Evening at Noordhoek
by kasaba

Comment:
they look like ballerinas ... full of joy .. !! .. :)

Evening at Noordhoek
by kasaba

Comment:
Gaby .. !!! ..
this is STUNNING .!!.
it literally gave me that feeling in my heart when it opened .. the WOW feeling .. the one that moves you ..
those birds flying in that incredible scene .. their legs flowing out behind them .. endearing and powerful all in one .. and so beautiful .. :)
oh .. nearly forgot to congratulate you on the blue ... CONGRATULATIONS . :)

royalty
by tanguera

Comment:
this is so YOU Johanna ..
many congratulations on such an amazing image .
the lady and the elephant look like they were destined to be together . lol .. ;)
i'm absolutely loving your edit and the thought that went into this image .
the lady's expression is PERFECT ..
in fact everything is perfect ... definitely a fav . xx

where snails feel at home
by primabarbara

Comment:
so good to see something other than a human abode in this challenge . .
this not only satisfies the challenge requirements but its an awesome image .. loving the light . hope no snails were harmed in the making of this photo .. !! .. ;)
not voting yet . :)

Weather the coming storm
by Neat

Comment:
this is amazing Anita ..
not sure how you can create a landscape that's emotive .. even without your title or backstory ... but you have ..
a testament to you being such a gifted photographer ..
love everything about this .. :)

Flumi with a Splash
by kasaba

Comment:

Originally posted by kasaba: Originally posted by roz: lol Gaby .. looks like you were wrong . i'm so happy to see such a wonderful dog photo taking almost top honours in this best of .. in the entire year . its a brilliant photograph .. and i'm actually in awe .. as ppl who can nail an action shot .. especially of a dog running towards you are like magicians in my book .. i'm not a magician btw . !! .. ;) many congratulations on the red .. love that this is up there . :) and ps .. what a beautiful dog .. loving his furry ears .. and of course his gorgeous smiling face . :) Thanks Roz - and everyone else. I had been admiring the work of Claudio Piccoli https://www.claudiopiccoli.com/dogphotography , but just couldn't justify the cost of a workshop/training course with him. So I took it as a challenge, that "I can do this" :-D. Believe me, there were MANY, MANY shots that went into the bin. Plus I am lucky that my Girls are well trained and especially Flumi is willing to do stuff over and over :-).

oh sorry i called Flumi a him ..
i checked out claudio piccoli ...stunning images ... what makes them so amazing .. for me .. is the shallow dof ..
anyway .. its like most things ... the more you do .. the better you will get .. especially if you have the desire and passion .. which i feel you have in spades .. i'll be looking forward to seeing more of your dogs doing amazing things in the challenges ..
ps . i visited your portfolio earlier today btw .. after this challenge rolled over .. and i absolutely love your dog photos especially .. another stand out for me was the 'distorted vision of oneself' .. incredible .. you are an amazing photographer .. :)

Brood X
by GolferDDS

Comment:
i saw this in voting and thought of you ..
its a brilliant image in every way .. especially those incredible colours .
we get cicadas here in summer .. often heaps .. and sometimes not so many .
but i've never seen one with red eyes ...

a few minutes later . while i googled names of australian cicadas . and in the list there was one with red eyes ..
we have ones we called green grocers .. yellow mondays .. and more i cant remember .. which is why i googled to find out .
here's a link with the ones we have in australia .. cicadas in australia
apparently cicadas have the loudest call of any insect ..
when we have summers when heaps of them have come out of the ground .. and walking past an area when they are all singing can be almost deafening .. :)

sky music
by primabarbara

Comment:
so well seen and photographed .
this is an exceptional image .. really has that WOW factor in spades .. :)

Yosemite, Full Moon
by Melethia

Comment:
wonderful Deb ..
no accounting for taste .. this should have done heaps better .
its like a story .. with the lights in the distance .. welcoming the travelers ..
the weight of the snow clad mountain .. seeming to enfold the buildings .
i wax lyrical .. lol .. its the goofball in me .. !! . ;)
how are you liking your olympus camera ... i love it for the size and weight .. :)

M & the Gang
by ytshuva

Comment:
go Kobi .. !! .. :)
many congratulations on such a brilliant image . and a great place in the challenge ..
this has so much going for it .. loving the black and white ..
and loving those kids .. just precious . so full of personality .. BRAVO . !! .. :)