Afterglow
by kanaj

Comment:
Always at the top.. and so well deserved. Balancing light, shadow, exposure while racing against the setting sun is no easy task, so thank you for capturing and sharing this masterpiece with us. Congratulations, Johnathan! 🫶🏻

Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp
by roz

Comment:
Your images are so remarkable, they deserve to be in science books. Congratulations, Roz!

a certain bond
by skewsme

Comment:
a money shot! Congratulations, skewsme..

Serendipity
by Neat

Comment:
Congratulations!

Re that lone "3": I know beauty is subjective, and everyone responds to images differently. Still, imo, considering both the subject and the technical quality, this does not seem to fall within the 3/10 range of the rubric. I also remember that in the early years of DPC, there was a line under “Challenge Voting” that said something that any attempts to alter the point totals in any way for any photograph will result in immediate loss of account and a ban from the site (quite harsh imo lol). I am not sure whether this situation would fall under that, so I do not want to assume.

One of the hardest things about being an artist, whether a singer, painter, poet or a photographer, is finding a style so uniquely yours that people can recognize your work without any identifying marks/signature [(apologies in advance, but off the top of my head, the ones I can think of right now are librodo, gyaban, jagar, vawendy, roz). To me, that is one of the “I’ve made it” moments in the competitive scene (so, congratulations, Anita). But I also think it can be a double-edged sword.

I hope that one day I find my own style too

Opening Scene
by kanaj

Comment:
Blue ribbon-worthy 😍

Lillies
by Neat

Comment:
What a Fine Art in its ultimate form. Should've placed higher imo. Congratulations, Neat

Golden
by Melethia

Comment:
I just love this. COngratulations, Melethia 🫶🏻

will-o’-the-wisp
by ExposureTherapy

Comment:
Looks like a dream or a movie, with a song playing in the backgrounf. Congratulations, ExposureTherapy on your 3rd ribbon 🥳

A spring in its step
by wildiris

Comment:
This looks like a framed photograph you’d see in a mansion. The “leap” of the bird on the right truly seals the deal. Congratulations, wildiris 🎉

The End
by vawendy

Comment:
There's stillness, movement, and cycle of life in this unique, winning photo. Congratulations, vawendy 🥳🫶🏻