Eruption
by skewsme

Comment:
Colleen - congrats, congrats, congrats! Two suckers with ribbons in this challenge, and one with a ribbon in the other! Your entry is absolutely stunning. Wonderful job.

Hearts & Bows
by Judi

Comment:
Judi - I think this image was way underrated. I gave it an 8 and think I should have scored it higher. I agree with St. Davidson that it would do well in a gallery setting or in another contest at a different venue. Absolutely beautiful.

And now for the rest of the garden...
by bassbone

Comment:
Peter - wow, this scored much lower than I expected. What a tough challenge. I really like the DOF created by the small bits of blue throughout the garden. This definitely deserved higher than a 5.5. I must say that is a striking bell curve on your scoring, however.

Curved
by agfoto

Comment:
Absolutely beautiful lines and colors. And focus is spot on.

Wormhole
by roba

Comment:
This was my pick for the blue. So a unique idea and very well executed. Congrats on your ribbon!

Hibiscus
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Hi Jeb, I gave you a good score on this, so I'm afraid I can't explain what happened in the challenge. One thing that maybe hurt you is the bit of wall (maybe it is a square pot) in the background. I also think that flowers scored poorly in general, well-taken or not, because there were so many of them. The main thing is, though: this was an incredibly low-scoring challenge overall. I've been looking through the TS photos and can't believe some that scored under 5, yours included. I think the scores got skewed because of the new DPL. Normally I am quite sure this would have been mid-high fives at the least. Luckily I think the scoring will even itself back out again on future challenges. Please don't think that score reflects the quality of this photograph. It is quite lovely.

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by Wildcard

Comment:
Bobbie, this is really quite stunning. I love the composition here. Beautiful work!

Matron
by Melethia

Comment:
Deb - I'm really glad you went ahead and submitted this shot despite your reservations. Look at that average from the commenters - and 2 faves! Obviously this one really resonates with people. Great job!

another bloody flower
by skewsme

Comment:
Ha - you got really robbed on this. I was one of your 8's, and find this incredibly artistic. What do these voters know, huh? Truly fantastic entry.

Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Julianne, I was one of your 10's - I expected to see this one the front page. Absolutely stunning.