Lord of Glencoe
by sempermarine

Comment:
my favourite in the challenge ..
its a brilliant shot .. a fantastic expression .. loving the crossed eyes ..
definitely the blue ..
congrats in advance .. !! ..
i'm not voting yet .. :)

Once upon a foggy morning
by Neat

Comment:
WOW .. !!! ..
stunning ..
loving the soft pastel colours and that yummy fog ..
what a brilliant shot ..
congratulations on what i feel should have come top five at least ..
sorry if what I feel makes no difference ..!! .. :(

age
by Tiberius

Comment:
what a brilliant take on the challenge .. and a wonderful shot .
loving the bnw ..
I'm not voting .. sorry .. you would've got at least an 8 ..

Eurasian blue tit
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
no need to be inappropriate and possibly judgemental .. lol .. !! ..
sorry for the lame humour .. ;)
but this is absolutely stunning and should do extremely well in this fs ..
i have extremely slow internet lately and voting on 55 images isnt going to happen .. sorry .. it deserves a 10 .. :)

Loner
by pupparazzo

Comment:
i have a feeling this will do well in the challenge .. it certainly satisfies it .. !! .. and i like that there's a certain emotive feeling .. even before i read your title ..
wonderful high contrast edit btw .. :)
i'm not voting yet .. :)

Pointe Shoes
by njsabs

Comment:
beautiful feeling .. pensive .. thoughtful ..
love your high contrast edit ..
i'm not voting yet .. :)

A pensive adagio
by IreneM

Comment:
i'm not a great fan of photos of children especially, looking either forlorn or sad .. but this really grabs me .. its a wonderful portrait .. everything is just perfect .. her expression has an intensity and presence that i will find it hard to forget in a hurry .. it has an old world charm as well ..
your black and white edit is magic ..
if this doesnt ribbon i will actually be quite annoyed .. !! .. as it deserves top honours ..
i'm not voting yet .. :)

do dogs fall in love?
by tate

Comment:
i believe they do ..
when i got toddy after i'd lost my little katee . someone said that girl dogs love you .. but boy dogs fall in love with you ... and i'm sure they can fall in love with each other too .. they suffer grief, happiness, joy, fun, sense of humour, pain etc etc .. so why not love ..
'fall in love' - translate to the canine version .. ;)
this is a lovely photo . beautifully caught ..
i'm not voting yet . :)

These Birds Are Known For a Behavior Called Murmuration
by GolferDDS

Comment:
got goosebumps reading the story behind this photo ..
you must be a master manifester .. you wanted a pic of those starlings and you got it ..
its as if they were waiting for you to get yourself sorted and then they said .. ok .. he's ready .. TAKE OFF .. !! ..
many congratulations on the ribbon .. and a magic shot ..:)

What are baby swans called?
by Neat

Comment:
'interesting' breakdown of votes .. and ppl's preferences ...
really cant see why this didnt get top five at least ..
it has everything going for it .. the cute factor .. thru the roof ..
its an extremely pleasing image that totally fits the challenge .. whats not to like here .. NOTHING . ! .. :)