Winter on Lake Mantua
by dsidwell

Comment:
Easily one of the best photos I have seen on here

Up and over... and in?
by arnit

Comment:
Great focus and exposure - fantastic!

Night Torch
by crabappl3

Comment:
Could do with little more light in the sky..

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment:
superb is all I can say. Upping this one from 9 to 10 on my 'detailed look stage'

Red Dragon
by Jacko

Comment:
very nice balance of color and composure. Not sure if this has been edited in PS or not - but there seems to be a funny bluring going on that seems too strong for in camera (around mid stem at the top is more blurry than at bottom)?

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Ah! My other pick for the winning ribbon. The range of colors you have shown here is almost sublime - the sky is a deep blue to harsh orange and the Green grass and yellow building make for a very lovely composure of colors.

I hate to have something to pick on, but there is something that just doesn't seem natural to me about this photo. It is slightly over saturated, but that doesn't really bother me as it's something that one needs to do on DPC and I feel it works well here, but there seems to be a lack of detail in the shot which looks artificial.

These main areas are around the tower and around the main mound. Also the small area down the right bottom side where the grass and the sky meet looks very false for some reason.

Overall this is visually one of the best in this challenge - but a touch too computer processed for my own personal tastes. I think if the photographer could ween off photoshop a little then they would be a much improved photographer because they have the hard part already sussed which is the eye for composition and color harmony.

Haunting Absence
by tyt2000

Comment:
I actual like this a lot, but don't expect it to be in the top 10. It is a little soft but i think that adds to the scene.

This is the only photo in this challenge that makes me stop and think what is behind this photo, where is it, why is the chair there what is the photographer trying to say?

Kookaburra
by moodville

Comment:
A very very well executed photo of a kook! Exposure focus etc etc is spot on. Well done! Upping to 9 from an 8 ;)

Fall
by ursula

Comment:
Great Autumn colors and great time to have taken the shot. When I see the sun breaking out of the clouds like this I always look for something to shoot quickly as it never lasts for long.

I always end up missing it.

Great colors once again. 9

The Splash of a Kiwi
by terje

Comment:
What seems like fake DOF is awful here, as is the over saturation. I have never seen a yellow kiwi like that with a angel like halo around it?

On the plus side though I think you have done very well to captue the water and this moment.