2nd again !!! unlucky day at the races
by Stagolee

Comment by hesitant:
fab

when Life hits rock bottom
by Stagolee

Comment by HeiSch:
... it gets slippery and wet :) for my taste a little too much dodging/buring.

leave only footprints
by Stagolee

Comment by tinky2:
This is lovely!

when Life hits rock bottom
by Stagolee

Comment by ThingFish:
Wonderful moody shot. Great processing with lovely tones, textures and contrasts.8

leave only footprints
by Stagolee

Comment by Lydia:
Congrats on a beautiful image and a great score! I like this very much.

when Life hits rock bottom
by Stagolee

Comment by MaryO:
I thought the subject was fishing till I read the title. The sea and rocks are impressively violent and solid, respectively. I suspect a different pose from the subject would look more despairing to me; as it is he's pointed at a little rock and looks to be idly contemplating it. From this distance body language needs to be extreme to convey an emotion, I think. If I ignore the title the subject still looks kind of random and inconsequential.

when Life hits rock bottom
by Stagolee

Comment by tanguera:
Very beautiful, but I think it looks a little over-processed (dodge/burn?), especially on the splash.

2nd again !!! unlucky day at the races
by Stagolee

Comment by katswig:
I think the "2nd again" would have worked better of you had the entire second place horse in the picture and had cut off the nose of the winner...but I don't know that for sure unless I could see it. Right now, it is a picture of the winner, not the second place horse.

But otherwise, the assortment of colors, the focus, the light on the horses' coats, etc. is really well done.

when Life hits rock bottom
by Stagolee

Comment by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul:
A good take on the challenge... and the subject is nicely sharpened and obvious.

when Life hits rock bottom
by Stagolee

Comment by TheStick:
Great capture of mood here!