Gator in the Moonlight
by Ja-9

Comment:
I was hoping that this one had placed higher. I have it a 10 and although I am not a gator fan, I couldn't help but like it. And the shots of all the eyes in the dark! That's incredible and awesome all at once. You'd never get me out there, but I love looking at what you captured.

Elysium
by SandyP

Comment:
25 x 10s,wow! Not surprised though - mine was one of those. A very well deserved blue. A simply beautiful, unique capture.

Happy Mugshot
by tryingtostayinfocus

Comment:
Thank you for all of your support and kind comments, they mean just as much if not more than a blue ribbon. Believe me when I say that I poured over and over my two CF cards desperately trying to find the originals but I have deleted them to make way for photos of a friend's baby that I took - now THOSE are the ones I don't delete until I DOUBLE know I have them downloaded. A blue ribbon , I can get again, but babies aren't little for long!

OUCH!!!
by illini75

Comment:
Congratulations, Nancy - it's a great image, nicely shot.

Happy Mugshot
by tryingtostayinfocus

Comment:

Originally posted by Neat: Yes I really liked this one, got my second highest vote, amazing how this held with blue tac, sorry it will be DQ, are you sure!

I think they (the site council) are just waiting for the 48 hour clock to count down. I only have the original DNG file (which even has a bit of the towel that I used to wipe up the tea spills with, still in it), but it is not the file that came out of the camera, so to speak. Rules are rules, I suppose. Yes, blue tak is my new best friend - that stuff rocks, and I've already used it in another shot.

The Makeup Artist
by Samantha_T

Comment:
Congratulations on a well deserved ribbon. I know that I don't always see what other see in photos, but this was a standout and what I can't figure out is why/how someone could give this a 2... really? Someone who really doesn't care for this type of processing or just a hater/poor sport? Boggles my mind, but i suppose we are each entitled to score how we see fit. 10 from me.

starling and stripes
by skewsme

Comment:
This one has a really nice quality about it. I gave it an 8 and thought it would have scored much higher than it did. I wonder if you had cropped it just below the roof line, leaving just the wire, bird and stripes, if that would have made it a stronger image with the theme...??

foot of the bed
by flaherma

Comment:
Just what nam said! I love this image and scored it accordingly. Bummer.

Forbidden
by hesitant

Comment:
I thought I had commented on this during voting, but evidently not. I gave it a 9. Very well executed (pun?) and reminded me of American Horror Story Season 2.

Going somewhere
by Urho

Comment:
Where's the spud?