personally I liked the color version better, but this is has very nice tones for b/w. Decent score, but I think it should have been a bit higher. Those trolls who vote 1 and 2 really do significant damage. Without those two votes you would have had 5.4094. There was no justification for those two low votes. I just hate it when people do mean things like that.

Peacock Petticoat
by WriteHeart

Comment:
Nice shot. I love that fuzz-butt. Nice focus and I really like the composition and color. Congratulations on a new top row entry.

Me and my Baby
by susi

Comment:
What a beautiful baby, and a STUNNINGLY beautiful photograph!

No One Esle to Tell
by susi

Comment:
What an amazing capture. It is heart-rending. Wonderful light. Hope her prayers are answered.

Water of Glass
by jerowe

Comment:
This is a wonderful photo. I am so impressed with your artistic vision. You made a lovely work of art from a nicely composed rather ordinary landscape shot. Thanks for sharing your original and the processing steps. It is educational and inspirational.

Spiritual Reflection
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Hey, congratulations on this surprise red ribbon. It's a beautiful photo. Should have been in the top three from the beginning.

You can't have your cake and eat it too
by meyers

Comment:
It does have a lot of distractions and is a little OOF, but what a moment you captured! Makes me envision what the next photo would be -- him crying and the lady behind him bent over picking up the mess.

escaping bondage
by skewsme

Comment:
I think those yellow rascals are the hardest to shoot. They almost never seem to stay in one place long enough to focus. I like the way this butterfly is clinging to the net. It really looks like it's not very easy for him.