Markings
by RKT

Comment:
Well, this one got really passed over, but I like it. It made me click on it as a thumbnail during voting and was visually interesting enough for me to sit and break it apart.

Internal Guidance by Google Earth
by hahn23

Comment:
Good way of applying your approach to photography to the challenge. A gyroscope might've worked well too.

Quite the regal looking magpie!

defective unit: #6344-496
by rooum

Comment:
Nice way of taking this in a totally different direction. This has a little bit of a Dan Winters-y feel.

Jewels in the Pond
by Ja-9

Comment:
Well, at the end of it all, we finished rather close, but you got much better comments on your entry, that's for sure! :) Regardless of placement, I still think it's a wonderful photo.

The Best Little Man
by colorcarnival

Comment:

Originally posted by skewsme: People in the real world must tell you what a fantastic photo this is. They are correct.

There isn't much more to say about the photo than this. It's a great photo, but it isn't DPC'y (be that good or bad). I love the pose, very lifelike, fun, interesting. I'm terrible at that, so I appreciate those moments acutely. Great capture, guts for using it for Best Of :)

Mitochondrion
by tome

Comment:
Don't get a fat head, but this is sorta reminiscent of a Gursky, to me. I love how it eschews the normal Eiffel Tower shots. It's even better because it sterilizes what many consider to be a lively and bustling city scene. It is the most flattened and unremarkable depiction of the landmark, and I love that.

namaste
by FourPointX

Comment:
You know, this is a pretty peculiar shot. You have a silhouetted tree, which doesn't fill the frame, which is centered, and which has an off-kilter horizon (which is separate from being properly vertical). I like the negative black space a lot, I like the muted colors, a lot. I don't like the title, but it's probably because I live close enough to the PRB (that's People's Republic of Boulder, for you not in the know (I'll explain if needed)) that I see those damn stickers on practically everything and it drives me bonkers.

One Little Nut
by colorcarnival

Comment:
It's like a sweeter more wintry Wendy shot! More humanizing, as well. I just moved to a house with a tame squirrel (according to the previous owner...) so I might have some Wendy shots coming up, as well ;0 ETA: B/W was definitely the right choice here.

Message edited by author 2013-02-08 14:13:19.

Through My Window
by tome

Comment:
The water spots on the window are peculiarly odd. They almost seem fake, added in PP. Or maybe the source of something mysterious and unknown. A surprisingly unsettling shot, all things considered.

DSC_0644-Edit1
by Ja-9

Comment:
Great flower photo. It will be pretty hard to separate yourself with a flower photo, but this is probably as close as you can get. I'd clone out that specular highlight, top right.