The Assylum
by vawendy

Comment:
this is AMAZING .. !! ..
what a brilliant image for the challenge ..
dont understand why you got so many low votes ..
either the colour or the black and white could grace the cover any good horror book ..
both edits are wonderful .. :)

reversed
by Tiberius

Comment:
this is brilliant .. and reading Rich's comment gives it more depth for me .. :)

Crisscross
by markwiley

Comment:
what a perfect merging of the two .. almost looks like one pic .. half black and white and the other half colour .. i mean really .. cities can be so uniform it wouldnt be that difficult to believe ..
anyway .. congratulations on the ribbon .. its a magic image .. :)

Puffin
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
WOW .. what a brilliant shot ..
i didnt realize we could flip the black and white image and the colour .. mine would have looked so much better if the grasshoppers had been facing each other like your puffins ..
i reckon puffins are up there as the most interesting and photogenic birds .. and i'm not detracting from your photographic skills btw ..
and that monster of a lens .. interested in your shutter speed .. and wondering how much you were zoomed in .. and if you were using a tripod .. if i shot at that speed at 400mm those birds would have been blurry for sure . . but you are the most wonderful wildlife photographer .. you make it seem easy .. :)

Nautilus Shell Diptych
by Dorsetgirl

Comment:
congrats on top five and a personal best ..
loving the shapes in the shell .. looks great in colour and black and white .. :)

Mad King of Hearts
by LevT

Comment:
i'm sorry Lev .. you dont look mad enough for your title .. lol .. ;)
you look like the kind compassionate and forgiving king ..
altho knowing that looks can be deceptive and taking in everything .. i'm now undecided . wondering what the spade is for .. could the king have nefarious and questionable purposes for it .. and then there's the bowl thing .. does it hold the ashes of some poor hapless soul you bested .. maybe you should have been the king of spades rather than the king of hearts .. or maybe clubs .. ;)
its a great entry in the challenge .. so creative ..
congrats on the ribbon .. :)

Face to Face
by mariuca

Comment:
i had to come back for another look as i saw this after rollover on my phone .
its even better bigger .. its such an emotive piece .. it would hang in any gallery and speak to many ppl .. xx

Kansas : Oz
by Lydia

Comment:
this is such a stunning portrait .. she's a beautiful girl .. of course being symmetrical doesn't do her any favours ..
really don't understand the placement of this unless they didn't realise you have flipped her .. :(
I was just looking thru the losers .lol.. and felt this needed a bit of love xx

Face to Face
by mariuca

Comment:
amazing ..!!..
such a wealth of feeling coming from this image .. its a work of art and totally inspired ..
congratulations on the blue and a personal best .. very happy for you mariuca .. xx

3.14
by LevT

Comment:
one of my favs in the challenge .. you got a 9 from me btw .. it really is inspired .. :)