Searching the Sunrise
by Bensted

Comment:
ahha .. another morning on the beach ..
this is beautiful and even feels a little sad .. all at the same time ..
the wistful look on the guy's face .. the hug he's giving the dog .. like getting comfort .
its interesting what you can read into a photo that can be entirely not was going on ..
the camera never lies ... who said that .. !! .. lol ..
anyway .. many congratulations on the red ribbon .. :)

Blue eyed girl
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
she is GORGEOUS .. !!! ..
and what a beautiful photo ..
this would look wonderful printed and put in a place where it can be seen by all and sundry ..
who are sundry btw .. !! ..
so i googled it . as i like to know stuff ..
"From Middle English sundry, sondry, sindry, from Old English syndriġ (“separate, single; sundry, various, distinct; special, private, peculiar, exceptional, particular; characteristic; (distributive) one each”), from sundor (“asunder, apart, separately”); equivalent to sunder +‎ -y."

anyway .. many congratulations on the top five ... :)

Running Free
by gyaban

Comment:
and you have said you are not a great photographer .. i beg to differ ..
this is such a wonderful happy fun photo .. and one i think your little girl may treasure for ever .. especially when she grows up and appreciates even more the amazing photos and creations her dad has done ..
many congratulations on the blue ribbon .. :)

Ocean boy
by Neat

Comment:
CONGRATULATIONS .. !!!!!!! ..
outstanding image .. and i'm so happy you got the blue for this ..
it was miles ahead of all the other photos .. imho .. !! ..
what i said during voting .. that . .. xx

Ocean boy
by Neat

Comment:
i've gotta say .. this AMAZING .. !! ..
the light .. the silhouettes .. the waves .. HOW DID YOU DO THAT .. !! ..
i'm literally in awe ..
this is such an unforgettable image .. ppl would fall all over themselves to have it hanging on their walls .. even i would .. even though i have mainly insects and family members !! .. :)

Strawberry Dunk
by Beaubeau

Comment:

Originally posted by Beaubeau: Originally posted by primabarbara: This is so fabulous, Susan! Focus, light, frozen action, the pop of red - just great Congrats on the frontpage finish! I know how much effort it takes to create a shot like this - that\'s why I never tried it... And considering the low votes: You better get used to it. There are several voters who use the complete range of voting possibilities from 1-10. But I try to tell me that this isn\'t bad as long as they do it on all entries - it has an effect on the average score but not that much on the ranking (at least that is my way to cope with low votes) As I said, I'm pretty new to the site. Just joined last year. The low scores don't bother me as much as bewilder me. I shoot because I like the creativity and the themes enable me to be creative and have a variety in my photography. What I don't understand is what a low score is based on. As far as I can tell there isn't any judging criteria on the site. What is the criteria for giving a 1? In my opinion, no photo deserves a 1 - if there is no criteria to give that score. I wonder if anyone has ever considered creating judging criteria so that scores are based on something concrete. Just a thought. Not so much for my photo but when I see blue ribbon winners that were scored with a 1, I wonder what the low score was based on.

i've heard on the grapevine that sometimes a 1 is given by mistake by someone voting on their phone or something .. so that they go to give a 1 and a 0 but only the 1 gets recorded .. i feel that they should remove that possibility and start the voting off at 2 .. :)

Hiker
by MargaretNet

Comment:
you live in a magical place Margaret .. and your photos do such justice to it's beauty and majesty..
this is gorgeous .. congrats on the TT .. :)

You Said WHAT???
by GolferDDS

Comment:
just loving your dof and the wonderful catch of the bird talking to you like that .. what a great connection ..
the wings lifted from its body .. just fantastic ..
this is really awesome ..
and the more I look at it the better it is .. :)

playtime
by mariuca

Comment:
hi .. !! ..
actually came to see if you had entered this challenge ..
and here you are ..
this is the sort of photo that ppl treasure . the joy, happiness and just great feeling this engenders puts it in a league that many in dpc just dont get ...
altho .. not all bad .. you got some great votes ..
and some great comments .. even after voting ..
which is not often if something isnt in the top 5 or top 10 .. for me at least ... :)

Strawberry Dunk
by Beaubeau

Comment:

Originally posted by Beaubeau: Originally posted by roz: WOW .. !! .. this is AMAZING . !!! .. i dont understand the low votes you have .. as this totally fits the challenge .. and is a fantastic image .. it can be very offputting and disheartening in these challenges when something of this calibre is seen as worthy of a vote of 2, 3, 4 or even 5 .. i spose in a few days, a week or a month . this will wont even matter and you will have something awesome under your belt .. a photo that totally kicked every single goal .. :) . Thanks Roz. I’m fairly new to DP but I also don’t get someone voting a 1 or 2 or 3 for a photo. This type of photography takes hours with sometimeS hundreds of shots before you get one with the action frozen and in focus. I appreciate your recognizing that. I’ve seen many blue ribbon winners with very low scores along with 10’s. Shouldn’t be such a wide range. Anyway. Sorry for going on.

for goodness sake dont apologize .. i feel that the low votes like you have received put ppl off even being here .. especially when they are for such a fantastic photo .. and i can believe it would take many shots to get one that worked .. i have never attempted something like this but understand how much energy you would have to put into it ..

i will apologize for the ppl who are so harsh on this site ... and just know its not just you who receive these harsh votes .. some of the most amazing images i have ever seen get them too ..
and i know that we all have different tastes in photos etc .. but that hardly accounts for the thrashing ppl get when they enter something that in most ppl's books would be worthy of a WOW .. xx

i struggle with this 'situation' as well .. but have to tell myself that it is what it is ... and i tell myself that over and over again .. not just once .. !! ..
there are some wonderful positives being in this site though .. i have taken photos i would never have taken if i wasnt entering the challenges .. and have met some wonderful ppl .. and become a much better photographer ... also in getting some bad 'feedback' i will hopefully develop a thicker skin .. !! .. xx