Religious Celebration
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
Best of show... great shot. From a guy who spent a lot of time doing local news and sports photography, this one captures this challenge's theme best for me. Most photographers are afraid of people and don't wanna get involved in the action of the moment. They fail miserably at capturing the essence of the event. Watching and shooting it from a distance as a voyeur is never as impactful as getting in the middle of it. I guess since I'm a big fan of street photography in general, this photo also strikes a chord with me. It makes me wanna know more about what I'm seeing. That makes it a perfect 'documentary' shot. It's the click bait that's gonna get me to read the whole story. Be proud of this one.

Oooooh!! With ridges!!
by vawendy

Comment:
This is fantastic. I'd love to see this with a ribbon at the end of the week... Nice work :)

Breakout
by DistantColours

Comment:
I wish I had taken the time to look at the photos in this challenge. This is a fantastic concept and I guess everyone else agreed... nice work :)

H20verdrive
by MattO

Comment:
Top 10! Nice finish... The comments you received here are quite entertaining.... lol

Gentle Spirit
by KristinaG

Comment:
Birds make such great subjects for photos... This is definitely one of the more unique bird photos I have seen in a while. I love the composition and I suppose the element of this image that grabs me the most is the lighting. The warmth of that light is what makes this shot unusual... 10 from me :)

Harp Seal in the Wild
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Great photo... here's a perfect example of a well-executed square composition with the point of interest dead center in the frame. The tilt of the seal's head creates a fantastic dynamic for this composition. I had originally voted this shot a 9 but upon further inspection I can't find anything that should keep it from being a 10. Great work :)

Bald Eagle
by missysue78

Comment:
This is an excellent portrait of a bald eagle. The composition is fantastic and the background helps set the bird off nicely. I typically don't comment much on the technical aspects of a photo but this one has a couple very noticeable elements that stand out for me. Since I have a little background in framing, this particular composition is going to run into a minor problem if you decide to mat and frame the print. The beak is going to be right up on the edge of the mat unless you have some additional image available that was cropped off to make this composition. There is also a prominent halo around the bird that may be a result of post processing either as a sharpening artifact or possibly from adding additional blur to the background. At any rate, I gave this photo a 9 because I like the subject and overall approach to the final image... nice work :)

heian
by bspurgeon

Comment:
I love this image and I hope others in this competition can take a moment to explore it as much as I have. It's fantastic in more ways than I can really put into words myself. I have come back to look at this image several times and I see something new and/or different each time I look. This might possibly be my personal favorite of this challenge... Great work :)

Ric
by HarveyG

Comment:
This is a great character portrait... very nicely executed and the black and white treatment adds a lot of feeling and texture to this image. I'm a personal fan of this type of shot and yours is one of the best I have seen lately. When presenting a shot like this to a DPC challenge, it's important to find a way to connect the viewer to the image. Even though I don't know this person or have any link to him, this photo makes me want to know him. Drawing in an unconnected viewer is hard to do, but I think you have done it well here... a definite 10 from me... nice work :)

A Darkened Day
by KenzieKupcake

Comment:
This photograph has quite a few issues that cause it to fall in line as one of my lowest scoring photos of this challenge. To begin with, there is no reason that everything in this image should not be sharp and in focus. The level of focus and sharpness in this image do not seem to indicate that it was intentional. Secondly, a landscape image needs to have one or more strong points of interest. This image lacks that element in my opinion. The foreground and tree are shaded and the field behind the tree is brightly lit which causes me to look in that area for the primary point of interest, which is never found. Better luck next time :)