..gale force warning
by dougi555

Comment:
Nice freeze-frame of the ocean with sun rays shining through the clouds.

Newport Harbor Light
by Cathseye

Comment:
Nice picture, but I'm giving you half credit for meeting challenge. The lighthouse is the prominent feature here followed by the centered bridge. The water is not prominent. "Open water should be the prominent feature in your image. Such land as is shown should be "framing" or "anchoring" the water."

Lighthouse
by srichmond

Comment:
Nice picture, but I'm giving you half credit for meeting challenge. The lighthouse is the prominent feature here followed by the centered hills. The water is negative space. "Open water should be the prominent feature in your image. Such land as is shown should be "framing" or "anchoring" the water."

Eggregation
by scalvert

Comment:
This looks like a winner to me. Excellent, creative yin/yang shot.

St Kilda Bridge over Yarra
by srdanz

Comment:
Sorry you didn't get more comments on this one other than a "9" from your one 9. I'm one of your (4) 8's, and I thought it was very good. I love the bridge and the old and new buildings in the background. All I can suggest is that maybe if all 4 sides were cropped so there would not be so many distractions, and the bridge and church(?) at the end of the bridge would be the main features, then the people on the bridge would also have a more prominent part of it.

Bug on a Beach Log
by Cantique

Comment:
Not much to the bug, but it does create a focal point nicely centered in the smooth patch. The log is amazing. Great texture, patterns, coloring

Meditatio
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Great work in PP. If I had taken this shot I would have submitted the original and gotten a 4.0 with it if I was lucky. Can you explain how you managed to create the golden color while keeping the surf nearly white in Basic Editing?

Peanut
by magenmarie

Comment:
Pet pictures are usually risky here, but you did well on this one. The head is in good focus, but everything else blends into the unusual "snowstorm" background. Well done.

Tranquility
by gt7435b

Comment:
Very nice! Great detail with slow shutter making beautiful water pattern

Monkey Business
by Kronus

Comment:
Nice sharp picture of the monkey, and good bokeh background.