Day 1 @ 100mm
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I love the softness of this - and the bug and web add a nice detail.

Future Proof?
by TacTZilla

Comment:
This was in my personal top three of the challenge(and very surprised to be your only 10) - a photo with both impact and message. One to be proud of.

Jazz trio
by Zigomar

Comment:
I loved this when I first saw it, and still do some days on. The graininess really adds to the feel - slightly voyeuristic almost. Really a very well observed and sympathetically photographed, which I would have liked to see finish much higher in the rankings.

...show off.
by RKT

Comment:
Everything about this is excellent - I just don't get why it has finished at 76th behind some such dull photos that are. at the best, technically adequate. Ah well, that's DPC for you!

The Latest in Protective Gear for Veterinary Assistants
by Melethia

Comment:
This has to be one of the funniest photos I have ever seen - I laughed til I cried when I saw this (and God knows, after the week I have had, I badly needed a good laugh...). My three are going in for their respective chops and ops in a week or so - I suspect the veterinary staff could do with this outfit!

All American Girls
by Ringostarr

Comment:
Ian, congratulations on a new 'top row' photo - I had actually hoped, and expected to see this finish higher still! Of all the photos of Lauren that I have seen here on DPC, this is by far and away my favourite - a photograph that you should be very proud of. Looking forward to seeing more of your work as you further develop your skills - I suspect that it won't be all that long before you have a whole trail of ribbons!

last tango
by tnun

Comment:
Beautiful bokeh background - your choice of DoF is spot on, isolating the two dandelion seeds perfectly. Love the title too.

Love Is...
by rinac

Comment:
Simply wonderful!

Shirley Temple
by Martini_Beach

Comment:
OK, I think there may be something I am not getting here....
So, my voting is based on the technical merits and aesthetic appeal of a photo of a pyrex mixing bowl filled with some unknown substance (possibly ice in pink grapefruit juice?) in which is embedded a blue plastic sword and two skeletal straw like objects! Certainly strange, and I'll admit I am curious, but ultimately not a photo that I would seek out to view again.

Red Canoes on the Brule
by alexjack

Comment:
Very nice indeed!