The Presence
by MAK

Comment by Titia:
Seems like you used an extra light on the right to lit your subject, but your subject should be the light source.

The Presence
by MAK

Comment by tanguera:
A plethora of plasma bulbs.

Still Sexy at 600
by MAK

Comment by SandyP:
Ooooooh! Sexy inDEED! Such beautiful old textures and rich tones. 5.9 is a ridiculous score for this!

The Pinnacle
by MAK

Comment by SandyP:
I'm so happy you had another photo of this amazing scene for this challenge. It is one of my favorite photos of all time. When I was in Colorado last weekend, I photographed a big horn sheep standing on a rockon a hillside and I thought of your photo -- of course, it sure made mine fall short! It is "the bar" by which any other sheep photo will forever be measured :) Great score and finish in this challenge. Wish it could have won another ribbon for you!

The Presence
by MAK

Comment by Teafran:
I like this very much, although you might have cloned out the little beige and white at the bottom right of the orb - my eye went right to it and it distracts from the overall impact of the image - to me that is.

Nice concept.

The Pinnacle
by MAK

Comment by MAK:
Yes this was with the Fujifilm S5 Pro and the Nikon 70-300VR but they have long since gone.

The Pinnacle
by MAK

Comment by Simms:
Wasnt that shot with your Fuji camera? I love the tonal range you have in these shots and the angle really makes it look like it was captured in the wilds.

It wasn`t far off your estimated score either.

Great work.

The Pinnacle
by MAK

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Way to go Marac! Awesome!

The Pinnacle
by MAK

Comment by Another_Statistic:
Really cool picture! I think of moses in the ten commandments when i look at it!

The Pinnacle
by MAK

Comment by arati_halbe:
Probabaly some reference (background or something) could have helped to indicate that this is indeed the highest point at which the animal is standing