Festival Afternoon
by jomari

Comment:
this is sooooo good ..
you have taken a photo .. which was pretty cool anyway ...
and created an artwork .. i'm loving your painterly edit on this ..
looks like an old masterpiece .. except for the clothes .. lol .
will be interested to know what you used to created the painterly effect when voing finishes ..
i'm not voting atm .. :)

Beach scene
by bbright

Comment:
this is quite gorgeous ..
that horizon looks like it has been drawn .. its so defined ..
loving your composition .. the gorgeous slow shutter effect ..
its an almost other worldly image .. :)
not voting atm .. :)

The Loss
by vawendy

Comment:
this is quite stunning .. and even tho you havent done any painterly type edit on it it still has that feeling .. the subjects .. the emotive quality .. the light .. its a beautiful image .. can see it doing amazing in this challenge .. :)
not voting atm .. :)

ps .. your photo says loss even without your title .. which is just wonderful .. what a magic capture .. :)

Motorboat with Reflection
by nam

Comment:
this totally fits the challenge .. and soooooo painterly ..
what a great edit you have done on this .. good one ..
not voting atm .. :)

A Morning Walk Down A Country Road
by GolferDDS

Comment:
this is just about hurting my eyes .. i need sunglasses to look at this .. !! ..
its a fantastic black and white edit .. loving your contrast and the wonderful composition ..
congrats on the top 5 .. :)

Early riser: 6.59 am
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
you were 6.59am and i was 7.57am .!!.
we were both very lucky with the fog .. takes a photo to another level ..
and of course your gorgeous model and stunning dof .. this is really a magic shot ..
many congrats on the ribbon .. :)

Morning shadow is equally important as the morning sunshine
by pgirish007

Comment:
this is incredible ..
I do feel it should have got the blue ..
it really has so many fantastic elements in it .. truly blown me away ..
the colours .. the light .. the patterns .. just far out ..
congrats on the ribbon .. :)

Sam Never Could Follow Directions
by vawendy

Comment:
OMG .. !!!! .. this is the first image i've opened .. and i'm blown away .. talk about orderly .. couldnt have fitted the challenge better .. and insects ... ticking all boxes for me ..
this is just plain wonderful .. and i'm loving your title too .. blue blue blue ..
i'm not voting yet .. but i'll be back .. !! .. :)

Morning ruminations
by Neat

Comment:
this is so evocative .. especially with the man sitting there .. seemingly lost in thought ..
what i'm loving so much are your tones .. they are literally to die for . .. well not literally ..!!.. ;)
you have a way with tones that i'm very envious of ..
i would love to know how you edit some of your photos ..
as you might gather .. i'm one of your biggest fans .. :)

anyway .. congrats on a great place in the challenge .. and fancy me beating you in a landscape .. !! ..
hopefully not once in a lifetime .. ;)

The Law Student
by Neat

Comment:
there are some fantastic entries in this challenge and this is one of them ..
everything about this screams Norman Rockwell.. everything ..
what a brilliant setup ..
what a great model ..
what a fantastic photo..
magic editing ..
I'm blown away ..
when this challenge finishes I'd really love to know how you created the tones etc .. :)