Breaking dawn
by Denise

Comment:
This is lovely Denise! It feels so cold with the color choice. I can just imagine the breeze from the water in your face, and hear you blowing in your hands to warm them up between shots. Great stuff. You rock at lighthouse shots!

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment:
This is a great shot all around. Well done and delivered. Your work is inspiring!

As others have said, I am also wondering about the low scores. It does seem some people must have voted 'illegally' and voted as if your shot broke some rule.

I have sat and studied your shot and the one place in the photo that is interesting to me is near your arm and tie - as if a bit of minor cloning or cleaning up was done. Maybe that is what people see? No idea - but no matter - it is against the rules to vote down based on a belief that the image doesn't meet editing rules....

Mush!
by DJWoodward

Comment:
Awesome shot Del! Congrats on the blue! This shot has so much energy.

Miami, Downtown
by Cory

Comment:
I think many of us don't know what downtown Miami looks like and hence this was a risky shot to enter. I did not vote on the challenge, but I would likely have given this no more than a 5.

Remember that we need obviousness with challenges, so while it was a creative take, I think it missed the mark. maybe cropping off the tops of the buildings so that we only see 'half' may have been a more direct connection to the challenge.

Mush!
by DJWoodward

Comment:
Great action shot - gotta love the almost possessed look on the sled dogs faces

Gateway
by levyj413

Comment:
Cool shot - love the white line dead center to really drive our eyes in

Dawn at inspiration point
by srugolo

Comment:
breathtaking location and wonderfully captured - this must make a great large print

Providence Power
by jiminri

Comment:
cool location - providence has sure taken a step forward these past few years - i wonder about the grain/ noise in the sky - it seems to detract a bit

Morning Snow
by Tommy_Mac

Comment:
pretty scene - i would love to have a main subject for us to focus on - i seem to get a bit lost in the scene

Bleak Landscape
by MaryO

Comment:
cool location and processing - but the trees look a bit oversharpened