The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by saloonstudios:
i love this photo and i gave it a 9, but i can't understand how this is more of a celebration than some of the other photos receiving much lower votes

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Rikki:
congratulations kelly! you put everyone on the edge of your seat when you accidentally deleted your files :)

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Cutter:
okay here is an amazing photo. very deserved. VERY.

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Art Roflmao:
ALRIGHT, Kelly! Great job and well deserved ribbon! Congrats!

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Cutter:
(see above)

Message edited by author 2005-10-17 00:07:00.

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Neil:
Great shot Kelly! I hope you found your original, because this is a well-deserved win!

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by ubique:
OK, I happen to know who took this, and so I was intending to abstain from voting on it. However, because it is the most interesting and allegorically ambitious image in this challenge, I've decided that abstinence would be churlish. It's a brilliant photograph, even among the best on DPC. The figure seems to me to be jubilantly conducting a titanic natural orchestra (Neptune's Philharmonic plays Wagner?) ... a fabulous celebratory concept! The composition and the deliberately Stygian processing are just right for this subject and theme, although some sad souls will inevitably say it's 'too centred' and 'too dark'. Anyone with sub-standard greyscale monitor calibration may also call it 'too dark'.
And so, because I'd certainly give it a 10 if I didn't know who took it, I'm giving it one now.

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Cantique:
Wow! This is quite amazing. I'm wondering if this guy got pulled out to sea after this photo was shot?

The Power of Life
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Comment by Imagineer:
This is my kind of celebration for sure.

This photo though, in my view, has been severely undermined by some gimmicky editing which it really does not need. The soft uber-burning has degraded the natural detail that gives it its power in the first place. I find myself wanting to strip all that eye candy away and see what was there in all its gritty glory, so stop tinkering just to win votes from DPCers who can't see past it!

Now that I've vented - I won't let it affect my score on this occasion, so have an 8 for a great photo in every other way.
; )

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment by Tammer:
This is a bit on the dark, grungy side for my personal tastes, but I have a feeling it will do well with other voters. Cool waves and I like how small the man is in comparison to them. 6