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

Strawberry Dunk
by Beaubeau

Comment:
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 .. :)

Curious
by EntertainMe

Comment:
how clever .. even if you re-created it .. congratulations on such a great place in the challenge .. just loving the forks .. so human looking ... this is pretty cool . :)

Behind the Window
by Brin

Comment:
such an interesting photo .. so colourful yet so abandoned looking ..
congratulations on the blue and such an excellent photo for the challenge .. what a great find .. :)

Fast Forward
by scalvert

Comment:
i've heard these little guys are extremely difficult to photograph .. takes dedication and patience ..
even if we had them here in australia i doubt i could photograph them like you have ..
i imagine it would be like photographing a flying insect as those birds are so small ..
many congratulations on such a wonderful photo and of course the red ribbon .. :)..

My little paradise
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
great to see this ribbon .. even if you beat me .. i'll beat you one of these days .. !!.. ;)
many congratulations on such a fantastic and appealing photo .. and you are rocking that iphone .. :)
absolutely stunning .. :)

"Take me out to the Ballgame...
Pretty please?"
by Lydia

Comment:
Lydia .. you are a master at this sort of composition and extended editing ..
many congratulations on another blue ribbon to add to your ever growing collection ..
i love this pic .. you have caught such a whimsical look in the dog's expression and also his body language .. just wonderful .. :)

ps .. explanations are great .. but as barbara has said . this one needs no explanation .. :)

down side up
by Neat

Comment:
sorry i didnt get around to commenting on this Anita ..
slow internet and all that ..
but its fantastic .. so original and such a fantastic work of art ..
many congratulations on the ribbon .. xx

The System
by gyaban

Comment:
i absolutely love how you are able to translate some of the very challenging issues we face as humans .. into amazing and thought provoking images .. even before reading your comment on this one the message is clear ..
congratulations on the blue ribbon .. and thankyou for your words ..
most of us are broken in some way .. and also unconscious .. a lot of ppl believe that what they see is all there is to it .. when there is so much more .. so there is such fear .. fear in nearly every aspect of our lives .. so of course our society suffers and also our planet ..
i truly believe in not focusing on all the negative messages we are fed in the media .. for starters .. how much of it is true .. and it can keep us weighed down in fear if we let it .. why not instead focus on all the good things that are all around us and lift the energy of the planet ..
there's a very wise saying .. what you fear you attract ..

Look - asparagus is growing in our garden again!
by primabarbara

Comment:
many congratulations Barbara on your TT .. its a great image and i'm so glad you did so well with it .. xx