Forbidden Paradise
by Neil

Comment by xodiak:
Not sure why it's forbidden but it's a very nice shot.

Forbidden Paradise
by Neil

Comment by happykelp:
crop left side more and see what happens. interesting colours

Forbidden Paradise
by Neil

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Beautiful I like the tones and the colors 9

Forbidden Paradise
by Neil

Comment by Ivo:
great depth and interesting colors. great work.

Nature's Palette
by Neil

Comment by staab:
This is one hell of a photograph. I sat staring at it mindlessly for the past 10 minutes just studying the detail. I am in love with this shot for sure.

Nature's Pyramid
by Neil

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
Very stark and foreboding yet also very beautiful.

Geometry in Steel
by Neil

Comment by annig:
3/26/2007: new to site & just cruising..when I did my residency @AMCH, I think we (especially my husband, coming down from VT) drove those bridges 1000 times-what a great perspective! Really good shot!

Portal to the Heavens
by Neil

Comment by svavart:
absolutely beautiful....
great job.

Frozen Fish (Icicle!)
by Neil

Comment by svavart:
this one is really cool...
i love it

Frozen Fish (Icicle!)
by Neil

Comment by Artifacts:

Originally posted by nshapiro:

Positives:
Great choice of blue tones. General overall technical quality is good. Tonality is nice.

Technicals:
The image contains a few white specks that should be cloned out. Unsure but think that would be allowed in basic editing now. It is slightly oversharpened, but not much. The interior of the 'porpoise' has some oversharpened spots. Lighting is OK.

The challenge:
Meets the challenge. That is no problem. Your assumption that voters would see the 'porpoise' and vote it higher as a result is probably in error and explains why it scored lower than you thought.

Suggestions:
Clone out the white specks. The brightest areas of the interior of the 'porpoise' should be toned down. Unsure if this is possible in basic but reducing overall sharpness would help with this. Overall composition is not bad, but you might want to experiment with other framing to see if it 'looks better'.