Free Spirit
by ThingFish

Comment:
Yes Abra nice voting split and it shows that the voters were 100% divided. An extra 1 would have made it perfect indeed.
Ps. Funny...your entry got a 6 from me also.

Message edited by author 2010-09-20 04:33:16.

Free Spirit
by ThingFish

Comment:
The blur was done entirely on purpose when photographing the image. {1/40s at f4.5} It was not achieved during post processing. It was meant to create a feeling of spirituality in a dreamlike way. The bird not a bird but the representation of a spirit set free from it's earthly bonds. I am afraid most voters did not see it like that at all.

Message edited by author 2010-09-20 04:28:21.

Fly Angle
by HarveyG

Comment:
Uit die blou van onse hemel

Buttermere
by salmiakki

Comment:
This image was definitely under appreciated by the crowd. It's a beautiful image and the processing is very well done. I love the painting like feel this has.

CLAIRE
by toddhead

Comment:
I feel that this portrait deserved to be in the top twenty at least.

Doris
by Tlee05

Comment:
Amazed that this was set up. I was convinced it was a real moment you captured. Still very nicely executed although now knowing that it was set up takes away a little of the magic for me.

The Man
by Gudjonotto

Comment:
Unusual, dark and brooding.

Niagara Falls
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
Quite stunning

Memory of a Lake
by Spark_in_Dark

Comment:
Beautiful reflections.

The Ballerina
by MilesW

Comment:
Something quite out of the extraordinary. Very, very nice.