St Augustine 3
by Melethia

Comment by bobonacus:
Wow, looks like an awesome church, great wide angle view

St Augustine 3
by Melethia

Comment by Leo:
This is a cool shot. It really shows the scale of the church. Looking at the details of the architecture makes me go wow...

Birds
by Melethia

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Best image I've seen so far in this challenge. I can't articulate all the reasons I like this but if it doesn't finish in the top 10%, I'll have to kill myself. That being said, it won't appeal to every taste. Ignore your detractors!!!

La Tour Eiffel - France
by Melethia

Comment by njsabs:
Congrats Deb on the blue. It is a great image...and you did an excellent job showing us the scale. Terrific!

Painted mouse
by Melethia

Comment by PennyStreet:
I'm going to have to get me one of the lens baby - this is terrific!

Birds
by Melethia

Comment by VitaminB:
I normally dont like shots of birds, let alone pigeons or seagulls, but this shot is outstanding. The noise, the OOF elements, and the dark and desaturated processing make this one a standout in the free study. Hope this does well.

Birds
by Melethia

Comment by Ja-9:
I think but not sure...that this would be an example of "tilt photography"???...should have added "The" in front of Birds...this has that good'ol Alfred Hitchcock feel to it

Shadows
by Melethia

Comment by vawendy:
This is so wonderful!!!

Birds
by Melethia

Comment by nixter:
I Love it !!! : )
My favourite of the challenge. Wonderful use of the LB : )

Birds
by Melethia

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives:The overall scene holds together very well and I think the Lensbaby is the right tool for the job. I'm really liking the grain too. Also, I wonder how you got this shot - the timing is either highly fortuitous or you camped out - either way it makes for a great scene.

Critical stuff: There is a lot of blur here and I wonder if a smaller aperture ring might have been a little more effective - but then perhaps that would detract from the overall vision.

Overall: A most compelling image - it gets better and better the longer I look at it.