Symmetry in Nature
by kashi

Comment:
Congratulations, Kashi, on a beautiful picture and an excellent score. The lighting is wonderful, and the focus and DOF are perfect. That new camera is serving you well!

3.14 O.C.D.
by empiresbm

Comment:
This is a really cool image. I can see where someone who is struggling with pi would be using up a lot of cigarettes. And I think it is technically very good: Focus/DOF, color, composition, light. I think this was under rated by the voters because they didn't understand it. Don't be discouraged by this.

In To My Soul
by SaraR

Comment:
Wow, Sara, your stars have really lined up in your favor. Congratulations on you blue ribbon, and have a wonderful time at the awards tonight.

Trescott Street Pier
by bmartuch

Comment:
I agree this would be a terrific entry for Vanishing Point. I'm sure it would look great in b&w, but I think these colors are beautiful. You should be proud of this shot. I like the way the dock vanishes exactly on the horizon.

Into the Millions
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Congratulation on your ribbon. The image is really cool. And thank you for sharing the Text-Image link. That little tool may come in handy someday, and I have tucked it away in my bookmarks.

Family Portrait
by surfdabbler

Comment:
What a nice looking family. You captured some great and natural smiles.

The Crocus & the Bee
by annig

Comment:
First of all, I don't agree with Jennifer about the tighter crop. I like the flower, and the bee's not in the best position to be featured.

Second, I like your first crocus shot (the one for Rule of Thirds) better than this one. I like the background and the lighting on that other one better. As I said in the comment on the first one, I think your score for that shot was hurt because it didn't really illustrate the rule.

Third, I like this shot and gave it a 7 during voting. I didn't go higher because I think the background is a bit distracting. If you use Photoshop, an interesting exercise might be to blur the background quite a bit, and then possibly modify the hue and saturation of the blur.

Calm Harbor
by noraneko

Comment:
Oh, I didn't get to this during voting (only got about 2/3 done). It is beautiful. The colors are amazing. The golden starry lights are lovely. The rest of the voters seemed to agree. Woo hoo -- 2 faves. This would be really nice on a wall.

Birds of a feather
by Melethia

Comment:
I love this one.

Magic Stick
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Love it!