Come hither
by markwiley

Comment by skewsme:
wow can't get past the eyebrows

Dude, you're in my frame
by markwiley

Comment by IreneM:
Great shot. Top three.

Skyline with dogs
by markwiley

Comment by roz:
this is SPECIAL .. !! ..
such an appealing image .. and very cute ..
i love your take on this challenge .. urban is not in your face .. but its there .. !! .. ;)

And you've just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving low
by markwiley

Comment by mariuca:
Why does this fascinate me so much? I like that it looks like a needlepoint; I like rabbits and this one seems to turn into a bull not because of the inoffensive mushroom soup but because of an attack of grandomania that still leaves him adorable.
I give it 10 for I have this feeling as if I had a soup I never had....

The collateral damage
by markwiley

Comment by roz:
this jumped out at me as a thumb when i thought to do a quick perusal of this challenge .. this is amazing .. and i'm loving your title .. i want to see this ribbon .. so my vote will help .. now of course i'm going to have to vote on the entire challenge . !! . ;)

Pebble beach at dawn
by markwiley

Comment by Lydia:
Congratulations, Mark!

Love that flare.

Pebble beach at dawn
by markwiley

Comment by glad2badad:
You did well with this, but I thought it would finish even higher! Tied for 1st place in my votes (gave it a 9).

Beautifully composed, with great use of leading lines to bring you around the entire image coming back to the rock pile as the main subject. Nice control of the tonal range for this B&W image. Great timing on catching sun rays as the sun rises above the treeline. Even the clouds in the sky participated by filling in the upper left image space without overwhelming the image in general. The feather? Well, that's just a bonus. :-)

Between anxiety and ennui
by markwiley

Comment by SandyP:
What a perfect moment! This is amazing!

Pebble beach at dawn
by markwiley

Comment by MaryO:
Very nice composition and the rays of the sun are perfect.

Between anxiety and ennui
by markwiley

Comment by nam:
Excellent shot and wonderful title. Congrats on the blue, Mark.