Remembrance Day
by flaherma

Comment by tvsometime:
I was going to rate this among my best picks then noticed the overlay that defaces the faces so to speak. 6 anyway

the point
by flaherma

Comment by sfalice:
I gave this an eight because it is handsome and meets the challenge.
If you used one or more filters, you used them intelligently and with meaning.

snow day
by flaherma

Comment by tnun:
really fine. (I see only 2 voters got it. sorry not to have voted).

the point
by flaherma

Comment by posthumous:
I would have like a more subtle or blended application of the filter, but this still merited a 6 from me

"The Buck Stops Here" Harry S. Truman
by flaherma

Comment by primabarbara:
Thank ypu for explaining me Mary Ann. I agree - for the challenge theme the crop is just right. If it were a chellenge which focused on "deer", then a crop would make more sense

snow day
by flaherma

Comment by wbanning:
Agreeing with the previous comment. It's a slow, rewarding reveal after the first glance at this photo. I'm wondering if the eye starting at the top and eventually finding the sheep at the lower right is enhanced by the way the image loads from the top down. I wish I could see this for the first time again - without a slow screen refresh. I'm curious if the eye would find the sheep faster. Regardless, it's a very engaging image.

"The Buck Stops Here" Harry S. Truman
by flaherma

Comment by GeorgesBogaert:
Congratulations on the Red ribbon

"The Buck Stops Here" Harry S. Truman
by flaherma

Comment by hahn23:
Congratulations on the Red Ribbon. Meets the challenge well! I like the composition.

"The Buck Stops Here" Harry S. Truman
by flaherma

Comment by Neat:
Don't you love it when that happens. Thanks for the story, congratulations. You've been doing well lately.

"The Buck Stops Here" Harry S. Truman
by flaherma

Comment by flaherma:

Originally posted by primabarbara: Congrats on the ribbon! This is really a perfect moment frozen in your picture. I guess in your situation I would have messed up and the shot would have been the wrong exposure and all blurry or somewhat like that... Did you consider cropping on the top and the right to get rid of the wire mesh fence?

Hi Barbara, thanks for the comment. Actually, it's a good thing this was shot in RAW because the deer was somewhat underexposed (the path was wet and the light was reflecting off of it so it was bright compared to the deer) so I had to do some adjusting to bring out the detail on the deer. As far as cropping the fence, this is a crop but I chose to leave the fence in because of the title, I wanted to reinforce the idea of him seeming to being stopped.