Where the sand meets the sea
by DCrest01

Comment:
At 77kb, you've only used a third of the allowed 200KB for image size. Especially with a Seascape, that gives some JPEG artifacts at the horizon. That horizon is nice & straight, though!

Footprints
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
Perhaps a wee touch oversaturated, but I like the colours and composition.

Sword of Orion
by jlanoue

Comment:
Love it, John...love it. Hope you keep the passion for Astro-photography, it's both abstract and wondrous at the same time.

Gates of Splendour
by mpeters

Comment:
This is beyond awesome. Congrats on a FS ribbon, but even more so on such an amazing image. I love the play between light, steam and sky.

Karate
by senor_kasper

Comment:
Love the Strobist setup, well done. Probably too many literalists will score this low.

Swimming with Koi
by lovethelight

Comment:
Front page material. Beautiful model.

IMG_9191original.jpg
by sfalice

Comment:
I like this way better than the cropped edit. I see more of a story. Maybe if you rotate it a bit clockwise?

The Poet
by bvy

Comment:
Awesome shot.

After work, alone with my thoughts
by david_c

Comment:

Originally posted by Rando D300: Excellent lighting, Congrats on a top 10 finish

Thanks, Randy! Cheers, and Happy New Year. Rodger Hodgson from Supertramp is playing with Kim Mitchell at the free Falls concert this year, btw.

Shhh...Don't Tell the Kids Daddy is Santa!
by bspurgeon

Comment:
1st of all, I didn't vote, but it would have had a 6 from me. I think it's a clever set-up, and I like the humorous pose...but there's some technical issues. The red cast on Santa (which you mentioned), and look at your hand/face skin tones...it totally lacks contrast, like highlight/shadow run amok on the highlights. There's no detail either there, or on your sweater. And you needed a shave. But 30 out of 125 ain't too shabby, is it?