Cottage by the Winter Marsh — Herring River
by Bear_Music

Comment by zeuszen:
I was a little less enthusiastic than ubique (below) in my reception and rating of this entry but agree with the essence of his post. The subject choice is, to be sure, considerably less ostentatious than others available in this context, which appears to have influenced the voters negatively. I regret this, because this quiet and unassuming take on the challenge topic remains a charm reserved for the few instead of the many.

I would have liked to see a little more sky above the chimney (for some smoke to rise that way, potentially), particularly if the sky had more definition, clouds, variation...

Cottage by the Winter Marsh — Herring River
by Bear_Music

Comment by ubique:
5.051, and 64% of votes were 5 or less! I do not have words to express my dismay at this outrage. So I will use instead the immortal words of John McEnroe: "You Cannot Be Serious!"

Waiting Out the Snow
by Bear_Music

Comment by MichaelC:
Appears that you have over-used a filter, but if this 'as is' then it's a great shot

Hazy Afternoon — Brant Point Light, Nantucket Town
by Bear_Music

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful capture of this lighthouse.

Hazy Afternoon — Brant Point Light, Nantucket Town
by Bear_Music

Comment by Skip:
this looks like it would be a nice place to shoot. just wish you had come at a more interesting time of day (morning or late afternoon), and that you had chosen a perspective that made use of the unique architecture of the lighthouse. as is, this comes off a bit snap-shotty (ie, uninteresting, except to document that you've been there). good luck!

Hazy Afternoon — Brant Point Light, Nantucket Town
by Bear_Music

Comment by ahaze:
Nice, but doesn't wow me.

Neon Bowls
by Bear_Music

Comment by messerschmitt:
are u sure about the crop?
but its different and still has a certain appeal

No Indoor Plumbing
by Bear_Music

Comment by petrakka:
i think this is underrated. good post processing too.

Cottage by the Winter Marsh — Herring River
by Bear_Music

Comment by ubique:
This is a truly beautiful photograph, in the style of an Andrew Wyeth painting. It is a wonderful, restrained architectural study for two reasons. First, it showcases the elegant simplicity of this rural cottage, and cleverly uses just a part of it to do so. And second, it effortlessly establishes the perfect harmony of the cottage with its environment. And of course, it's a terrific photographic work even without the architectural considerations. No choice here for me ... it's a 10.

"Das Boot" -- ("The Boat")
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:
The idea was that the boot would emulate a conning tower rising from the sea, that the snow would emulate the wake surging over the hull, etc. Thus the angle; it closely duplicates an angle in the movie. I had hoped the horizontal band of snow would "suggest" a stormy sky.

Evidently, it didn't work.

Robt.