red poppy 01
by tnun

Comment:
Thank you commenters and patio###.

pixelpig: good question. I think the noise is a product of bringing up more colour/saturation, decreasing the gamma/lightness, and all the torture I put it through - for sure the USM creates strange artifacts after awhile. As well I am working with a small jpg file(albeit the crop was slight on a 4mp image) although you wouldn't think that would matter at the sizes we post on dpc.

Will try to post original.

Catscape
by pointandshoot

Comment:
Who'd have thunk it?

A church with a view
by ELLIPS

Comment:
I happen to like this better than your entry, though no question it would not score so well. Here I am happy to focus on the church and the sea and how the light reveals and unites these 2 such different textures. This intensifies and enriches my experience of light and form.

Golden Beach House Margarita
by Hipychik

Comment:
Wonderfully quirky. I do love those classic lawn chairs.

Nov 4 - Ice
by hajeka

Comment:
Another segue winner!

Colden Chain
by tpbremer

Comment:
This didn't win? (Haven't checked the cold challenge.) Time to give out prizes for titles too.

The Conductor - Train of thought
by PhotoDave

Comment:
Oh, this makes my day! One of those rare photos that will last forever. (The sparkle on the cap is the lemon zest in the espresso).

IMG_4835.jpg
by PhotoDave

Comment:
Portrait orientation is nice, but your submission has sparkle and better expression and just a nice generous expanse of oak bench that is an ode to railway stations.

L O O P
by h2

Comment:
Simple, brilliant and aesthetically pleasing.

Lawn Mower
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Ecologically correct AND bunny ears! (Might consider cropping left side for rule of thirds composition?)