Washington
by Paul

Comment:
Great image. I really like the symmetry. Probably would look great as a B&W as well. Not as strong on the challenge topic as others.

Eel
by Refocused

Comment:
Zero comments sucks.

I had this as my top score. Great pose and caught action. Nice foreground and background. Perhaps folks think eels are icky - don't know.

Perfectly Tied
by Barroness

Comment:
Great shot. The texture of the ribbon against the patterned wrapping paper is wonderful. I was your 8 and therefore know the other voters were wrong to vote so low. :)

Celebrate
by Refocused

Comment:
Ouch! What is this doing so low. That will teach you to not be creative or to think outside the box. :)

Great shot. Love the patterns and colors. I was your 9!

Looking for the plow team: will they dig us out before dark?
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Nice image. The snow is a great story. Not sure I really see a lot of obvious curiosity here. Perhaps place the drone controller at your side and look up at the drone for a more powerful image.

Monarch on Egyptian Starcluster
by bobnospum

Comment:

Originally posted by kanaj: This one wowed me with its precision and realistically vivid color palette. I'm far from an authority on what constitutes "textbook bokeh," but I'm completely confounded by the rogue 2 on this one.

Thanks for the comment. I agree that a 2 seems a bit low for a competently shot photo that meets the challenge, but that is DPC. I am happy enough with overall score and placing as the Bokeh is more supportive to this image as opposed to some of the higher ranked photos, where it is more central to the photo. And I knew that prior to submission. Thanks again.

Message edited by author 2026-03-11 07:48:06.

Congratulations !
by mariuca

Comment:
Great capture showing the mess of driving in the snow. I like it, but would not call it a pretty photo by any means.

alls well that ends well
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Nicely composed. I like all the lines. Perhaps eliminate the lower black part or small it a little larger.

spring's first song
by Tiberius

Comment:
Very nice with all the lovely greens. I think having the area of focus being a wider area would have got all the flowers/subject in focus.

idol
by kanaj

Comment:
One of my pet peeves of attending a concert. You have however turned it into art. Well done. Perhaps crop off the bottom 20% as it adds little to the photo.