Chasing the Darkness
by mpeters

Comment by Mick:
This is beautiful image Mark. Congratulations! My only nitpick would be the left side of the lighthouse looks a tiny bit overexposed. That's probably due to size of the image. You loose so much detail by shrinking an image to fit DPC's stupid pixel limitations that you're left with only a suggestion of the actual image. When I shrink a photo from my 5D I end up with less than 15% of the original pixels.

Anyway, this is a sweet shot.

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by mpeters

Comment by jpochard:
I would have liked just a bit more of the male arm/hand in the shot to contrast more between the rugged guy thing and the delicate baby girl. Still, a really tender photo.

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by mpeters

Comment by jpochard:
How sweet. Lovely shot of this pretty baby. The whites work well together.

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by mpeters

Comment by Jutilda:
Great eyes. Almost looks like a painting. I like the almost "fade to white" sense of it.

Grapes; a billion dollar business.
by mpeters

Comment by Strikeslip:
Holy smokes, this is an awesome shot! My fav of the top ten.

Grapes; a billion dollar business.
by mpeters

Comment by graphicfunk:
A wonderful and exciting capture for this challenge. Congratulations on your top 10 finish.

Twisted Silk
by mpeters

Comment by eschelar:
What a fantastic balance of light and color... Just the right amount of asymmetry in the angle of ascent for the stem/bottle too...

Great stuff!

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by mpeters

Comment by bfox2:
I guess this is the one from the first shoot that you guys did, and I think it far and away beats the 6 you posted today. The background really compliments the girl since, although you can tell what it is, it's blurred enough to not really distract the eye of the viewer. The foreground tree looks natural, complements her pose, and feels like a good anchor for the left side. Also the lighting is coming more from behind her (I think?) which gives the shot a more 'glamor' feel.

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by mpeters

Comment by Jutilda:
Lovely. The orangey red flowers really pop off of the green. Great use of negative space. Nice!!!

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by mpeters

Comment by SJCarter:
WOW!!! You nailed this one. BAM! Love it. Such nice rich tones and the flowing lines are beautiful. Wondeful job.