At the edge of the cataract
by david_c

Comment:
This took me a little while to "get" it, but it is such a strong composition and is so beautiful that I just kept staring...I love the positioning of the horizon and the deep blue sky providing balance. Great job. PS, I voted a 9 on this a couple of days ago and I'm just now commenting....

Someone You Can Look Up To
by SandyP

Comment:
Congrats Sandy! What a wonderful intimate shot captured at a special moment...Well deserving of the blue!

Stonewall Jackson
by glad2badad

Comment:
Props to one of the greatest generals ever...oh yea and interesting perspective too...7

Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls
by LaMas

Comment:
Now how did you coordinate all those folks to wear blue in that boat? And wow that is a lot of people. Do they really let that many folks get that close to the falls in a boat or is this a clever laptop/bathtub rendition? LOL, either way it is a lovely shot! 10

Aurora Aquaticus
by Stiger

Comment:
This is absolutely stunning and a wonderful take on the challenge. Peaceful is an understatement. Bumping to 10.

Lucky Rainbow on Frosty Day
by jellyoooo

Comment:
Stunning light! This is my favorite thus far in an outstanding set of images. The softness of this is just amazing, thank you, thank you, thank you, for not over-saturating the rainbow. 10

T i M B e R
by sherpet

Comment:
This is beautifully done and must have taken some real effort to get all those shavings! Great patterns and design.

There is God in everything, you just need to believe ....
by zxaar

Comment:
I have this rated as my highest entry for the challenge although somehow I doubt it will score well :) I love the stark B/W and it really meets the challenge well. I don't like the weird looking triangle on the left side that is grey though as it really upsets the balance of the photo.

Walkabout4.jpg
by Louisa

Comment:
Very interesting perspective! I'm thinking that the current DPC challenge had you looking from the ground up which is a wonderful thing. It is always a good idea to look at your subject from these different angles. That is another aspect of DPC that I really like, it teaches you to look at things with these techniques that you might not think of normally.

I love the texture of the cactus and the "softness" of it. It is like you have shown us a diffent side of the prickly old thing.

Walkabout3.jpg
by Louisa

Comment:
This is such an interesting photo...you have taken the distracting man made items in this otherwise natural landscape and told a story with it. Compositionally I love the perspective of the diminishing cacti which leads your eyes right to the more peaceful mountains. Very nice shot!