Vigilant
by Valdo

Comment by nance-c:
The clouds are neat, but the sky's color appears oversaturated to me, and there is too much clutter in the silhouettes-- the tree below and and stuff at the bottom left are distracting.

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by Structor:
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Great shot!

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by narcdawg:
I picked this as my hands down winner, I was suprised to see it didn't finish 1st. Congrats on the top 10 anyway. This is a GREAT picture!

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by Valdo:
Thank you very much for commenting on this picture. This is my first top ten result and it feels AWSOME. It is a great incentive to go for that elusive Ribbon.

With this challenge I learned that you have to be always ready to get the picture you want, cause it's not always there sitting for you :)

Ivan

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by AndrewTO:
Awesome picture ! Congratulations on your top 10 finish !

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by maoriveros:
Red, red, red...

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by JeniY:
WOW!!! This is awesome. The color is great - my abosolute favorite and
top pick ~ 10

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by kingsley:
Love It nice shot

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by Dazmat:
Is that the only colour in GB?

The Old Chap, sturdy and trustworthy!
by Valdo

Comment by redmoon:
this is a lovely period olde worlde type picture. the sepia works for the most part, dating it back to the right sort of era, and the selective desat (using some schmancy mix of hue /saturation i'd imagine) is effective against the sepia colours. something went a bit awry on the front wings of the bus though, which given it's the main subject, kind of makes them more prominent and hard to miss. being super picky also, the shiny bollards lessens the authentic old feel too. but the rest of the surrounding cityscape 9including the lamppost which doesn't distract) helps maintain a 1950's illusion (as does the language of your title!). generally feels a fun, warm image with a nod to happy times. 7.